“It’s never easy finding doors to let you in,” Kelly Coveny & Marc Teamaker remind us in “See What I See,” the exceptional third track off their collaboration, Spring Throws a Rope. But letting us in is what Spring does with effortless grace. With laid-back singer-songwriter soul and a live READ MORE >
Ever wonder what becomes of the guitars that were demolished in concert by rock gods like Pete Townsend? The Hard Rock knows. In this blog post, the archivists detail their favorite smashed axes like this Fender Stratocaster that was wrecked by Ritchie Blackmore in ’82. Check it out.
Billed by itunes as “make out music for cool kids,” the four South London 20-something of the XX redefine quiet R&B with torch-song tales of love and longing. They have the blogosphere buzzing and The Boathouse blissful with each repeat listen. Check it out.
The next time you’re in a really cool clothing store at the mall and you recognize the really cool music the really cool customers and employees are bopping their heads to – you’ll have us to thank. That’s really the best way to describe Passion Pit’s new album Manners. It’s READ MORE >
First thing you should know about Vampire Weekend and the band’s great new album Contra: this is not a goth band and nothing on the album is remotely associated with vampires. It’s not dark, moody or sullenly New Moonish. It is, however, light, breezy and bouncy. It has an upbeat READ MORE >
Pearl Jam returns with “Backspacer,” its first album of new material since 2006’s self-titled release “Pearl Jam.” It’s great to hear this band again. While it can be debated that Pearl Jam never achieved the level of success we thought they would when they exploded onto the scene with the READ MORE >
Our resident DJ, BRAINWASH AND ABHORRENT JEST, is turning us on to the techno-mellow sounds of Ellipse, the new release from Frou Frou chanteuse Imogen Heap (or HOPE ENIGMA for those of you still playing the Anagram game.) Tracks like “First Train Home” and “Wait it Out” show an evolution READ MORE >
Our man Brendan is the Minister of Music at The Boathouse, and he’s turned us on to the new album from the French rock band Phoenix. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is chock full of catchy, radio-friendly confections like “1901”, “Lasso,” and the opening track “Lisztomania.” Frontman Thomas Mars sings it all READ MORE >
Stop by our home base at The Boathouse and you may just hear this terrific new album providing the soundtrack to another day of creativity. Kearney is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter, but don’t expect a twang. Kearney takes his Chris Martin-style voice for a ride through funky backbeats, smooth guitars and READ MORE >
This is a gem of an album. The New York Times called For Emma, Forever Ago “irresistible,” and the reviewers on iTunes are raving about its poetic beauty. Bon Iver (pronounced: bohn eevair; French for “good winter” and spelled wrong on purpose) is basically musician Justin Vernon who recorded this READ MORE >