Category Archives: Riff

Interviews with bands and other Boston-area music personalities.

Riffing // Andrew Kenny of The Wooden Birds

Those who saw the Wooden Birds the last time they played Great Scott in August were treated to a sneak peak of many of the songs that would become the band’s second album, Two Matchsticks. MP3 // The Wooden Birds … Continue reading

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Riffing // Gregory Alan Isakov

Every year, I seem to discover at least one great album that I had somehow overlooked the previous. In 2010, that album was Gregory Alan Isakov’s This Empty Northern Hemisphere, an engaging collection of impeccably arranged tunes. On the album, … Continue reading

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Riffing // Tyler Williams of The Head and the Heart

Harmony-heavy Seattle sextet The Head and the Heart was one of the West Coast’s most unexpected breakout bands of 2010, and after signing with Sub Pop the group is poised to break out across the country this year. In the … Continue reading

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Riffing // Ari Picker of Lost in the Trees

Lost in the Trees was FiTi’s favorite new band of 2010, and the group’s ANTI- debut, All Alone In An Empty House, was a strong contender for our favorite album of the year. We were bummed to miss the band’s headlining … Continue reading

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Riffing // Travis Morrison of the Dismemberment Plan

It’s been years since we’ve been able to say this, but it’s a great time to be a fan of the Dismemberment Plan. The beloved Washington, DC indie rockers have reconvened en-force for the first time since disbanding in 2003, … Continue reading

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Riffing // Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit

Boston clearly loves it some Frightened Rabbit – the Scottish band’s show this Friday at the ‘Dise has been sold out for weeks. Though they’ve managed to stay somewhat under the radar in 2010, the Frabbits’ third album, The Winter of … Continue reading

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