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Festival Review: Solid Sound 2022 — Fun For All

Solid Sound is like a family picnic for stylistically open-minded musicians and fans alike within the brick-mill infrastructure of MASS MoCA.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Bonnie Prince Billy, Cruel Country, David Byrne, Japanese Breakfast, MASS MoCA, Michelle Zauner, Neko Case, Paul Robicheau, Solid Sound, Sun Ra Arkestra, Sylvan Esso, Wilco

Rock Concert: Wilco and Sleater-Kinney — Honoring the Spirit of Charlie Watts

Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein gave Charlie Watts a shout-out, while Wilco’s Glenn Kotche displayed the words “Charlie is my Darling” (the title of a 1966 Stones tour documentary) on the head of his bass drum.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Review, Rock Tagged: Charlie Watts, Sleater-Kinney, Wilco

Music Review: “Solid Sound Festival 2019” — A Far-Reaching Family Affair

Wilco went all-in this year for a personal bond, inviting internet-culled winners onstage for live-band karaoke with the group.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Courtney Barnett, Julian Lage Trio, Paul Robicheau, Solid Sound Festival, The Minus 5, Wilco

Fuse News: Diva Mavis Staples will “Take you There” into NEW YEAR 2012!

Legendary soul and gospel diva Mavis Staples will ‘take you there’, into the New Year, at Symphony Hall (@ 9 p.m.) this Saturday, December 31th, marking the performer’s First Night debut in Boston.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Boston, First Night, Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Wilco

Music Review: Who Loves You, Baby? Wilco Loves You … A Whole Lot

Honestly, the first thought I had when the two-hour Wilco show wrapped up was, when will I see this band again?

By: Lucien Flores Filed Under: Music, Popular Music Tagged: Wilco

Coming Attractions in Underground Music: September 2011

September brings a lot of good shows to Boston. Watch out in particular for the Flying Lotus show if you’re into electronic/ beats music and the Olivia Tremor Control reunion show.

By: David Cooper Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Barn Owl, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Cave, Deerhoof, Fat Worm of Error, Flying Lotus, he Olivia Tremor Control, High Aura’d, Lichens, Lussuria, Music Tapes, Nick Lowe, Sir Richard Bishop, Sonnymoon, Stillbirth, Swans, The Marshmallow Ghosts, The Toughcats, Time Wharp, Wilco

Coming Attractions in Underground Music: June 2011

The biggest event this June is the Wilco-curated Solid Sound Festival at the MASS MoCA in North Adams. A couple of these bands will also be playing shows in Boston around the same time as the festival.

By: David Cooper Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Here We Go Magic, Non-Event, Purling Hiss, Sic Alps, Solid Sound Festival, Thurston Moore, Wilco

Coming Attractions: Popular Music in April 2010

By Thomas Samph Vampire movies, dirty whigs, Wilco beer, peace bombs, Russian retrograde, tappin’ khakis, and sweaty Soviet soirees are just a few reasons why April is a great month for music listeners in Boston. The month starts off with a performance by the illegitimate love child of two musical genres, heavy metal and opera […]

By: Thomas Samph Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Music, Popular Music, World Books Tagged: April, Atoms for Peace, Citi-Performing-Arts-Center, Gogol Bordello, Great Scott, Harper's Ferry, heavy metal, House of Blues, Kaki King, Middle-East, OrpheumTheatre, Popular Music, Radio Moscow, The Whigs, Thom Yorke, Thomas Samph, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Wilco

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