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50 shows to get you through the long freeze

Ward off the winter doldrums with Boston Fun Shit’s top 50 reasons to bundle up and get the eff out on the town.
Get off your ass and out the door
By ALEXANDRA CAVALLO | January 27, 2012

Four weather-proof shows to kick off 2012

Four shows worth abandoning the safe haven of home for.
Although new records are sure to warm the soul this winter, some of us do eventually need to leave the house
By MICHAEL MAROTTA AND LIZ PELLY | December 30, 2011

On the eve of a Codeine reunion, Chris Brokaw reflects on an ultra-prolific path

When it comes to making music, Chris Brokaw is an easy lover.
Promiscuous love
By JONATHAN DONALDSON | December 30, 2011

Update: Opera Boston shuts down

CURTAIN CALL Opera Boston is the latest in a long and distinguished line of failed opera companies in Boston. Despite productions like this past year's...
By Lloyd Schwartz | December 23, 2011

Guest lists 2011: Phoenix critics weigh in on the year in music

If there's a theme to our "Best of" lists this year, it's this: There is no fucking theme.
The jams, albums, and mixes that got our writers through 2011
By BOSTON PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 23, 2011

If I Hear This Comment One More Time Dept.

Failure
Failure
By KARL STEVENS | December 09, 2011

URI stages Chekhov’s head-spinning Seagull

A loves B but marries C because B loves D, who loves E but eventually returns to B. Meanwhile, K, L, and M . . . . It's that sort of plot.
Writing what he knows
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | December 09, 2011

URI stages Chekhov’s head-spinning Seagull

A loves B but marries C because B loves D, who loves E but eventually returns to B. Meanwhile, K, L, and M . . . . It's that sort of plot.
Writing what he knows
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | December 09, 2011

Meet the Mayor: Armageddon Records

Welcome to "Meet the Mayor," a segment in which we interview local Foursquare Mayors in their natural habitats. Armageddon RecordsCraig Silva Why pay for music...
By Barry Thompson | December 08, 2011

[POST-MORTEM] In praise of Horror Hound: What keeps us coming back for more blood, guts, and Jason Voorhees sugar cookies

Dear HorrorHound Weekend: Thanks for another amazing horror convention. I only get to see you twice a year, but you always make it worth my...
By Michael Neel | December 01, 2011

Photos: Scenes from the 2011 Boston Music Awards

The Liberty Hotel was once again a posh crock-pot of the city’s increasingly diverse music scene, allowing normally disconnected tribes to mix and mingle in a space in which they’d probably otherwise not be welcome.
Scenes from the BMAs at the Liberty Hotel | November 20, 2011
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | November 29, 2011

[photos + Q&A] Fitz & The Tantrums’ Michael Fitzpatrick on his soul’d-out tour

"This day and age, you better be able to put on a great live show because it's really one of the ways you're going to...
By Jasmine Lywen-Dill | November 15, 2011

Review: George Li, plus Gidon Kremer and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos with the BSO

Sixteen-year-old Boston pianist George Li is prodigious in more than one way. He's not merely a technical wizard, but a thoughtful and serious musician.
Lightness of being
By LLOYD SCHWARTZ | November 04, 2011

A Very Phoenix Halloween: 5 Scary Movies for Halloween You've Probably Never Heard Of

So you're looking for scary a movie to watch on Halloween. Maybe you're not a huge horror buff, so you Google "Scary Halloween Movies," and...
By Michael Neel | October 31, 2011

The evolving conceptual sounds of Neon Indian

Chillwave, a genre that blends bedroom-level production values with glowing synth-based atmospherics and vocals focused more on disconnected drizzle than tangible emotion, is the embodiment of how to disappear completely. At the forefront is Neon Indian
Heightened Era
By RYAN REED | October 14, 2011

Thorpe nabs Deems Taylor Award

Phoenix columnist David Thorpe has been named one of the winners of this year's ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for writing about music.
Blowing Our Own Horn Dept.
By BOSTON PHOENIX STAFF | October 14, 2011

Doomriders continue their forward march

It's hard to begrudge Doomriders' front man Nate Newton when he stops in the midst of rattling off the band's tours with the likes of Red Sparowes, Clutch, and Disfear, among others, in the two years since the release of Darkness Come Alive off Salem-b
On the grind
By JANSSEN MCCORMICK | October 14, 2011

The Strokes a decade after the debut

Let's face it: popular music is a lie. But it's the lie we crave: that the Beatles taught us how to love, that the Pistols taught us to be fierce, and that the Strokes — with their debut long-player released 10 years ago this week — delivered us from a
That was it
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | October 08, 2011

Marshmellow Fluff Festival | September 24, 2011

Union Square hosts the Marshmallow Fluff Festival on September 24, 2011.
Marshmallow Fluff Festival in Union Square on September 24, 2011
By K BONAMI | September 30, 2011

Photos: Peter Hook plays the Paradise | September 20, 2011

The Joy Division co-founder takes the stage at the Paradise Rock Club.
Peter Hook plays the Paradise on September 20, 2011
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | September 30, 2011

Photos: Tree play the 22nd Annual Freedom Rally

Tree play the Freedom Rally main stage on September 17, 2011.
Boston Common | September 17, 2011
By ARIEL SHEARER | September 23, 2011

Photos: Dropkick Murphys at Royale

It’s no secret that the Dropkick Murphys are New England’s fifth major-league sports team. This week, they brought the Bruins and the Stanley Cup to Royale, before shipping up to Fenway Park for two nights.
Royale | September 6, 2011
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | September 09, 2011

Photos: Dropkick Murphys and Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Fenway Park, Night 1

Dropkick Murphys, Bosstones, and Street Dogs rock Fenway Park for the first of two bagpipe-and-scally-cap-filled concerts.
Dropkick Murphys + Mighty Mighty Bosstones + Street Dogs | Fenway Park | September 8
By DAN WATKINS | September 09, 2011

Videos: Mornin' Old Sport pop-up show in the Back Bay

On August 2nd, Mornin' Old Sport and the Boston Phoenix teamed up to produce the Phoenix's first pop-up show on Mass Ave.
Pop-up video
By BOSTON PHOENIX STAFF | August 12, 2011

Jonah Bokaer takes chances

Bokaer didn't provide any grandiose program notes or play up the profound implications in his dances, but by the end of the performance we'd seen small transformations and beautiful visions, and even confronted big questions about control and randomness,
Charting chaos
By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | August 12, 2011

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