Emma Furrier

Boston.com • 4th September 2023

Review & setlist: Arctic Monkeys ride at full speed at TD Garden

Five years after they last rocked the TD Garden on their sci-fi lounge act supporting concept album Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, British rockers Arctic Monkeys returned Sunday night in a blaze of flashing lights and mirrorball glow. In the years since their last North American run, they released their seventh studio album, The Car, whose cinematic offerings fused soft rock noir with orchestral dramatics, polarizing fans in its reception. While this tour may have been scheduled in support o

Boston.com • 28th July 2023

Review & Setlist: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit impart southern comforts at sold-out show

Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell has spent the better part of 25 years strengthening his craft to land him where he is today.

Born and raised in Greenhill, Alabama, Isbell joined Drive-By Truckers at the ripe age of 22 and spent six years with the southern rock band before leaving to start up a project of his own.

The 400 Unit resulted, and the group put out their eponymous debut album in 2009 to widespread acclaim. About 14 years later, they’ve just put out their ninth studio album, Weathervane

Bandbox • 1st May 2023

Metric for Bandbox

A Metric composition holds the power to shape cinematic narratives. As the four-piece's involvement with big-budget pictures like The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World attests, their synth-heavy soundscapes create an intriguing canvas for like-minded visual creatives to explore. The marriage of the band's futuristic jams and the big screen flourishes, thanks to their imaginative use of analogue synthesizers and a vas array of guitar pedals and effects, both of which entice listeners into a textured, avant-garde sonic universe.

Music Existence • 11th May 2023

Live Review + Gallery: Annie DiRusso at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA (05.07.23)

This time last year, up-and-coming indie rocker Annie DiRusso was playing to a sold out crowd of 200 at Berklee’s Red Room at Cafe 939. With only a handful of singles under her belt and new to not only touring but to live performances in general, the singer-songwriter was wide-eyed with excitement and still adjusting to life on the road.

Only a year later, she’s released her first EP, God, I Hate This Place, and has toured the country opening for a slew of big names including Declan McKenna, HA

Music Existence • 29th November 2022

Interview: Classless Act’s Derek Day and Franco Gravante on Acoustic EP and Holiday Tour

Los Angeles based rock band Classless Act are proving their versatility and readiness to show the world who they are. For the holiday season, the band are treating fans to an unplugged take on five of their amped-up anthems originally heard on their 2022 debut album. Launching a series of acoustic versions of the record’s hit singles, a new song and video are scheduled to release every two weeks, culminating in a five-song collection, Welcome To The Acoustic Show, out on December 16. Consisting

Music Existence • 6th December 2022

Daisy Jones & the Six Channel Fleetwood Mac Nostalgia: Release Date and First Look

Don’t be fooled. Daisy Jones & the Six remain a fictionalized band, created by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid as the brainchild of seventies nostalgia and documentary style narratives, despite convincing storytelling. The band are back together in the form of a new limited musical-drama series on Amazon Prime Video, premiering March 3. Fans of the wildly popular novel can rejoice as Daisy Jones and her band are finally ready for their small screen debut after first beginning filming in 2

Music Existence • 26th October 2022

Live Review: Noah Kahan at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, MA. (10.22.22)

Stick season is approaching and Noah Kahan is here to invite us into his woodland world with the ease of just the strum of his guitar. The New England native got his start in his home state of Vermont, later residing in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts while his career began reaching new heights. Only age 25, Kahan’s recent soar in success set him playing to a sold out crowd of 5,400 at Boston’s new premier music venue attached to Fenway Park, the MGM Music Hall.

With three albums and two E

Music Existence • 9th March 2022

Album Review: Sweet Unknown – Ceramic Animal

The release of Pennsylvania-bred rock band Ceramic Animal’s newest album is anything but the same old song and dance. Sweet Unknown, released March 4th, is Ceramic Animal’s fourth album and first major-label release, following up their psychedelic-tinged 2020 project, High End. Their newest LP finds the band venturing into new territory in both their sound and their ambitions.

The band, made up of a trio of brothers- Chris Regan (vocals, guitar), Erik Regan (drums) and Elliott Regan (vocals, ke

Rock n Roll Reports • 4th January 2023

Spotlight: Briston Maroney

Emma Furrier chatted to the one and only Briston Maroney in anticipation of his debut album release, ‘Sunflower’, which is out now. A very special interview with a huge rising star, this one is not a Spotlight to be missed!



Hi Briston, welcome to Spotlight! Let's start off with introductions for those who are unfamiliar with you and your music.


BM: Hi my name is Briston Maroney! I am a musician from Knoxville, Tennessee, but I live in Nashville now. Right now I don't do a lot, but I