are approaching on December 2, and you can vote now for your picks. My piece laying out my picks for the major categories will be out in the Globe later this week. In the meantime there have been some lead up events featuring some of the nominees, including this thing Tuesday night. I'll be joining my pals and colleagues Michael Marotta of the Phoenix and Jedd Gottlied of the Herald in introducing our picks for the year's best bands. My pick is Bearstronaut, who I have am unrelated feature on in Interview Magazine out today incidentally. Come down and look at me fidget on stage and say something inappropriate that bums everyone out, or watch the performances on the live stream here starting at 8 p.m.
Discovery: Bearstronaut
No matter how much we grow to appreciate electronic dance music, it still doesn't change the fact that standing in a room watching someone fiddle with a laptop is kind of ridiculous. It's much more natural to watch someone fiddle with an actual keyboard, right? That's why the new prevalence of crossover bands that straddle the line between electronic and more traditional rock is such a welcome change. Bands like , who combine the euphoria of the club experience with the grounded humanity of a rock band.
Of course, drawing lines in the sand between what actually constitutes electronic music and what doesn't has become an increasingly futile pursuit; but when you can combine the best parts of both into one package, that sort of thinking becomes irrelevant anyway. That hasn't stopped the Boston four piece from landing atop the best-of lists as "electronic act" for the past couple years, however, including a recent Boston Music Awards nomination, for which they'll perform as part of the lead-up festivities tonight.
Read the rest at Interview Mag.
Discovery: Bearstronaut
No matter how much we grow to appreciate electronic dance music, it still doesn't change the fact that standing in a room watching someone fiddle with a laptop is kind of ridiculous. It's much more natural to watch someone fiddle with an actual keyboard, right? That's why the new prevalence of crossover bands that straddle the line between electronic and more traditional rock is such a welcome change. Bands like , who combine the euphoria of the club experience with the grounded humanity of a rock band.
Of course, drawing lines in the sand between what actually constitutes electronic music and what doesn't has become an increasingly futile pursuit; but when you can combine the best parts of both into one package, that sort of thinking becomes irrelevant anyway. That hasn't stopped the Boston four piece from landing atop the best-of lists as "electronic act" for the past couple years, however, including a recent Boston Music Awards nomination, for which they'll perform as part of the lead-up festivities tonight.
Read the rest at Interview Mag.
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