Dillon Riley

2 weeks ago | allstonpudding.com | Dillon Riley

Sometimes we like to think of Allston Pudding as less of an official music publication and more of a community-minded arts project on which the focus is music. And so every once in a while we hand over the keys to a guest artist or writer outside our staff to give our digital pages a different sort of flavor. Today we have another one of those moments with friend of the blog and Ratchella co-founder Emma Caviness providing us a dispatch from her whirlwind time in Austin for SXSW last month.

2 weeks ago | allstonpudding.com | Dillon Riley

Flipturn brought a much-needed burst of energy to a Roadrunner crowd clearly carrying the weight of midterms and long winter nights as part of their Burnout Days Tour. In fact it was the most packed I’ve seen the Brighton venue in a while — wall to wall with fans who showed up not just to listen, but to feel something together. Before the show, I met two girls at the barricade who had already been to a couple dates on this tour.

3 weeks ago | allstonpudding.com | Dillon Riley

Dancers, puppets, eyeballs, oh my! of Montreal came to Royale on Tuesday March 25th to shake things up, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album Sunlandic Twins with a show that saw them play the entire album in full. of Montreal’s backup dancers behind the full band nearly stole the show, with hits like “Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games)” featuring them swirling and twirling behind frontman Kevin Barnes in increasingly outlandish costumes.

1 month ago | allstonpudding.com | Dillon Riley

Sunday night marked the third show of the Dropkick Murphys’ annual St Patty’s residency in Boston. The room was packed with folks who had poured from the Southie Parade straight to MGM, and were still dressed to the gills in green. It was a community affair as usual, with the band packing close friends and family on stage ahead of the show’s kickoff. As the Dropkick Murphys walked on, Ken Casey got up close and personal with the audience, playing “The Boys are Back” to set the tone for the night.

1 month ago | allstonpudding.com | Dillon Riley

As the ground finally thaws and the air feels less like pain, leaving the home is less of a chore and more of a welcomed opportunity, but you may be asking yourself, what do I do first?? Have no fear, the lovely minds behind handhold presents, Zone 3, and, yours truly, Allston Pudding have scheduled a series of spring concerts to be held inside at the Zone 3 space (that’s 267 Western Ave in Allston, by the way) from March-June.