At 21, “Kingfish” Ingram is being heralded as the blues’ brightest new star. And at his first headlining gig in Boston he earned the title.
Scott McLennan
Music Preview: Circles Around the Sun — Celebrating Legacies
Circles Around the Sun has established a distinctive niche within the expanding universe of “Grateful Dead as genre,” appealing to the core audience for Dead music without having to pull songs from the group’s songbook.
Post-Rock CD Review: Caspian’s “On Circles” — Short Films for the Inner Eye
With this album, post-rock sextet Caspian pulls off the tricky maneuver of infusing blood and emotions into carefully assembled and deliberately delivered songs.
Country Music CD Review: Marcus King’s “El Dorado” — An Inspired Detour
In this disc, Marcus King takes a step back from the big, hard-charging sound he has been pursuing to great effect with his namesake band over the past few years.
Concert Review: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones — Beloved and Blistering
It may sound oxymoronic, but the Bosstones scream, shout, and agitate for common decency.
Music Feature: Billy Strings — A Breakout Year
Billy Strings is deservedly catching fire with a unique blend of mind-snapping talent as a guitarist, deep appreciation for tradition, appetite for improvisation and experimentation, and ever-improving songwriting.
Concert Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band — Even Now, Still Evolving
Each concert offered all that the Tedeschi Trucks Band can do.
Music Feature: The Tedeschi Trucks Band — Home for the Holidays
The Tedeschi Trucks Band is capping another remarkable year of transition and growth, some of it spurred by tragedy.
Concert Review: Robyn Hitchcock — Reigning Godfather of Mind Expansion Music
The Brit-born iteration of mind-expansion music — from Syd Barrett onward — favors clever wordplay and musical accessibility.
Rock Concert Review: Bob Dylan at the Tsongas Center — Nothing if Not Chameleonic
But really, what is a Bob Dylan concert these days if not a case study in transformation?