Tag: rock
member name: Mike Cole
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November 06, 2007 11:10 PM EST --
Jimmy Eat World is back on the charts with a new CD called "Chase This Light" and it's a great chance to catch them at the top of their game. This quartet has emo and indie cred . . .
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July 09, 2007 10:57 AM EDT --
They're back, but for me they never left. The indie-rock group Buffalo Tom released their first new collection of songs in almost a decade on July 10, 2007. "Three Easy Pieces" brings together . . .
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August 12, 2007 05:26 PM EDT --
One of the things I love about music, especially in regards to emerging artists, is it really doesn't matter at what point you get on the fan bus -- as long as you get on. I've just climbed . . .
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September 06, 2007 10:01 PM EDT --
When the lyrics include words like petticoats, catacombs, parapets, balustrade, wastrel, fontanel and waylaid it's a good bet you're not listening to the latest gem from the mouth breathers in . . .
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November 19, 2007 08:05 PM EST --
They all wore black.
The perfect color to deliver a hard hitting, high energy night of music with a purpose -- and a conscience. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band had a message to deliver in . . .
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April 20, 2008 06:31 PM EDT --
I was 15 when "Born to Run" came out, and first fell in love with the sound of E Street. I didn't know Phil Spector from a hole in the wall -- I didn't even know there were two previous . . .
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June 01, 2008 09:34 PM EDT --
You always have that odd moment when you're talking about new music from the Old 97's ... let's all let it pass okay?! "Blame It On Gravity" ... the first set of fresh tunes since . . .
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October 07, 2007 09:10 PM EDT --
Is it still magic when you know how the trick is done?
In Bruce Springsteen's case the answer is. "Yes."
The new CD from the boss is called "Magic" but it's more of the street . . .
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October 28, 2008 03:26 PM EDT --
A Monday night club gig poses a myriad of challenges for both artist and audience, so you know something magical has happened when the performance brilliantly conquers all. Matthew Sweet rolled . . .
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August 16, 2007 09:22 PM EDT --
This Sunday at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston -- a tribute concert for Brad Delp will honor the memory of the late singer from the rock group Boston. The gig is called "Come Together" . . .
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August 19, 2007 11:41 AM EDT --
It begins in about a week. Tens of thousands of college students return to the Boston area like the swallows to San Juan Capistrano. Traffic returns to its pre-Memorial Day levels of insanity, pizza joints . . .
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February 12, 2008 10:21 PM EST --
One of the things I like best about entertainment blogging is going to bat for an artist that deserves a big chunk of spotlight, but sometimes has to settle for a sliver. One of my favorite singer/songwriters, . . .
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September 03, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
The guy's name is Sweet, and with his angelic tenor and gorgeous harmonies it's hard to describe his music in non-sugary terms. That hasn't always been the case. There are plenty . . .
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March 21, 2008 09:29 PM EDT --
What is it with gambling emporiums and their penchant for ruining rock songs? Last year Rhode Island's Twin River casino used "Take Me To The River" to promote their "entertainment" . . .
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June 12, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
The problem with dying young and famous is there's just too many people left around to muck up your legacy. Instead of reflecting back on a life of creative peaks, valleys and plateaus there's . . .
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August 07, 2008 09:17 PM EDT --
Right around dusk tonight ... about the same time fireflies begin their nightly summer light show ... The Jonas Brothers will take the stage at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. A collective . . .
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November 24, 2008 04:54 PM EST --
On the coldest night of the season so far, singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton was the hottest ticket in Boston. Those thinking they could walk up to the Paradise box office an hour before showtime . . .
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May 04, 2008 09:43 PM EDT --
Check out that moustache partners ... Rivers Cuomo is saddled up and ready to ride again! He may have a Harvard degree now, but Rivers isn't singing about nouvelle cuisine ... it's Pork and Beans, . . .
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June 29, 2008 11:37 AM EDT --
Yes, behold the grinning geek to the left ... clearly a crass and obvious ploy by the band Delta Spirit to sex up their upcoming debut CD release. Clearly this is a band that will stop at nothing to . . .
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February 24, 2008 02:19 PM EST --
Kathleen Edwards defies category -- country, alt country, folk, rock, indie rock - all apply, but none adequately describe what she can do with a song. As a singer/songwriter she can show poignant delicacy . . .
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