Leor Galil

The lazy days of August are here, and this week's music picks start out a bit slow. But never fear, because when the weekend's here, there's plenty of music to hear. Ok, now that the "bad rhyme" quota is fulfilled, here are this weeks concert highlights: Monday, August 10th... continue reading on Bostonist

Warped Tour is a rite of summer for kids between the ages of 12-20 who like their guitars with three chords. This past Tuesday, when thousands of teens descended upon the Comcast Center in Mansfield to celebrate their favorite summer event, they did so in cooperation with New England's rite... continue reading on Bostonist

Image of Cave In taken from the band's myspace page Even Bostonist couldn't get into the highly anticipated Cave In "reunion" show at Great Scott on Sunday night. Fortunately for us, there's the Internet, where dozens of fans lucky enough to grab a ticket in the four seconds that... continue reading on Bostonist

Our buddies at The Boston Globe have championed another investigative reporting win, one that will surely put the newspaper back on top of the media market. Fashion writer Christopher Muther wrote a little piece on a curious subculture whose followers ride fixies, wear ironic t-shirts, and love Grizzly Bear. That's... continue reading on Bostonist

"Practice makes perfect, but if people aren't perfect, then why practice?" Those were just a handful of confounding words uttered by Japandroids' guitarist and vocalist Brian King during the duo's set at Great Scott on Sunday night. Call 'em paradoxes, oxymorons, conflicts of interest, contradictions - all apt terms for... continue reading on Bostonist