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MATT ASHARE

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Halloweening

The holiday that keeps on giving
Anytime Halloween falls on, say, a Tuesday, you can be sure the costume parties will begin the previous Friday, if not earlier.
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 08, 2006

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Vietnam

Lou Reed called: he wants his lyrics back.
Those wily folks in the Vice A&R department were the first to pick up on the potential of, yes, yet another Brooklyn-based outfit, VietNam.
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 07, 2006

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On the racks: October 31, 2006

The Who, Deftones, Meatloaf
Plus Lady Sovereign, Isis, and Flavor Flav.
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 02, 2006

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Sham’s Town

The Killers, Orpheum Theatre, October 26, 2006
So began the Killers’ half-hearted attempt to redefine themselves as something more than just a trend-jumping neo-new-wave band. The Killers at the Orpheum Theatre, October 26, 2006
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 30, 2006

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Happy accidents

The slow, steady rise of Death Cab for Cutie
Ben Gibbard, the unassuming singer-songwriter who fronts the Seattle-by-way-of-Bellingham foursome Death Cab for Cutie, is, as he puts it, just 45 minutes from “walking out my door and going to San Francisco for Neil Young’s annual Bridge School benefit.”
By MATT ASHARE  |  November 02, 2006

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The Decemberists

The Crane Wife | Interscope
Is there a place outside the cozy confines of indiedom for a singer-songwriter as literate and prone to period pieces as Colin Meloy?
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 30, 2006

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Hints of Halloween

Scissor Sisters, Orpheum Theatre, October 22
I’ve always thought of the Scissor Sisters as the best UK band to come out of the States, a sort of Frankie Goes to Hollywood with better songs and a broader musical palette that embraces everything from Pink Floydian textural excursions to Ziggy Stardust glam guitars.
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 23, 2006

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On the racks: October 24, 2006

John Legend, Sparta, the Drones, and Albert Hammond, Jr.
Plus Miho Hatori and Arctic Monkeys.
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 24, 2006

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On the racks: October 17, 2006

Diddy, Danzig, and Badly Drawn Boy
Plus the Slits, Sarah McLachlan, and holiday fare.
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 17, 2006

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Springa’s night out

The American Hardcore party
“Springa! Spinga! Springa!” came one lone voice chanting from somewhere among the crowd gathered at the Coolidge Corner Theatre a week ago Wednesday for a pre-release screening of the film American Hardcore .
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 17, 2006

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True believers

Street Dogs fight fire with fire
It’s just after 7 Saturday on Lansdowne Street, and Avalon is already swimming with bodies and charged with excitement. Street Dogs, "Fatty" (mp3 via Phoenix Bandguide) Street Dogs, "Not Without a Purpose" (mp3 via Phoenix Bandguide)
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 18, 2006

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Kids who rock

The children of rock stars
The kids are at it again. We’ve got a new one to add to the list of the children of rock stars who want to be rock stars: Alexa Ray Joel, the 20-year-old daughter of Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel.
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 17, 2006

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Mosquitos

III | Bar/None
This NYC-based trio were born of a love affair of sorts — a love affair with girl-from-Ipanema nostalgia.
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 17, 2006

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Hitsville USA

The Killers reach higher, plus Beck and Evanescence
There are singles artists and there are album artists. Watch videos from Beck's The Information (Windows Media)
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 11, 2006

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Anti-Folk Hero

Regina Spektor, Avalon, October 6, 2006
Avalon was sold out for Friday night’s performance by the strange little Russian girl from Brooklyn with her piano, her charming vocal quirks, and, eventually, her unassuming band.
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 10, 2006

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On the racks: October 10, 2006

From Gothic Archies to Mod Rods to little Lohans
Plus Robert Pollard, Sting, and the Cure.
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 10, 2006

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TV on the Radio

Return To Cookie Mountain | Interscope
Fearful that a major-label deal has ironed the kinks out of this Brooklyn-based collective?
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 10, 2006

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On the racks: October 3, 2006

Beck, the Decemberists, Lindsay Buckingham, Evanescence
...plus the Killers, Sean Lennon, and Totally Hits 2006 .
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 03, 2006

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Bar-band bonding

The Raconteurs, Orpheum, September 29, 2006
Jack White’s just one of those guys who likes the idea of being in a band. Slideshow: The Raconteurs at the Orpheum Theatre, September 29, 2006  
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 02, 2006

NEMO and the Boston Music Awards

All’s well that ends well
It all started a week ago Wednesday at Avalon, where bands played, the audience mingled and schmoozed, a guy in a bear suit turned out to be Dresden Dolls drummer Brian Viglione (I think), and the NEMO music festival kicked off with the 2006 Boston Music Awards.
By MATT ASHARE  |  October 03, 2006
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