Nathan Smith
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The Beaches perfect their party formula on ‘No Hard Feelings’
Canadian rock stars The Beaches have never been shy about turning heartbreak into a hook. Their 2023 breakout Blame My Ex, along…
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It’s 2025. Enough with Chris Brown
Chris Brown is still selling out arenas. His “Breezy Bowl” is making headlines and he continues to chart in pop music to…
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Chance Peña howls through the fog on “Wolves of Worry”
In a quiet cabin, somewhere between tour stops and voice notes, a new chapter found its way out of Chance Peña. The…
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Gregory Alan Isakov finds his perfect setting at Shelburne Museum
There are few backdrops more fitting for Gregory Alan Isakov than a summer evening in Vermont. On Saturday night, the Colorado-based folk…
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Gatlin opens up about mental health with two new singles
Gatlin isn’t afraid of saying the quiet part out loud. This week, the Nashville-based songwriter released two new tracks, “Happy” and “Pipe…
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Bigfoot, The Beach Boys, and band democracy: An interview with Sammy Rae
“We made an album and we didn’t tell you about it.” That’s the hook of Songs We Wish We Wrote, a collection…
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Lake Street Dive and Sammy Rae & The Friends turn Portland into a dance floor
By the time the sun dipped low over Thompson’s Point, the crowd was already moving. Portland’s waterfront venue was buzzing with energy…
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Album review: The Aces – Gold Star Baby
The Aces made more than just a record. They built a club, dropped the glitter, and invited everyone inside for a disco-themed…
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Katy Perry turns TD Garden into a pop spectacle eight years in the making
It had been exactly eight years since Katy Perry last played Boston, a fact she gleefully pointed out at TD Garden on…
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It feels like a comeback, even if Ripe never left
Back Cove Festival might be brand new, but when Ripe took the stage, it didn’t feel like a debut. It felt like…