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Music

Michael Gutierrez 5/6/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/6/25

The West Is The Best

A preview of highlights at Somerville Porchfest 2025.

Michael Gutierrez 5/6/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/6/25

A Deep Blue Sea of Familiar Faces

Daphne Blue Underworld releases the record at Deep Cuts.

Michael Gutierrez 5/6/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/6/25

Test Plan: “My Teeth”

This song rips live.

Michael Gutierrez 5/5/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/5/25

Brief But Intense

Jim E. Brown is not the Hall of Fame running back at O’Brien’s Pub.

Michael Gutierrez 5/5/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/5/25

Amery: “Rocker Blues”

“Blues” as in sad vibes, not so much as in the genre.

Michael Gutierrez 5/4/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/4/25

Rats In Rat City

Five bands make a fest at O’Brien’s Pub.

Michael Gutierrez 5/4/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/4/25

Panik Flower: “ocd”

Dreamy, jangly post punk with an anxious edge.

Michael Gutierrez 5/3/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/3/25

PV: “I’m A Man Dammit”

Noise punk adventurism.

Michael Gutierrez 5/2/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/2/25

YAI: “Lotus Eater”

Odyssey ref!

Michael Gutierrez 5/1/25 Michael Gutierrez 5/1/25

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.

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

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.