By @vickiwasylak.bsky.social -- When tragedy strikes, should the show go on?
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By @vickiwasylak.bsky.social -- When tragedy strikes, should the show go on?
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Snowgaze, the winter 'celebration of shoegaze, dream-pop, and grunge', which launched last December, returns to Medford's Deep Cuts later this month.
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Year in ReView: As 2025 comes to a close, we're shouting out the songs we clung to for sanity during this unique unraveling of modern society, writes Boston Music Editor Victoria Wasylak.
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Huge thanks to @vickiwasylak.bsky.social and @vanyaland.bsky.social for including Tiberiusβ βSagβ in their Favorite Homegrown Songs of 2025!
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The 2026 edition of Green River Festival is slated for June 19 through 21 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Here's the full lineup.
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Fast Tracked: Providence band Wooll deliver 19 minutes of seasonally-appropriate shoegaze with their latest project.
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Fast Tracked: Boston's Fai Laci make their debut on Easy Eye Sound with the breezy Dan Auerbach-produced track.
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"Greerβs latest work is a practice in radical honesty, revealing the often-unspoken weight that comes with inking razor-sharp rallying cries (and putting them to work)."
Read @vickiwasylak.bsky.social's writeup on AMAB/ACAB for @vanyaland.bsky.social. i feel seen <3
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Vulnerability takes guts, and we have never needed it more!
Aw, thanks for this lovely and thoughtful writeup @vickiwasylak.bsky.social! So appreciate the deep dive into the record. I take "vulnerable" as a real compliment :-)
Boston Thriving: Tunes from Leo the Kind and Lainey Dionne help soundtrack the ninth season's assortment of romances and messes on Netflix.
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Fast Tracked: On her new single, Somerville artist Shandelle pledges allegiance to a budding crush -- and soul/R&B nostalgia.
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New Sounds: The six-track project finds Boston artist Clark D mid-move and revisiting his roots and his dreams.
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New Sounds: Celebrated Boston hip-hop group STL GLD tears open a portal to the 20th century with their first single from their fifth LP.
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Fast Tracked: ToriTori new tune is a shiver-inducing home run of a first (solo) release since the Boston artist's 2023 EP.
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Fest Intentions: The 2026 lineup of Something in the Way Festival, returning to Roadrunner, is a complement to the inaugural Boston edition's slate of performers, gathering a mix of alt-rock, emo, and post-hardcore acts.
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New Sounds: The slash-and-burn single aligns three of metal's modern sirens, including Boston-born artist Poppy.
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New Sounds: Boston rock staple Juliana Hatfield's new tune is a dogged kernel of hope for anyone who's not thrilled with their odds.
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New Sounds: Astral B.itch's scorched earth single is a 'a rallying cry for youth frustrated by institutions beholden to corruption'.
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The collection of music, featuring Boston rapper Clark D's 'Locked In', will be used for in-game broadcasts and the NFL's social platforms during the 2025-2026 season.
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Hey if people who love cracker barrel like it because of the mom and pop feel how about checking out real mom and pop places in their state that serve actual home cooked meals. help small businesses not a giant corporation
Fast Tracked: Vermont singer-songwriter Ali McGuirk mixes catharsis and venom in the third single from her upcoming album.
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The fifth edition of No Hype Fest, which heads to Harvard Square next month across from The Sinclair, appears to be the largest yet. Here's who is performing.
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Fast Tracked: The future's cancelled, and Boston's slow quit are leading its funeral procession. with Stygian, echoey shoegaze.
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Writing is funny because both my biggest brightest dream and stomach churning dread is having people read my book.
A Google alert announces Chappell Roan concert tickets, but the image is of Weird Al
You sure about this, Google?
Boston Thriving: FELIX!, the Brockton artist and member of VAN BUREN Records, appears among 77 songs on the new EA Sports Madden NFL soundtrack.
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Another amazing late night grocery shopping session spent dancing to David Bowie
New Sounds: Boston's Clara Kay's new song offers an idyllic snapshot of starting over in a garden variety New England town.
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I hate being sick when the weather is beautiful. I could be frolicking right now.