the barbary

by Holli Stephens There is always a little fire of anticipation that lights inside of me when I learn I’ll be going to a foreign venue or seeing a band that is new to me. I was two for two in getting the chance to see The Crookes play at the Barbary Tuesday night. The venue is Read More

by Jane Roser Back in the late 90s, my sister and I attended several Thrill Kill Kult concerts at the 9:30 Club and told each other that if we ever got out of the retail industry, we wanted to be BOMB GANG GIRLZ (My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult’s hot female Read More

by Marcus Bonner Backpacker vibes abounded as alt hip-hop crews from near and far converged on Fishtown’s The Barbary on Tuesday evening. iTCH, the solo project of London post-punk outfit The King Blues front-man Johnny “Itch” Fox, has traveled across the pond for a U.S. Tour Read More

by Sebastian Mackay Songwriting is about exposing yourself to the world and hoping they’ll take you for who you are. There are, of course, always those who won’t. But when people do, they’ll not only buy your music and t-shirts but they’ll have your words and, sometimes, album Read More

Transit Young New England Reviewed by Andi Bricklin     “If you’re too drunk to walk along the streets of cobblestone, you know Boston never drinks alone, Boston never drinks alone” is the mantra of the title track “Young New England” from Read More