On its first tour since the pandemic began, the iconic Celtic punk band Flogging Molly plays Main Street Armory with Violent Femmes on Sept. 18.
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The Struts do glam rock tougher
It was during the deep freeze of last December’s winter when roughly 500 of the frozen and the faithful piled into the Main Street Armory’s downstairs venue. The crowd was alive with the bizz-buzz about The Struts — Derbyshire, England’s gift to rock ‘n’ roll. The band was straight-up sing-along glam rock. It delivered with […]
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I Scene It: Mastodon, Eagles of Death Metal, and Russian Circles at the Armory
Part of the utter joy of getting turned on to new music is being able to pass it on. And I’ve been banging the drum for The Eagles of Death Metal since rediscovering the band at a party this summer. (I saw them in Long Beach, California, back in 2010, but kinda forgot.) The band […]
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Haunted house review: The Castle of Horrors
For the final days leading up to Halloween, we’ll review and rate a couple of the area’s most creative haunted houses.
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Raunch and heart
Dave Attell is notorious for being a filthy, offensive, curmudgeonly old “Insomniac,” but he’s also a well-respected comedian in the business. Patton Oswalt tweeted: “Watching @attell‘s new special for a 3rd time since it premiered Friday. Same way I listened to Iggy Pop’s RAW POWER over & over.” Marc Maron said, “Dave’s a funny f**king […]
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DINING REVIEW: TRATA
An early 20th century brick fortress, the Culver Road Armory is now a mixed-use space, boasting modern flourishes of blonde wood, burnished chrome, and glowing light accents. On a Friday or Saturday night, the parking lot is packed. The main draw is TRATA, a.k.a. The Restaurant At The Armory. The space alone is worthy of […]
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MUSIC: The sounds of autumn
The summer concert season might be dominated by large-scale festivals, giant outdoor concerts, and get-together shows everyplace that can throw together a stage. But just because summer is ending doesn’t mean that the musical good times have to stop once the leaves hit the ground. There’s a little bit for every music fan coming through […]
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Concert Review: Scion’s Bonzai 2013 at Main Street Armory
As the summer comes to a close, the time for music festivals is winding down as well. On Saturday, radio station The Zone 94.1 squeezed in its annual Scion’s Bonzai, a music festival celebrating radio-friendly modern rock. “Keep in mind that we only came here to have a good fucking time with you!” yelled Kaleo […]
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Bassnectar: a spaz of madness
Bassnectar may not be a household name, but for underground electronic fans, he’s a musical maelstrom. He’s a painter whose canvas is musical waves and ambient beats. He’s half metal, half underground-style aficionado, collector, and librarian, and all electronic-music guru. And when that bass drops, watch out. The fans lap it up.
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Concert Review: Passion Pit, Matt and Kim, Icona Pop at Main Street Armory
Passion Pit has always been about mixing the light and the dark. The songs on the band’s first two albums, “Manners” (2009) and “Gossamer” (2012), obsessively dwell on kill-me-now topics like depression, self-loathing, bankruptcy, suicide attempts and frontman Michael Angelakos’ struggles with bipolar disorder. But these grim lyrics are always hyped up with bubbly, blindingly […]
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Concert Review: Twins of Evil Tour w/Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson
The Main Street Armory loomed ominous beneath a moonless sky Tuesday night as thousands lined up for the benediction within. It was like a scene out of a movie, as the soulless shuffled shoulder to shoulder past the bible beaters, buskers, and street-meat purveyors to the Twins of Evil circus inside, led by Rob Zombie […]
