Fifteen years ago, Alice In Chains did the unthinkable: they released an album with a new lead singer, William DuVall, stepping into the immense shadow of Layne Staley. Black Gives
The Hives, Sweden’s most notorious exports since ABBA, descended upon Boston last night in support of their latest album, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons. With a rabid fanbase and a reputation for high-energy shows, expectations
Soul Coughing visited St. Paul’s Palace Theatre on 9/24/24, 11 shows into a reunion tour long desired by fans following 25 years of live inactivity. The 21-song setlist spanned the
It is shaping up to be a long weekend inside as most of the States is avoiding massive rain storms and treacherous conditions. Yes, it is storm season, and that
Far superior to the contrived 1973 collaboration Triumvirate by Mike Bloomfield, John Hammond, Jr., and Dr. John, the confluence of enduring talent typified by Bukka White, Skip James, and Son House at the
Sensational. Hair-raising. Breathtaking. Brilliant. Since bursting onto the scene in 2017, countless writers, bloggers, critics, etc. – yours truly included – have exhausted nearly every superlative available to try to
Followers of R.E.M., both casual and devoted, must’ve been shocked when encountering Monster (released 9/27/94) upon its original release thirty years ago. Far removed from 1991’s Out of Time and the very next year’s Automatic
The element of surprise is somewhat lost in modern music. Whether it’s due to predictable trends, record labels fearful of taking risks, or the temptation of oversharing on social media,
Overheard’s offbeat brand of indie rock is both tender and frenetic. Weaving together elements of folk with rock and grunge, their dynamic and melodic songs shift between delicate moments and
As a band in the mainstream for multiple decades, Green Day holds a particularly interesting place. They first broke out with the slacker punk intensity that spoke to a certain
