Boston multi instrumentalists HAGO present a multicultural musical dynamic that will most certainly raise some eyebrows and perk up some ears in the process as you're listening to them. It's really hard to pinpoint exactly what genre of music they dabble in, and that's sort of the beauty of the group as a whole as they don't cater to one specific audience and offer up a little something for everybody. The group consists of Nerya Zidon on sax and guitar, Yoel Genin on guitar,

Daniel Grinberg’s Short Stories is a 12-song album with beautiful production, skillful performances, and an underlying lyrical wholesomeness. There are a few different singers on the album: Alex, Aveva Dese, and Yoav Arbel. I’m not sure what Grinberg’s role is, but I’m assuming he creates the instrumental tracks and writes the songs. The first thing I noticed about the album is its production value; the songs are immaculately mixed and mastered, and the classic instrumentatio

“EP1” by Big Nice is a four-song EP, in case you couldn’t tell from the cryptic and mysterious title. The songs are as honest as the collection’s name, and together are yet another example of the incredible creativity lurking in the bowels of Allston, MA. Big Nice is the main project of Bradford Krieger, and while I couldn’t find any information about him online, the album’s tags include “Norwood, “ “Boston,” and “major tonality,” which means that he 1, is presumably from Mas

Photo Credit: Alexander Winter German born and recent Berklee alum Jakob Reinhardt has just released his brand new EP Songs From Coastal Cities. The largely acoustic affair features brilliant musicianship put forth by Jakob, who also plays guitar for Steven Maier, another artist who was also featured here on the site. Jakob steps out on his own for his foray into instrumental rock that is brilliant to say the least, and one that keeps you squarely focused on him all the way t

A few weeks ago on December 12th, I encountered a local band by the name of Parachuter at The Middle East Upstairs. The evening was put on by the fine people of WEMF Radio and this was my first time checking out the band. Not knowing what to expect, I witnessed one of the most incredible and unique sets I witnessed in recent memory. What made the performance all the more special was the band's total and complete mastery of the instrumental approach, marked by the absence of v