Rock
Yes, Chris Robinson is ironically in a band called the Brotherhood when he can’t work with his actual brother in the Black Crowes.
Read More“To say that the occult ‘saved’ it is really to say that the spiritual agitation is at the heart of what was able to bring rock ‘n’ roll to its most interesting places.”
Read MoreGo ahead, name another older rocker this side of Iggy Pop who can get away with playing most of his show bare-chested.
Read MoreThis was the sixth consecutive year the double bill of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven hit the Middle East on MLK weekend; it was sold-out as usual.
Read MoreIntentionally or not, much of the “Hot Stove, Cook Music” concert was flashback to the Boston scene 20 years ago .
Read MoreIf your tastes run to finely crafted songwriting, then the standout event between Christmas and New Year’s is when Melissa Ferrick and Marshall Crenshaw roll into Club Passim on separate nights.
Read MoreMore than holiday knock-offs, Nick Lowe’s Christmas songs were his strongest batch of originals in awhile.
Read MoreFor those of us who love Christmas music, Aimee Mann and company showed how to do it right: a lot of lovely songs and festive spirits, not a lot of sticky sentiment.
Read MoreMr. Airplane Man was beloved in the local blues world and the Abbey Lounge garage-rock circuit. They play their first local shows in nine years this week.
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