Lydia Ievins and Juha Kujanpaa – Koivu
An exploration
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Yeah You – Vhod
I love the directness of this music. YEAH YOU. Their name is direct. The relationship between the band members is pretty direct:…
Creative Healing, Trigger, Ozlo, and Jessica Rabbit Syndrome *A Boston Hassle Joint Effort*
Frankenstein-like monster skronk ruckus Creative Healing are toolin’ around the region this late summer week. They’re out rompin round with their NY…
Taxidermists — Honesty Box
I’m a sucker for fluctuations in volume. Loud-quiet-loud-quiet-loud: I am there. But most bands bring little nuance or invention to this effect: usually…
James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg — Ambsace
The second album from gentleman guitarist duo James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg is one of archetypical guitar excellence. Breezy and deceptive in…
Rhythm of Cruelty — Saturated
“I make copies.” That’s how the former dance-rock princess Vanessa Briscoe Hay described her life in the 1987 documentary “Athens, GA/Inside Out,”…
Girlpool — “Before the World Was Big”
Like the looming ghosts of the Grady twins, Girlpool stands hand in hand “wearing matching dresses,” urging you to come play with them…
KEVIN DRUMM/ JASON LESCALLEET – THE ABYSS
THE ABYSS is a demanding album; demanding of your attention (at times it dips to nearly zero for lengthy periods of time),…
BLUES CONTROL -“Summer Games” & ANNOUNCEMENT: BLUES CONTROL to play HASSLE FEST 6!!!
A little ways back the always startlingly original experimental duo of BLUES CONTROL let loose with the “Summer Games” cassingle (via their…
FADENSONNEN – BADLANDS
Free form guitar and drums train wreck / (mass) slaughter / destruction, blasted free from NYC and Vermont, or something close to…
BETH ISRAEL – DENTAL DENIAL
This one was released earlier in the year, and is another record that I’ve listened to a ton, but just hadn’t gotten…
MATTHEW SHIPP + MICHAEL BISIO @ OUTPOST 186
Come to Cambridge’s Outpost 186 for a mid-week, virtuosic jazz performance that you simply do not want to miss! Rolling into town…
