Brett Milano
Mr. 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.
Read MoreOf all the songs ever written about a woman violated by her brother’s ghost after she decapitates him playing croquet, “The Musical Box” remains the best.
Read MoreThis was a band that took its reunion as a personal challenge to come off as reckless as they did in their prime.
Read MoreNever mind all the timeless melodies Glenn Tilbrook’s written: Anyone who can rhyme the name Persephone with “incessantly” deserves immortality for that alone.
Read MoreIf you’ve still got your collegiate cynicism, Steely Dan is still the perfect band to feed it.
Read MoreX is simply too good to turn into a travelling punk museum
Read MoreIt was good to see Martha Davis and The Motels with a full house at Johnny D’s, especially since the group clearly has life in them.
Read MoreThough it doesn’t seem that Chicago will ever shake up their setlists or rediscover their original mission, at least they can still sneak just a little Varese in with the hits.
Read MoreBeginning next month, local venues will be positively overrun with reunion shows representing five decades of Boston bands — without doubt the largest reunion event in the history of the Boston scene.
Read MoreOne good reason to see Matthew Sweet is that his songs are more immediate live than on CD.
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