[CD Reviews]
MY PRIMITIVE JOY
GENRE | DARK ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
VERDICT | TOTALLY WORKS
RELEASE | 12.8.09
LABEL | MINOR DETAIL
MYSPACE.COM/MICHAELTARBOX
[CD Reviews]
PLATFORM
GENRE | 41-LAYER CAKE
VERDICT | LONDON RISES
RELEASE | 3.22.10
LABEL | RENAISSANCE
MYSPACE.COM/PAULWOOLFORD
[CD Reviews]
RADIO ROTHKO
GENRE | DIGIDUB
VERDICT | DEEPER AND DEEPER
RELEASE | 3.16.10
LABEL | THE AGRICULTURE
THEAGRICULTURE.COM
[Music]
Is no David Guetta
If you stumble into Rise Friday night and notice the DJ in the corner has the crowd enraptured, but isn't preening and posing, you'll know you're in the right place.
[Music]
Surprise! Apollo Sunshine hasn't broken up!
[Music]
The full transcription with the Royale folks
Q&A with Brig Dauber of Royale Boston
Tell me about this staff that you've hired.
They're amazing.
Girls and guys? Nice mix? Really cool?
Very open minded and very cool.
[CD Reviews]
VERY NICE, VERY NICE
GENRE | NEW GARAGE
VERDICT | YOU HEARD ME
RELEASE | 3.2.10
LABEL | TEENAGE HEART
MYSPACE.COM/YOUNGTREMORS
[CD Reviews]
THE BRUTALIST BRICKS
GENRE | INDIE-PUNK FENCE
VERDICT | WHAT'S MY AGE AGAIN?
RELEASE | 3.9.10
LABEL | MATADOR
TEDLEO.COM
[CD Reviews]
HAVE ONE ON ME
GENRE | ALTERNATE EARTH FOLK
VERDICT | GET FAT
RELEASE | 2.23.10
LABEL | DRAG CITY
DRAGCITY.COM
It's hard to imagine the chrysalis that Joanna Newsom has emerged from. Actually, "wormhole" might be a more apt metaphor—not for her as much as her audience.
[Music]
There's a new club in town
In Boston, a city devoid of a good superclub since Avalon closed in 2007, the opening of a new venue is worth celebrating.