Music

Music

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PV: “I’m A Man Dammit”

Noise punk adventurism.

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YAI: “Lotus Eater”

Odyssey ref!

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Avalon Emerson: “Don’t Be Seen With Me”

Dropping tracks left and right.

Michael Gutierrez 4/30/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/30/25

The New Colossus Fest

Collected Works: all the reviews from The New Colossus Fest 2025.

Michael Gutierrez 4/30/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/30/25

Simon Robert French: “Robert’s Place”

From TikTok to a stage near you.

Michael Gutierrez 4/30/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/30/25

Boston Calling

2025 Preview: Boston’s biggest music fest named after a Clash album.

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James Brandon Lewis: “Broken Shadows”

Percussion like you’re chasing down a film noir villain.

Michael Gutierrez 4/29/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/29/25

Tetsuians: “Bomb Shelter”

A medium tempo art rock rambler.

Michael Gutierrez 4/28/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/28/25

Hachiku: “Wild Eyed and Free”

This is the obvious song choice to write up.

Macie Stewart: When The Distance Is Blue

Michael Gutierrez 4/28/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/28/25

Macie Stewart: When The Distance Is Blue

There’s no more experiment in “experimentalism” — who cares?

Keeley Forsyth and Matthew Bourne: “Rain”

Michael Gutierrez 4/27/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/27/25

Keeley Forsyth and Matthew Bourne: “Rain”

A slow starter.

The Ghouls: “Will We Even Have a Christmas Time?”

Michael Gutierrez 4/26/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/26/25

The Ghouls: “Will We Even Have a Christmas Time?”

Santa has an online gambling addiction.

Michael Gutierrez 4/25/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/25/25

Luke Combs: “Joe”

I picked this track because the title is short.

What Band Wrote the 2000 Classic “Teenage Dirtbag”?

Michael Gutierrez 4/25/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/25/25

What Band Wrote the 2000 Classic “Teenage Dirtbag”?

Intricate Mouse Work put on their lab coats at Midway Cafe.

Michael Gutierrez 4/24/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/24/25

Keeping It Simple

Orla Gartland is a Shrek 2 fan at Paradise Rock Club.

Michael Gutierrez 4/24/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/24/25

Jen Kearney: “Spinning”

Shades of Seal’s “Kissed By a Rose” on the intro.

Michael Gutierrez 4/23/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/23/25

Madlib: “Düsseldorf”

Take your pick from a bowl of two-minute long mixed nuts.

Michael Gutierrez 4/23/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/23/25

Heartbreak It ‘Til You Make It

Paul Karsen closes out a hip hop showcase at The Jungle.

Michael Gutierrez 4/22/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/22/25

Traxman: “Wetdisk”

Clean and squimmish, at a human tempo made for footwork.

Michael Gutierrez 4/22/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/22/25

Magically Gathering

Jade Dust confesses “It’s not easy being green” at Cambridge Community Center.