Mirah

Modern Radio Record Label was conceived by Tom Loftus in the Spring of 1999. Read More

Anticipation can be a relatively deceptive thing. Read More

I really like going to concerts, but it's actually very rare that I continue to reflect on a show months after it's passed. Read More

It is a misty night in Davis Square, a bustling district on the outskirts of Boston. Read More

Though VAC has been booking a slew of in-your-face, what-the-hell-just-happened shows of late--from the hairy scary wall-scaling Israelis Monotonix to bloody battling brahs Le Fleur and Finn Riggins --they're taking it down a notch on Thursday, Oct. 22, with a folksy, laid-back bill. Read More

When I was in junior high, I had a gym teacher who used to talk a lot about "life's embarrassing moments" as a way to put her students at ease. Read More

Olympia, Washington's Mirah is my favorite female vocalist, and I am constantly surprised that she has somehow managed to stay out of the mainstream. Read More

Wandering around the Fenway's soon-to-be-demolished RFT building feels like spelunking through the bowels of Boston's hard-rock scene. Read More

Aug 12–13, Helsing Junction Farm (Rochester, WA), $8-$15, www.krecs.com. LOCATED 18 MILES south of Olympia, Washington, on the banks of the Chehalis River, the Helsing Junction Farm has spent the last 15 years cultivating all manner of organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs and delivering weekly shipments of fresh produce to hundreds of local subscribers between Seattle and Portland from June through November. Read More