REVIEW: The unconditional love of Yo La Tengo
I have not been faithful to Yo La Tengo. I chanced upon Yo La Tengo as an opener for The National in 2011, and I fell head over heels in love. I had heard of the band, but their name had melted into the same funky indie vocabulary that melds Beach House, Best Coast and Beach [...]
ALBUM REVIEW: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper’s “Ripely Pine”
I recently read an interview with Aly Spaltro, the twenty-something brain behind ineffably original act Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, where she described her music as “pulpy,” and after a few listens to her album (by few, I mean about 20 in the past week) and a few minutes with a thesaurus, I can conjure no [...]
REVIEW: Pusha T – Wrath of Caine Mixtape
By 2013, everyone should know that “gangsta rap” is an umbrella term for ultra-violent, hyper-masculine hip-hop that mixes Godfather-esque lavishness with street tales as compelling as those seen on The Wire. This is nothing new; it has been in the genre for decades. But it somehow sounds different when listening to artists like Pusha T. Formerly one half of [...]
REVIEW: Mumford & Sons, Ben Howard sell out TD Garden
The manifestation of the folk renaissance of the past several years came out in droves Tuesday night to see Mumford & Sons, Ben Howard and The Felice Brothers sing to a sold-out TD Garden. British singer-songwriter Howard opened the night with sincerity and soul-steeped folk ballads inviting many a Nick Drake comparison from his debut [...]
REVIEW: Tegan and Sara celebrate at Brighton Music Hall
Tegan and Sara Quin have been at it for about fifteen years now as steadfast veterans of the indie rock scene. Sunday night, the Canadian twins brought their beloved act to Brighton Music Hall in celebration of the upcoming record, Heartthrob. MTV made an appearance to film the intimate set as part of its “Artist to [...]
