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Live music review: The Rupert Selection Turns Off Cabot Into Evening to Remember

September 4, 2026 Matt Bass 459 Views alt-rock, Bad Larry's, BENefit, Boston music, Cabot Hall, concert, indie rock, live music, Off Cabot, Play to the Plants, Reilly Somach, Review, rock n roll, shoegaze, Spinworld, The Rupert Selection

Do you ever leave a show and have that moment of realization that you just witnessed something really special? That was the vibe walking out of Off Cabot this past Sunday (8/23) after The Rupert Selection, Bad Larrys, Spinworld, and a surprise set by Reilly Somach + The Frozen Ponies rocked the sold-out downtown club in Beverly, Massachusetts, all while the sun was still out. The event was a benefit for Reilly who’d been diagnosed with cancer.

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Live music review: Miracle Blood engulfs Davis Square at Somergloom, fire department called in

August 10, 2026 Matt Bass 674 Views Boston, hardcore, KO Queen, live music, metal, Miracle Blood, music festival, noise punk, punk rock, Review, rock n roll, Severed Boy, Somergloom Festival

Friday (August 7) evening marked night two of four of Somerville’s annual Somergloom Festival, and the first night at Davis Square’s iconic Crystal Ballroom. Fresh off a 15-date tour spanning the U.S. and Canada, Boston noise-punk power trio Miracle Blood brought a scorching, powerful set to the chandelier-clad ballroom and an eagerly awaiting hometown crowd as the band engulfed Davis Square at Somergloom Festival.