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MATT ASHARE

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A little freak folk

Better late than never, right?
It was only a matter of time before Thurston Moore dipped into a little freak folk.
By MATT ASHARE  |  January 09, 2007

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Cold War Kids

Robbers and Cowards | Downtown
Don’t be surprised if you find yourself thinking you’ve heard these guys somewhere before.
By MATT ASHARE  |  January 09, 2007

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Prolific

The many faces of Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams’s transition from Whiskeytown frontman to solo artist wasn’t exactly smooth.
By MATT ASHARE  |  January 02, 2007

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The Byrds

There Is a Season | Sony Legacy
The heart of the set is the familiar jangly folk-rock everyone associates with the Byrds — recordings that laid the groundwork for what’s come to be known as alt-country.
By MATT ASHARE  |  January 02, 2007

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Indie springs forward

Clap your hands and say Axl
For years we waited. And then we started making jokes about it. And then the jokes got old. So we waited some more. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, "Love Song No. 7" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  January 02, 2007

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The John Doe Thing

For the Best of Us | Yep Roc
In the wake of X’s first break-up, John Doe distanced himself from whatever punk he had left in him and pursued a rootsier, more singer-songwriterly muse. The John Doe Thing, "Hwy 5"  (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  December 28, 2006

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Boston's 10 best

A year in local music
There are good times for the Boston music scene and there are bad times.
By MATT ASHARE  |  December 19, 2006

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The Replacements

Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best of the Replacements | Sire/Reprise
The Replacements have always been blessed with impeccably bad timing. The Replacements, "I Will Dare"  (mp3) The Replacements, "Unsatisfied"  (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  December 19, 2006

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Neo-new-what?

A year in national pop
The real album of the year is a disc that probably didn’t cross many people’s paths in 2006, a Rhino comp titled Future Retro that pairs various DJs/electronicists (Richard X, Tiga, the Crystal Method) with classic new-wave tracks by the Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, and New Order.
By MATT ASHARE  |  December 28, 2006

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Historical fictions

Reliving the birth of the Clash
There are Clash fans, and then there are Clash fans . And three more boxes: Gift ideas for the music fan on your list. By Matt Ashare
By MATT ASHARE  |  December 12, 2006

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Holiday cheer

With a musical twist  
Christmas music has gotten such a bad rap over the years, you could hardly imagine that it was once considered cool for artists like Elvis and the Beach Boys to record full albums of holiday classics.
By MATT ASHARE  |  December 11, 2006

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Controlled chaos

The method to the Ex’s madness
It’s 11 am on a Thursday, and Andy Moor is having his first coffee just a few doors down from the American Repertory Theatre’s Loeb Drama Center, the site that will be home to one of his most ambitious projects yet. The Ex, "Weapons for El Salvador" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  December 05, 2006

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The IFC Soundtrack

Indie rock for indie movies
The bridge between independent film and indie rock has been getting easier and easier to cross with the rise of a new generation of directors weaned on music videos and the multimedia underground.
By MATT ASHARE  |  December 04, 2006

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Sunny daze

Jeremy Enigk’s clear new vision
It wouldn’t be fair to blame Jeremy Enigk for the current overabundance of “emo” — a style that entails sensitive guys laying their hearts on the line to a degree that verges on sickening.
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 29, 2006

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Urban renewal

Wings of Desire at the ART
Wim Wenders’s 1987 film Der Himmel über Berlin — Wings of Desire , as it’s known to us — had two defining characters that would seem impossible to re-create outside of the film itself.
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 21, 2006

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On the racks: November 21, 2006

Army of Anyone, Joanna Newsom, the Game, (+44)
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 21, 2006

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Rock and role

The Twilight Singers, Paradise Rock Club, November 14, 2006
Greg Dulli may wear his tender heart on his suave, stylish sleeve, but it’s just bait — a lure for unwitting romantics who enjoy having their hearts broken. Slideshow: Twilight Singers at Avalon, November 14, 2006
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 20, 2006

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Vinyl goes digital

Limited edition gems are now downloadable
Some of us still remember the famed Sub Pop singles club, and Simple Machines’ 1993 single-a-month series, which featured everyone from riot grrrls Bratmobile to slo-rockers Codeine.
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 20, 2006

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The Sound and the fury

. . . And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Avalon, November 8
It was a little disconcerting to enter Avalon against a tidal flow of people heading for the exits prior to the start of last Wednesday night’s performance by . . . And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 13, 2006

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Lit rock and roll

The Decemberists, Orpheum Theatre, November 4, 2006
In his ill-fitting khaki blazer, button-down shirt, and floppy necktie, Colin Meloy looked every bit the rumpled college professor as he stood with the Decemberists in front of a Japanese-themed backdrop. Slideshow: The Decemberists at the Orpheum Theatre, November 4, 2006
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 07, 2006
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