Rock

Rock Album Preview: The Return of Little Feat — A Revival of the Fittest

April 30, 2025
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Little Feat is on the cusp of a rebirth – again.

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Concert Review: Gang of Four — Dynamism Triumphantly Intact

April 23, 2025
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Sunday’s 100-minute show at Crystal Ballroom offered a celebration of what Gang of Four means for its surviving original members and followers alike, including newer generations represented onstage as well as in the packed hall.

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Concert Review: A Rare Treat for King Crimson and Roches Diehards

April 22, 2025
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Exposure is a septet assembled to perform Robert Fripp’s quirkily diverse, overlooked 1979 solo album “Exposure” for the first time ever, in sequence.

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Concert Review: The Brothers — Celebrating the Style and Songbook of the Legendary Allman Brothers Band

April 19, 2025
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The best way to honor all of those responsible for the Allman Brothers Band was to play like the Allman Brothers Band: be fierce, not nostalgic; be pleasing, not cloying; be generous, not self-indulgent. And The Brothers pulled it off.

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Musician’s Interview: Barry Burns of Mogwai Talks About Stoking “The Bad Fire”

April 8, 2025
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Mogwai’s explosive sound has inspired numerous bands around the world, including in the Boston area. 

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Album Review: The “Horror” of the Mekons

April 4, 2025
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The apocalyptic overtones of the Mekons’ music come across as alarmingly real as ever.

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Album Review: “Curiosity for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble” — Sonic Wonderings

March 31, 2025
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Roger Clark Miller’s latest solo electric guitar ensemble album showcases him at his best, blending avant-garde experimentation with familiar guitar rock textures.

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Musician Interview: Neal Francis on His Album “Return To Zero”

March 22, 2025
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Chicago singer-songwriter and pianist Neal Francis has been riding a smooth retro groove since the late 2010s, thanks to his stellar fusion of funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock.

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Album Review/Concert Preview: Adam Sherman and Robin Lane — The Start of a Beautiful Friendship?

March 22, 2025
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Here’s hoping that Adam Sherman and Robin Lane remain a creative item and continue to write and record new material. Both are in late-career resurgences and have devoted fans that fill the smaller clubs they typically perform in to the brim.

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Musician Interview: Blueswoman Ally Venable joins the “Experience Hendrix’

March 21, 2025
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“When I think about blues music, I think about the musicians that came before me and what they had to say, all of those amazing guitar players. They were really playing a form of protest music.”

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