Online News — Plan A: Upcoming Shows
Big Gigantic at the House of Blues, November 16
Big Gigantic’s big buzz of late revolves around a well-chosen hook — dubstep with live instrumentation. Think dubstep meets jazz meets jam band. Instead of standing behind computers at their […]
Plan A: The Afghan Whigs at Tipitina’s
In the 10 years since seminal ‘90s rockers The Afghan Whigs called it quits, charismatic frontman Greg Dulli has kept busy with side projects in the Crescent City and beyond. […]
Guided by Voices to Convene at One Eyed Jacks September 22
Let’s Go Eat The Factory and Class Clown Spots A UFO, the last two, post-reunion albums from Guided by Voices, struggle frantically to reignite a dead engine. Both albums eventually […]
Dirty Projectors Play House of Blues, August 4, 2012
The one thing I didn’t expect out of Swing Lo Magellan was to find out Dirty Projectors have a classic rock side in the first song “Offspring are Blank.” This […]
Bass Drum of Death at One Eyed Jacks July 13
I happened to be in Boston with a night to myself a few weeks back when Bass Drum of Death was playing some Boston College dive bar right on the […]
Xiu Xiu at One Eyed Jacks June 7
Xiu Xiu’s cathartic take on indie rock/electronica is like a freight train constructed of frank self-realizations, hurtling toward a derailment. Stewart’s songs detail loneliness and sex and longing with white-hot […]
Sonny Landreth at Jazz Fest and Rock ‘n’ Bowl
I knew Sonny Landreth was a blues great going into the 2010 Baton Rouge Blues Festival. He’s in the pantheon of contemporary blues guitar gods. I knew he was the […]
Eden Brent at Chickie Wah Wah April 14
Don’t let Eden Brent’s diminutive stature or her cherry-pie smile fool you. She is a blues powerhouse capable of pounding out and belting out the boogie-woogie like people just don’t […]
Skrillex at Buku Music & Art Project March 18
Skrillex has the distinct honor of being one of the most despised and celebrated artists in dubstep, one of the most despised and celebrated genres of popular music today. Dubstep […]
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra at One Eyed Jacks February 14
A song by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra comes on like a thunderstorm. The skies darken, things creak in the stillness, someone remarks on the ominous mood and suddenly […]
