Rock

Musician Interview: CJ Johnson from Oh He Dead Talks “Ugly” Ahead of Show at the Middle East

October 16, 2024
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Oh He Dead’s new album carries a unified punch as it interweaves meditations on dark subjects: mortality, polarization, and how life isn’t always sunshine and rainbows.

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Musician Interview: At the Orpheum — Singer/Songwriter Warren Haynes Previews His Upcoming Album

October 9, 2024
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Legendary guitarist Warren Haynes talks about how his upcoming album, Million Voices Whisper, was put together and what it is like to perform in front of Boston crowds.

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Concert Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band — Still Growing

October 7, 2024
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Tedeschi Trucks Band demonstrated the difference between actively engaging in a musical tradition versus paying tribute to it.

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Musician Interview: Death From Above 1979 Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of its Classic Debut Album

September 26, 2024
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This year marks “You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine”‘s 20th anniversary and, in homage, Death From Above 1979 has slowly but surely been releasing re-recorded tracks from the disc over the past few months.

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Music Festival Review: Metalfest 2024 — A Peak Celebration of Heaviness

September 25, 2024
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This year’s edition of Metalfest matched the fabled fests of yore – a point not lost on many of the bands that performed, many of them making note on stage that the metal world had somehow been made right again.

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Concert Review: X — Finishing Out With Versatility, Vitality, and Heart

September 23, 2024
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Despite some hiatuses and a non-lasting change in the guitar slot, X has amazingly soldiered on for four decades since its 1977 formation and 1980-1984 heyday to remain standing with its original lineup.

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Rock Album Review: Galaxie 500, “Uncollected New York Noise 1988-1990” — Expanding the Band’s Legacy

September 22, 2024
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Through it all, the members of Galaxie 500 have stayed true to the idea of “indie” as a personal and political vision rather than a mere genre tag.

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Rock Album Review: Nick Cave’s “Wild God” — A Time for Joy

September 21, 2024
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With the release of “Wild God,” his stirring 18th studio album, it seems as if the charismatic poète maudit has achieved, and more impressively maintained, his own version of peace.

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Concert Review: PJ Harvey at MGM Fenway — A Combo of Choreographed Play and Edgy Rock Show

September 20, 2024
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Many of PJ Harvey’s fans at MGM came for a challenging ride, and the performer gave it to them with a stunning show.

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Concert Review: Jane’s Addiction — Fisticuffs at the Leader Bank Pavilion

September 14, 2024
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At the Leader Bank Pavilion, Perry Farrell was tackled after he pushed and punched guitarist Dave Navarro, abruptly ending the show a few songs early and putting the reunion tour of Jane’s Addiction’s original lineup in limbo.

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