Tonight's recommended show: Raphael Saadiq at the Showbox
In the days and weeks after Bumbershoot, the question of "who was the best act you saw [during the three day festival over Labor Day…
Erin McKeown at the Tractor tonight
Erin McKeown, the folk singer-songwriter who plays tonight at the Tractor with fellow traveller Jill Sobule, has a song on her newest album called "(Put the…
Anjulie: a songwriter ready for her close-up
Fans of pop music know this: the first time you hear a great and catchy song, one that has a big hook, it will grab…
Devo rhetorically asks: Are We Not Men?
The question of the night was obvious: Are we not men? Of course the answer was: We are Devo. Sunday night at the Moore Theater…
They Might Be Giants playing Flood all the way through at Showbox Sodo
They Might Be Giants may be the most imaginary of bands. Imaginary Liz is a super-fan who even got to interview one of the two…
Win tickets to see F**k Buttons at Chop Suey
One of the last times the Pitchfork-approved, London-based noise-experimentalists Fuck Buttons came through town, I thoroughly enjoyed their set (which was opening for Mogwai) and wrote:…
Sasquatch 3-day passes now on sale (yes, already)
The big news over the weekend (if the Twitter feed of my local rock writer friends is to be believed) is that a) the Sasquatch…
Win tickets to Friday Mile's CD release party on Friday at the Tractor
Our friends from Friday Mile are celebrating the release of their brand new album Good Luck Studio this Friday (November 13, but don't let superstition…
Win your way in to see Mission of Burma at the Crocodile
Fact: everyone loves Mission of Burma. Amiright? Proof: if you happened to be in Boston on October 4, less than a month ago, you…
Regina Spektor at the Paramount tonight
Although I often post here about how much I love Regina Spektor (an awful lot), I don't do it without good reason. Tonight, she'll be…