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Dillon Riley

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Hi there, I'm a Boston area Technical Writer, Copywriter, Music Journalist, and very part time DJ. My culture writing mostly takes a back seat to the day job, but I value all my creative outlets equally and hope that comes across in what I do manage to publish.

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Convinced Friend Make Their Boston Debut - Allston Pudding

Convinced Friend Make Their Boston Debut - Allston Pudding

A.S. Wilson has seen a few things. From New Orleans up through the midwest and then to the southeast, music (…

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Knifeplay, "Animal Drowning"

Knifeplay, "Animal Drowning"

TJ Strohmer has seen some shit. The expressive frontperson of Philly-based shoegaze troupe Knifeplay fills hi…

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Wednesday Crashes The Crystal Ballroom - Allston Pudding

Wednesday Crashes The Crystal Ballroom - Allston Pudding

Asheville, NC quintet Wednesday have had a big two years by any metric. The twangy shoegazers released their …

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Jockstrap, "I Love You Jennifer B"

Jockstrap, "I Love You Jennifer B"

Jockstrap knew exactly what they were doing when they chose that name. Slightly provocative and just a little…

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Pushflowers Are Back In Peak Form - Allston Pudding

Pushflowers Are Back In Peak Form - Allston Pudding

Boston indie-pop troupe (and eternal ) haven't missed a beat. Fresh off their return to the stage last Thursd…

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Horse Jumper of Love, "Natural Part"

Horse Jumper of Love, "Natural Part"

Dimitri Giannopoulos is a chronicler of the mundane. Prone to fixations on the drama of humanity, the leader …

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Only Fortuna 500 Can Judge Me

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By Dillon Riley
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Fortuna 500 by the bins Dolly Parton died an hour before I sat down to interview Somerville rock and rollers Fortuna 500. Or at least that’s when the news broke. Though reticent to align themselves with the indie buzzwords of the day like “alt country” or “indie twang” there’s undoubtedly a bit of downhome swing in Tuna’s righteous brew. Some might say they doth protest too much, there is a banjo onstage after all.
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Fiddlehead Wants You to Choose Life

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By Dillon Riley
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Fiddlehead’s Pat Flynn with some help from the Lynch Family Skatepark faithful Hardcore is not actually about violence. Though its earliest roots and avatars may have glorified a certain kind of brutality and self-destruction, most will tell you the true spirit of hardcore is that of construction.
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The Red Clay Strays Start Arena Tour Strong

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By Dillon Riley
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The Red Clay Strays say Go Celtics The Red Clay Strays have come a long way since their hardscrabble days playing small clubs. Looking out at the crowded arena at TD Garden on the night of August 1, lead vocalist Brandon Coleman recalled an early gig playing the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, commenting dryly on the band’s progress as “quite an upgrade.” The Alabamian country rockers came to town for the second stop of their “Grateful” tour, celebrating their third studio album.
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Because I like telling stories.