“You told me things that nobody around me would tell,” Boston musician Amanda Palmer sings in her new song “Judy Blume” on the occasion of the author’s 80th birthday. In…Continue Reading →
An appearance on NPR’s in-office Tiny Desk Concert series—the intimate musical performances recorded live at host Bob Boilen’s desk—has become one of those signs that you’ve made it in the…Continue Reading →
“Roadrunner,” The Modern Lovers’ 1972 proto-punk ode to driving around Massachusetts late at night listening to rock ‘n’ roll, could—and should!—become the “Official Rock Song of the Commonwealth” after a…Continue Reading →
Punk Rock Aerobics is one of those genius ideas—and part of its genius is that it seems inevitable that someone would crash the loud anti-social-ness of punk into the whole…Continue Reading →
If you want to sample a bunch of local bands live very quickly, the unusual round-robin format of “Boston Underground Summit 11” is for you. “All 10 bands set up…Continue Reading →
“My blood comes from / A scab I picked too early / And my sweat comes from / Global warming in February / My tears flow freely for / The…Continue Reading →
Dorchester Art Project—the artist-run, alternative space in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood devoted to “innovative artistic practice outside of the city’s academic institutions and commercial galleries”—is under new leadership. Brain Arts Organization—the…Continue Reading →
WONDERLAND’s guide to local bands to check out live from January to March—including Victoria Shen’s sonic experiments, Hayley Thompson-King’s country, Oompa and Dutch ReBelle’s rap, Julie Rhodes’s bluesy soul, Weakened…Continue Reading →
Jay Hale moved to Boston for college in 1995 at “the tail end of the alternative era.” Bands like Buffalo Tom, Juliana Hatfield, Lemonheads, Pixies were making way for punk,…Continue Reading →
“This song goes out to Mexico and Puerto Rico and everyone who’s there healing from the natural disasters and all of the disasters caused by capitalism and this country in…Continue Reading →