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Photography + Review: Purity Ring and EKKSTACY

Film and Photography The Editor June 24, 2022
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Purity Ring returned to Boston this past Wednesday and our photographer Emily was there to photograph the night

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EP Review: Drunk Girl – ‘Bet You Weren’t Expecting a Rock Album’

Music The Editor June 24, 2022
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Drunk Girl, the producer currently best known for a track featured in the car-soccer video game Rocket League, is taking […]

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Video Premiere: Messing – “Disjointed”

Music The Editor June 24, 2022
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Messing’s got it. Their new single “Disjointed,” the first single from the band’s debut LP Couldn’t Be Better, is a rollicking, […]

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Track Premiere: Tiny Blue Ghost – “Lavender”

Music The Editor June 23, 2022
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Tiny Blue Ghost just announced their first full-length for Count Your Lucky Stars, titled 'Between the Botanicals,' and we've got an exclusive stream of the first single, "Lavender"

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Rapidfire Reviews: Onelinedrawing, Soccer Mommy, New You

Music The Editor June 23, 2022
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Jonah Matranga’s covered a lot of ground in his thirty-year career, and on Tenderwild, a sort of homecoming for the singer […]

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Dead Selves and the Intense Backstory of Writing “Ridgeview”

Music Interviews The Editor June 22, 2022
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The Atlanta rock band's frontman Zack Fowler shares how a botched New Year's Eve inspired the song, on a new episode of Get Involved.

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Artist Interview: Onelinedrawing

Music The Editor June 20, 2022
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We caught up with Onelinedrawing, aka Jonah Matranga, to discuss his new LP 'Tenderwild,' his thirty-year history in the music scene, and the power of collaboration. 

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The Alt Weekly Roundup (6/20)

Uncategorized The Editor June 20, 2022
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A quirky, funky new Cheekface single, a rad Halogens live set, and an introspective hip-hop record from Plato III were some of our favorites this week.

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Photography: Phoebe Bridgers at Forest Hills Stadium

Arts The Editor June 17, 2022
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Phoebe Bridgers played to a wonderful crowd in Queen's Forest Hills Stadium last night. Sarah was there to capture the set.

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EP Premirere: Regrown – ‘Regrown’

Music The Editor June 16, 2022
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Photo by Eduardo Ruiz Last year’s Closed Casket Material EP was very possibly the year’s best straight-up pop-punk release. Regrown managed to […]

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