Keep On Moving: Dune Diving: Sweet Dreams’ message in a bottle
Sweet Dreams – How Ya Dune? On their debut EP, How Ya Dune?, Sweet Dreams kick things off with “Heaven Sent,” which has a power pop meets You’re Living Me […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Keep on Moving: What Lies Between: Courtney Swain’s latest heads for high seas
Courtney Swain – Between Blood and Ocean Courtney Swain, the singer and keyboardist for Boston’s experimental rock group Bent Knee, has taken the next step in an impressive solo career […]
Keep On Moving: Summer in the City!: Kick-ass shows are going to rock the town all season long
J Kelley Band are releasing their debut album Burning Season. Burning Season reminds me of high-energy ’90s rock. “Ransom” sounds like the Gin Blossoms with an added thump. I like […]
Keep on Movin: Penn Sultan’s New Legs: Sultan delivers the first chapter of many
Penn Sultan’s Museum Legs — Traversing the Flat Circle Museum Legs is a new project from Penn Sultan, best known as the frontman for indie folk outfit Last Good Tooth, […]
Keep on Movin’: Burn it all Down: Local legends Churchburn do doom and gloom right
This issue, the column takes a decidedly bleaker turn (in a good way), as we make our first foray into metal. Maybe you’re lukewarm on the genre. Perhaps it’s the screaming […]
Keep on Movin’: New Year, New You: Resolve to end your music dry spell this year
I’m already toward the end of my annual “go though an exercise routine for two weeks and pretty much give up” cycle. Enough with having a “dry January;” instead of giving […]
Keep On Movin’: Don’t Feed the Machine: Keep it local, keep it quirky
In these times of religious observances, family obligations and unabashed consumerism, it can be hard not to succumb to the embracing womb of corporate America. But when you’re participating in […]
Keep On Moving: Alt-Nation Gets a Makeover
After like 13 years of writing under Alt-Nation, it is weird to say fuck that, but I’m nobody’s go-to for rational thought so … fuck it. The original Motif column […]
Alt-Nation: LittleBoyBigHeadonBike, Public Policy, and More
The Curious Case of LittleBoyBigHeadonBike Lo-fi folk outfit LittleBoyBigHeadonBike is the music of William Orchard, and armed with a guitar and a recorder, he presents a body of work that […]
Alt-Nation: Salt Dolls, Tequila and Zombie Girlfriends
The Low Anthem – The Salt Doll Went To Measure The Depth Of The Sea After 2016’s wildly experimental Eyeland, The Low Anthem return with a stripped-down collection of short songs on The Salt […]