ENTERTAINMENT

This past weekend was a sonic jolt for a crowd of music-lovers descending upon Boston’s Historic City Hall Plaza. With a city that’s been undergoing massive infrastructural changes and has been welcoming back a slew of college students and their mattresses, Boston Calling was the perfect round-up and release for …

We’ve still yet to see the swimming pool. We’re not even sure the pool exists anymore, but Virago Magazine was thrilled to descend upon Planet Brooklyn’s Cosmic Freaks n’ Geeks Mardi Gras, otherwise known as Afropunk. If you’re not familiar, GET WITH IT, because Afropunk is one of the few …

I thought I’d never breach the continental divide between my 16 year old nephew’s taste in rap (aka 2 Chainz) and my own (mostly Golden Age and some newer stuff), until I posted a photo of Slick Rick performing at the Middle East on Thursday. My nephew asked who Slick …

The Foreign Exchange played the Middle East Downstairs last night to a very happy audience with extreme allure generated by their sultry sound and message of love. The core of the band: North Carolinian emcee Phonte (Little Brother) and the R&B and hip hop producer from the Netherlands, Nicolay. This power duo …

Combichrist hits hard at the Paradise Rock Club   Combichrist: We Love You Tour The floor is packed with the devoted for the Combichrist We Love You tour. The boys on stage are kinetic. Beer spitting, pouring water on drumheads, and threatening the audience are all part of the southern …

By the time we found a good spot at the Sinclair, the Screaming Females were almost done with their set. A three piece of formidable strength – Jarrett Dougherty is relentless on drums, King Mike handles the bass with ease and Marissa Paternoster delivers a ferocious amount of energy as …