Ryan's Smashing Life

Two of the brightest emerges on the emerging music landscape are on tour together right now. They will play back-to-back tonight [ticketing] at the House of Blues Boston.

When Grace Potter and Brett Dennen reach Boston to play the House of Blues Boston tonight they will likely find a throng of eager new fans. Both acts have made huge inroads with new audiences with their self-effacing, embracing live shows and solid material.

For those new to the site, we pretty much like all genres of music so long as its done well. I can't really speak for the others, but I have always liked the music of pianos and synthesizers, as evidenced ...

Washington DC's indie rock band Middle Distance Runner are on a short East Coast jaunt this week and are in town this week. (Catch them at TT the Bears in Cambridge on Wednesday night in support of Elliott ...

In the 1990s British music scene there were hardly any bands faster and more furious than The Manic Street Preachers. Leading the charge of Welsh guitar bands in the period, the Manics were also among the most radical of them, both musically and politically. ...

Music Video directed by Ben&Julia Band: The Main Drag Production: Stink Berlin / Paris (((Official website: www.dovelovers.com))) www.benandjulia.com www.themaindrag.com

In 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres under the influence of a very different drug... Ellis was tripping balls when his lady tells him to get to go to work. ...

On a beautiful Summer Day this July we caught an amazing live show at LeLacheur Park (home to Red Sox Minor League Class affiliate The Lowell Spinners.) The afternoon started out just perfect - Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band played an incredible set under a then-blue sky. ...

Actor and director Heath Ledger's body of work continues to grow following his accidental drug overdose in January. We are all aware of his chilling and celebrated theatrical work in the Dark Knight. Not many of us knew the man was as passionate about music as he evidently was... ...

It's hard to imagine things going better for any band in it's first year these days. This is the story of The New Collisions from Boston who release their second EP album, Invisible Embraces, tonight. ...

, and if you are one of the many thousands of superstitious people who fear this day and all that it brings... there's not much I can do to ease your mind. This is the third Friday the 13th of the year. Just to show you what a great sense of humor I have, here's Social Distortion's "Bad Luck."

The Smartest Band in America, Boston's The Motion Sick headline a fun-filled rock lineup of FIVE BANDS tomorrow at the Middle East. We have not focused on this worthy (and fun, did I say, fun?) act since ...

and The Low Anthem arrive in Boston Thursday night to play The Paradise. Notably, this is the last night the two acts will play together on this tour. In one showcase tonight, local music fans have a snapshot of two of the most promising bands on tour - at the top of their game. ...