#Boston

Alisa Amador Stays Afloat by Taking Time to "Slow Down"

Her songcraft is deeply personal, examining her intersecting identities, but there's...

Lindsey Rhoades

PREMIEREOompa Celebrates "Feeling Like a Bad Bitch" With "Lebron"

In the beat-driven track, her powerful voice raps about independence, confidence, and trusting yourself. "I’m the judge/And the...

Annie White

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Sadie Gustafson-Zook Meditates on Queerness, Catcalling and More on 'Vol.1' EP

1 is a paradox: it's the specificity of the lyrics that make them relatable. Gustafson-Zook sings with precision about moments in her life, from riding the train in Boston to mistaking a bird's song for a street harasser,...

Annie White

Kaiti Jones Premieres Video for Procrastination Anthem "Gettin Around To It"

Bicycle got a flat tire. We've heard all the excuses - and some of us have even made them. In her first-ever music video, Kaiti Jones investigates the reasons we keep putting things off: "I'm always searching for seeds that I can sow/Am I a gardener...

Lindsey Rhoades

PREMIERESlow Dress Triumphs Over Trauma with "Back Into My Body"

Most art depicting trauma focuses on the uncomfortable parts of it: the painful feelings, the distressing memories, the dissociation. Katie Solomon, lead vocalist for Boston-based indie rock band Slow Dress, is familiar with these aspects — but her group's latest single "Back Into My Body" instead...

Annie White

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PLAYING DETROITOn the Road With JR JR

It all started when I was a kid. My dad taught me that if I want to meet the band, I should wait by the tour bus after the show. I never abused this knowledge and I never became a groupie (even though the thought of becoming one was a strangely enchanting dream of mine; I was too sheepish to ever...

Jerilyn Jordan

ALBUM REVIEWFortunaut "Press Up Off the Earth"

Fortunaut is the moniker of Brooklyn-based musician Ryan Kershaw - joined with an ensemble of his best friends and finest music makers: Robin Buyer, Erik Caldarone, Zack Trahan, and Nick Pope. They recently released their debut LP Press Up Off the Earth July 11, 2015. Once upon a time Fortunaut was...

Sophie Saint Thomas