I had the potential Facebook post already crafted in my head: a comment on the contrived atmosphere I’d expected to see at the Tractor Tavern, something about the perfect “scruff” that defines today’s hipsters. I probably would have posted an iPhone-edited picture, too—but I didn’t. And that’s where the story begins. Because yes, there…

A week or so ago I happened upon Teen Mom’s “I Wanna Go Out,” a fuzzy, catchy little nugget of wonder, and I haven’t stopped listening to it since.   Teen Mom bill themselves as writers of lo-fi love ballads, and while that description holds true with this track, the heart of “I Wanna Go Out” is…

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!   After going to see The Game last Saturday, I had the opportunity to check out the energetic piano rock band The Hush Sound live in Boston. This was a big deal. Up until very recently, The Hush Sound had been on an extended hiatus; agreeing to temporarily disband in 2009, the…

I guess I’ve always held some sort of resentment over the fact that I never got to see Taking Back Sunday touring in support of one of their first few albums. So you can imagine the excitement I felt when the band announced a Tell All Your Friends tenth anniversary tour in which they would…