Music
Seventh String
Makaya McCraven crafts a smooth-as-butter mix of strings, flute, and jungle rhythms in “Seventh String.”
Orion’s Belt
Brooklyn’s Evolfo makes no bones about their cult of worship at the altar of psych rock.
Em Trancoso
Michigan’s John Beltran has been producing adventurous electronic joints for decades. In his recent 4-track EP Para Viajeros he brings a tropical flavor to house music.
Kim, People Are Dying
The Bay Area’s Beast Nest forges dense drone tracks that build in electronic intensity through accumulated layers of samples and gummy beats.
Solid Ghost
Minneapolis’ Har Mar Superstar begins his 2021 full-length Roseville on a confessional note in “Sold Ghost” designed to disarm the listener for what follows. So what follows?
Fleet Center
Boston’s Haasan Barclay is a beatmaker who constantly reinvents himself in DUAL SHOCK.
Folk Music Is Insane
In 2019 Hallelujah The Hills released I’m You to rave reviews. Listen to it again for the first time.
Wishing (You) Well
Milford’s Born Without Bones brings the lightning (and the thunder), but the angsty storytelling of the lyrics finds its true home in the halcyon moments before and after the storm.
Roadrunner
When the pandemic hit, they responded the only way a pop punk knows how: make more pop punk.
A Professional (ft. Felicia Douglass)
Wilder Maker drops new track off Male Models: “A Professional” (ft. Felicia Douglass).
Summer Solstice at Boynton Yards
The Summerville Solstice brought artists, music fans, vendors, and curious onlookers to Boynton Yards in Union Square.