Fresh off sixth months of successful touring, mostly across the United Kingdom and Australia, California ska-rockers Reel Big Fish began their North American tour in style Saturday night, delivering its brand of sarcastic, self-deprecating riff-rock to a sold-out Club Axis in Boston.
Philadelphia native and up-and-coming singer/songwriter Todd Martin played to an undersized audience at The Stein Thursday, performing his brand of melancholy romantic ballads.
BOSTON-Sitting backstage in the unmistakably sauna-like dressing room of the Paradise Rock Club Thursday night, I found myself wondering why Matt Nathanson had wrapped a thick and brightly-colored wool scarf tightly around his neck.As Nathanson joked with his band members and current touring partner Matt Wertz, it dawned on me that he was wearing the scarf to warm his vocal cords before performing.
Todd Martin Time for Goodself-releasedGrade: BSomewhere in between the quiet, pensive melodies of Damien Rice and the jazz-and-blues-driven swoonings of John Mayer lies a brand of singer/songwriter folk rock so teeming with passion that listeners would be hard-pressed not to hum along.
Campus rock band Great Day for a Race made noise and delighted fans last Tuesday night at Cholmondley's.
Can't afford the $50 to $165 ticket prices-or even as much as $1500 per ticket on Stub Hub-to see one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of our generation?
Those disappointed by Mos Def's decision to cancel a performance at Brandeis last April can breathe a sigh of relief.
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