Good Old War @ Brighton Music Hall 12.10.11
Good Old War played Brighton Music Hall on December 10th to a sold-out house and, as expected, they brought it down. The opener, Val Emmich (better known as Jamie the coffee guy from 30 Rock – “I’m totally gay for Jamie!”), was a last minute addition to the tour, and played with only his own acoustic guitar and a second guitarist instead of his band, The Veeries. His songs were… continue reading
Jul 01 2011
Mama Knows Best
Last week, my mom and I bought our tickets to XPoNential Music Fest in Philly. Yeah, that’s right, when I’m back in Pennsylvania my mom and I are going to a music festival together. See, I’m one of those kids who’s lucky enough to have parents that share my indie-leaning tendencies, and I actually find that when I’m at home I go to shows with my family more often that… continue reading
Slim Cessna & The Auto Band With The Wrong Reasons @ Great Scott 11.9.10
It was a pretty grey night. It had been pouring for most of the day and the train ride out involved being shoulder-to-shoulder with Boston’s best as well as a chance run in with a fellow Tastemaker. My destination, Great Scott, was a rather dark and crowded venue with a pretty standard setup for dive bar performances. There’s a stage in back. It has speakers. And they’ve probably never worked… continue reading
Nov 02 2010
21 Tales of Tastemakers: Alyssa Mastrocco
Tastemakers Presents’¦ is the event that brings us all together. Twice a year we wake up with the sun, perform various tasks of manual labor, yell at strangers and freeze our butts off. No matter how much it sounds like it should be a day of misery, it always ends up to be one of my favorite days of the year. This fall, we had Gypsyblood, Good Old War and… continue reading
The Short Round Sound – Good Old War
Short Round features Good Old War’s new album with a conversation with drummer Tim Arnold. Check it out here on iTunes!
The Short Round Sound – Cathy Pellow
Cathy Pellow, founder and owner of Sargent House, talks with Short Round about her ever-growing musical family. Featuring tracks by Native, Portugal. The Man, Good Old War, Lisa Papineau, Fang Island, and Russian Circles. Check it out on iTunes here.