Music
Dead Gowns: “Renter Not A Buyer”
No one’s got the money to buy, but there’s a certain freedom in not being tied down. Right?
Clifford: “Sea of Tragedy”
Millimeter-precise death metal in bunches from Boston’s Clifford.
Nighttime is the Righttime
Nighttime hit O’Brien’s Pub on the rollout of its new album Keeper is the Heart.
Laetitia Sadier: “Find Me the Pulse of the Universe”
Laetitia Sadier is the kind of artist who discovers the infinity of the universe in the palm of her hand.
Tannhäuser, or, Can This Website Handle Umlauts?
Andris Nelsons conducted selections from Wagner’s Tannhäuser at the BSO.
Maral: “Heart Shimmer”
Los Angeles-based producer and DJ Maral is on a 21st-century vision quest.
The Bad Plus: “Motivations II”
“Motivations II” will remind you of everything you love about Lower East side experimentalism.
ONO: “I Wonder Why”
Chicago’s ONO learned how to be Americans by watching wrestling broadcasts in space.
Keita Sano: “Inner Hall”
Sticky, icky house vibrations kick off the Legacy From Leyton EP by Keito Sano.
Mary Halvorson: “Night Shift”
Mary Halvorson’s first name is buried within the title of her latest album Amaryllis. Coincidence?
Reggie Dokes: “Universe Speaks”
Detroit’s Reggie Dokes spins records with a clarity that eludes most dancehall DJs.
High. On Ferrets.
On Friday O’Brien’s Pub hosted a tall drink of feedback bill in Allston Ferret City.
Marta Sanchez: “Marivi”
Our highlighted track is a meditative romancer with some thrilling horn runs
rRoxymore: “Fragmented Dreams”
rRoxymore crafts techno that ventures into unknown territories in time and space.
Sunshine Riot: “Parole Board”
There’s a broken lilt to Sunshine Riot’s “Parole Board” that charms as it churns.