Longtime listeners of Phoebe Bridgers know how well she writes an absolutely devastating song. So naturally, when I first hit play on “Bobby,” the fifth track of her most recent record, Lost Weekend, I was thrown by the song’s optimistic tone.
Here at ‘ERS, we love live music! That’s why we created the Uncommon Concert Calendar – your guide to the best concerts in Boston. Each week, our intrepid music staff picks out some upcoming concerts you won’t want to miss.
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During Baker’s visit to play live in Studio 88.9 on Thursday, they combined their soulful lyrics with their masterful guitar playing, hands blurring over the strings of their guitar. They performed renditions of three of their most profound songs, toeing the line of instrumentally impressive and soul-crushingly depressing.
With the franchise having a long history of featuring iconic artists, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is in line for having a soulful and hard-hitting soundtrack. The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Black Stars” is chief among them, released in advance of the movie’s premiere later this month.
Nicholas Carpenter, most notably known as Medium Build, is an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. Carpenter personally calls his music “three-chord bummer country tunes.” He has released five studio albums, including his most recent, King of Having Fun, and is currently signed to Slowplay and Island Records.
Here at ‘ERS, we love live music! That’s why we created the Uncommon Concert Calendar – your guide to the best concerts in Boston. Each week, our intrepid music staff picks out some upcoming concerts you won’t want to miss.
For Halloween, two of our writers wanted to take the time to share some Halloween songs that they love the most.
Lizzy McAlpine’s third album, Angel, takes listeners on a winding road through Laurel Canyon. From slow, guitar-forward tracks to expansive landscapes, McAlpine tries on a new sound on Angel. “Ugly Things” is the second single on her newest album and is one of her most upbeat, rock-ish songs on the album.
Halloween is the season of candy, costumes, but most of all, scaring. Our writers wanted to take the time to introduce you to some of their favorite screams in all of music.
There is something so infectious about Michigander. Whether it be their style or sound, the Michigan-based band—in case it wasn’t obvious where they were from—performs in a way that makes it impossible to turn off the song. On their song “Taxi,” the band delivers another rocking song!
Sophia Regina Allison, or Soccer Mommy, is a Nashville-based indie singer-songwriter. Her music blends alternative rock with pop elements. Along with her acoustic mastery are confessional, intimate lyrics that complement one another perfectly. Allison started her career by self-publishing her music on Bandcamp and has since released four studio albums, all receiving praise from critics.
