by Adam McGrath It’s been more than 11 years since Swedish indie-rockers The Sounds burst onto the scene with their debut album, Living in America. Since then, the five-member group has brought high-energy, synth-tinged dance rock to every corner of the globe. Now, as they cross Read More

by Matt Kelchner After a very successful PledgeMusic campaign and a new EP last year, The Hold Steady return this year with their sixth studio album, Teeth Dreams. This year also marks the 10th year anniversary of the band, another milestone most bands cannot say they’ve met. Read More

by Jaz Bowens It’s been a few months since I’ve been to a Communion show and I’m glad I got back into the swing of things by checking out April’s installment at the Underground Arts. The crowd was small, but the night moved with ease and we all enjoyed a great show. Five bands Read More

By Lexi Bissonnette Singer James Durbin, known for his run on American Idol, gets ready to release his newest album, Celebrate, on April 8th. “I’m just ready for it. I’m just ready for people to hear it because it’s been done for a while, or at least it seems like longe Read More

by Joe  Jamnitzky 1996. The year that alternative music belonged, arguably, to The Smashing Pumpkins. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was possibly the biggest album that year, the band was on top of everything, winning awards and whatnot, until the Jimmy Chamberlain Read More

by Jane Roser “Well, it wasn’t really a choice for me.” I’m sitting in my living room chatting with the very personable Michael Calabrese, the drummer for jazz/soul/pop/rock band Lake Street Dive, about his musical roots while my rather large Maine Coon Read More