Boys Go to Jupiter Blast Off in Cambridge on First Night of Tour

Alder Boutin
Apr 6
2 min read

Boys Go To Jupiter | by Alder Boutin for Zany Waves

Indie rock band Boys Go To Jupiter launched their Now You’re A Circle Tour with a theatrical performance at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA. “Take what you need from it, and give your all to it,” keyboardist Caleb Martin-Rosenthal said, setting the tone for the night. “The album title is… a thesis for the show.” Even as a newcomer to the band, I found myself swept into their welcoming chaos and charm.

Boys Go To Jupiter balanced complex emotions with comedic bits. Ballads like “Lovers Always Lose” and the resentful “Wake Up Layla” carved space for frustration in close relationships, while more upbeat tunes were framed with banter. The band feigned an on-the-spot improvisation, building a syncopated drumbeat into the full arrangement of “Wall St,” and battled in Rock-Paper-Scissors to determine another song’s lead vocalist. Kantorowitz’s partner even made an appearance to deliver a dramatic pantomimed death and a kiss.

Audience engagement was a defining feature of the band’s approach. During “Sunshine,” an audience member named Katie came alive onstage, rising to the challenge of displaying rapid-fire lyrics on a series of unwieldy posters. In a quieter moment, frontwoman Jess Kantorowitz knelt at the edge of the stage to introduce an acoustic number with a heartfelt speech about the sense of belonging sustained by her band, crew, and listeners.

Massachusetts local acts Exit 18 and Aedan MacDougall opened the show. Exit 18 brought Halloween to March, layering eerie operatic trills and maniacal laughter over heavier rock beats, while MacDougall delivered soulful guitar harmonies. Boys Go To Jupiter’s set echoed Exit 18’s flamboyance and MacDougall’s expressive vocals.

Rocket into the universe of Boys Go To Jupiter on their Now You’re A Circle Tour, now traversing the Eastern and Midwestern United States through April.