The fear was that Day 1 would be miserable. Ultimately, it was more refreshing than anything. According to an unimpeachable source — a guy on the 803 bus, one of those randos that gives you the[…]
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Author: Joey
Shows: Alex Lahey, Kingsbury @ Antone’s
The beauty of Alex Lahey’s music is twofold. First, there’s how personal and direct it is without lapsing into melodrama. You don’t get more direct, first-person-involved and metaphor-free than titles like “I Haven’t Been Taking[…]
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Album review: Teenage Cavegirl, Candy Cigarettes
Am I about to overrate this record based on personal taste? Possibly. Some music reviewers probably feel a need to account for their own biases, to “normalize” their evaluations and ratings of albums for their perception[…]
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Woodstock 50’s death: Another shot to the jaw
The lineup above is pretty stout and diverse, isn’t it? Much better than Fyre Festival. Now admittedly, I don’t have encyclopedic knowledge of failed and cancelled music festivals. But I have to think that, in terms of starting-point[…]
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Groundbreaking vs. Good: “Old Town Road,” “The Git Up” and the future of whatever this whole thing is
Ever heard of Hasil “the Haze” Adkins? Unless you’re a serious music historian or record collector, there’s a good chance you haven’t. Adkins was a West Virginia country boy who recorded a unique sort of rockabilly in[…]
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Album review: Black Pumas (self-titled debut)
If you’ve followed Black Pumas’ rapid local ascent and have heard “Black Moon Rising,” there won’t be a whole lot to surprise you on the duo’s debut album. I didn’t get surprised by a whole[…]
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