The Head and The Heart Close Out Their Self-Titled Anniversary Tour With a Living Room Show at the Wang Theatre
Thursday night at Boston's Wang Theatre felt like the last night of something special. And it was. The Head and The Heart were closing out the final stop of their self-titled 15th anniversary tour, and the energy that comes with a last night on the road was present from the very first note.
Tigercub deliver a ferocious set at NYC’s Gramercy Theater
Tigercub is a British alt-rock trio comprised of Jamie Stephen Hall on vocals and lead guitar, Jimi Wheelwright on bass, and James Allix on drums. Yes — they’re all named James. Formed in Brighton, UK in 2011, the band made their long-awaited return to the United States this past Wednesday night at Gramercy Theatre for their only U.S. show following the release of their fourth studio album, Nets to Catch the Wind, via Loosegroove Records.
Courtney Barnett Lets the Guitar Do the Talking at a Near-Sold-Out Roadrunner
Wednesday nights at Roadrunner don't always fill up. This one came pretty darn close. The crowd that packed in for Courtney Barnett on May 13th skewed toward the longtime faithful, a notably wide age range from people in their twenties to fans well into their seventies, which tells you something about the kind of catalog she's built over the past decade.
They Might Be Giants Bring the Jokes and Tunes to a Sold-Out Chicago Crowd
They Might Be Giants performed to a sold-out crowd on May 1, the first of three nights at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL. The two-and-a-half-hour-long celebration of the band’s discography was filled with trombone solos, goofy stories, and equal parts laughter and cheers from the crowd.
From the Pyre Tour Brings The Last Dinner Party to a Roadrunner That Couldn't Hold Them
Roadrunner has seen sold-out shows before. Saturday night was something else. The Last Dinner Party packed the Boston venue so completely that the concept of personal space became a distant memory. Given the hype surrounding this band right now, they honestly could have filled TD Garden. Roadrunner just happened to be what was on the calendar.
Snail Mail Lets the Songs Do the Talking at a Packed Big Night Live
Five years is a long time to wait. Snail Mail's last album, Valentine, came out in 2021, and while Lindsey Jordan has surfaced here and there in the time since, the prolonged silence ahead of Ricochet was felt. Friday night at Big Night Live in Boston, nobody seemed to mind that they'd had to wait.