The kind of music that Carissa Johnson creates is tantamount to the term “timeless”. Whether it’s last year’s “Congratulations” single, a guest spot on Linnea’s Garden track “In The City”, or the L’Heure Bleu, After Dark EP, there’s just something endearing in the chameleonic way that Johnson adapts and evolves with each release. And latest track “I Surrender” is no different.
[Read more…]23 For ’23… But Locally! Or “23 MA-Based Bands (And Then Some) You Should Already Be Listening To”
We initially decided to do this in order to alleviate some of the stress of that other ’23 list we have going on but then we cut out the local stuff and decided to go through our archives for the year and what stood out of what we reviewed/featured that came out of Massachusetts…. and came up with an even more massive list. In other words, oops?
[Read more…]Linnea Herzog: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation
While the recent announcement that the last show of 2023 from the proprietors of Boston’s new Glam Punk scene, Linnea’s Garden, is taking place THIS FRIDAY(11/17) at O’Brien’s is quite the bummer, fans can rest a little easier knowing that not only is more stuff on the way in the new year… but also that by the time LG takes the stage at O’B’s they’ll have had time to aurally consume the newest EP entitled Mirrors (Which arrives earlier on the 17th) over and over and over again. That said, if you’re at the show don’t make us look silly, do your homework, and be ready to sing those words back at the trio when they take the stage!
[Read more…]Beautiful Was The Film: Filmmaker Dave Habeeb Shines A Light On Some Of The Wonderful Women Of The Boston Music Scene In Beautiful Was The Fight
This is going to be one of those reviews where we try not to be so wordy but end up with a novel on our hands so we’d like to offer our sincere apologies in advance for what you’re about to read. But not really because what filmmaker Dave Habeeb has created with Beautiful Was The Fight is a brilliant look at the Boston Music Scene through the eyes of the mighty women who have struggled, shined, and worked to ensure a more progressive and inclusive atmosphere for the next generation.
[Read more…]No More Blue Tomorrows Live Free And Rawk Hard On Debut Full-Length
Kind of grand all around, the debut full-length from Nashua, NH’s No More Blue Tomorrows has airs of early Front Bottoms and Guster with this kind of Weezer flair for writing catchy anthems and an all around earnest energy that easily reserves NMBT a seat at the big kids table.
[Read more…]RNRF X In Between Days: Day 1 Delivers Dynamite Performances, Delicious Eats, & More!
We’ve been hyping it for weeks and now that the expanded 2023 edition of In Between Days has come and gone we guess the only thing left to do is… hype it some more??? That’s right! We came, we saw, we looked around, we watched most of the bands, we ate some food and now we’re going to tell you all about it with our full recap of Day 1 of the 2-day In Between Days Festival which happened at Veterans Memorial Stadium over in Quincy, MA on August 19th.
[Read more…]RNRF X In Between Days, Local Look: Carissa Johnson
The biggest issue for us in doing one of these “Local Look” posts for an artist we’ve already covered a bunch (And we mean, like, a BUNCH) in these pages is making sure we contain this to a novella size and not a whole novel, y’know? Think one of the books in the original serial version of The Green Mile and not the combined 432 pages of all six mini-books together. Anyway! Carissa Johnson is playing this year’s In Between Days Festival, appearing on the Arbella Insurance stage on Day 1 of the event happening on August 19th & 20th over at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy and we have some words (Again, just some words) to share on why you should make it out early to catch the live spectacle in person!
[Read more…]Bandcamp Breakdown: Linnea’s Garden
What is not to love about Linnea’s Garden?!?! Like a phoenix, Linnea’s Garden was borne out of the pandemic with a lust for life, a love of all the musics, and the generosity to share that gift with all of us. From their Bandcamp page for debut full-length Fashion Show they’re described as “post punk to indie rock to disco to grunge” which is pretty gotDamn accurate but what it doesn’t state is just how good they are at tackling and combining all those genres as seemingly effortlessly as they do!
[Read more…]Singles! Linnea’s Garden, “In The City” Ft. Carissa Johnson
We’ve been looking for the perfect opportunity to cover some Linnea’s Garden music in these pages and can’t think of a more perfect moment than the latest single called “In The City” which also happens to feature one of our all around faves, Carissa Johnson!
[Read more…]James Macdonald: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation
Sure, Boston Calling may have kicked off the summer season all strong-like but what have they done for us lately? More importantly, who’s going to be covering that post-4th Of July/pre-Labor Day period??? Well, that’s where the In Between Days Festival comes in as it launches its’ second year later in August and expands to two days back in the fabled land of Quincy (That’s just a hop, skip, and a Red Line T trip from the big city if you were wondering). Recently, we had the opportunity to connect with Festival Director James Macdonald via email who’s joined with founder Alex Magleby (Currently slaying as CEO of the New England Free Jacks rugby team) to steer the 2023 IBD Festival to new heights and beyond thanks to his vast expertise in the crowded Music Festival arena which you can read all about in our interview below:
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