Ben Sollee
Zanzabar | Thursday, May 10 A Kentucky-born cellist who mixes classical styles with early-00s indie, Ben Sollees style is both rustic and evolved, and his music is powerful and infectious. Sollee is nothing short of brilliant and unique in his approach.
Harpy
Kaiju | Saturday, May 12 A lo-fi, visceral, art-punk project from Yoko Molotov, harpy is experimental and stormy, but extremely captivating, sharp and unique in its chaos. Theres definitely a manic madness to it, but its underlined by a level of control that sprints toward the edge, stopping at the last possible second. Molotov has the ability to make strange, uncomfortable sounds become addicting and punchy.
Tune-Yards
Headliners Music Hall
Tuesday, May 15 With swirling music that borrows from styles from around the globe, Tune-Yards patches together a myriad of sounds and ideas to form a smart dive into pops deep end. Part dance club swagger, part stream-of-conscious poetics, Tune-Yards is versatile and balanced. One of the many reasons its important not to pigeonhole pop.
This article appears in May 9, 2018.
