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Irish, but not Celtic

Gems from the Emerald Isle
With the Boston Celtic Music Festival taking over a host of venues January 9 and 10 it can be easy to forget that not all Irish music is . . . Celtic music.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  January 09, 2009

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The year ahead in national pop music

Diminishing returns in 2009
I've always liked the idea of there being some weight to the "nines," meaning: if you're a year, and you're going to perch yourself at the very edge of a decade, you'd better be ready to represent.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  December 31, 2008

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Year in Local Pop: Local motion

Our 2008 playlist
Bands come and go, but songs stick around.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  December 22, 2008

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Harry and the Potters kick off the annual Yule Ball

Harry and the Potters' 4th Annual Yule Ball
Nothing screams Christmas like children dabbling with sorcery. Which is why Harry and the Potters' annual Yule Ball is such a howling success every year.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  December 19, 2008

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Christmas music: Yule be sorry

Little gifts lurk among holiday horrors
It eventually occurred to me that most if not all of the Christmas music I listened to, I did so in the service of some ulterior message.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  December 12, 2008

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Live Review: Vampire Weekend, Black Kids

WFNX's Miracle on Tremont Street, Orpheum Theatre December 7, 2008
Somehow, I ended up with extra tickets for last Sunday's Vampire Weekend show, and I gotta tell you: I couldn't give these things away.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  December 09, 2008

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Review: Fennesz - Black Sea

Touch
In the music of Christian Fennesz, there's a fine line between what's being done for you as a listener and what's being done to you.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  December 17, 2008

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The future is blight

The post-Americanan kicks of Castanets
What with all the Devendras and Bonnie Princes and Phosphorescents and wanna-Beams dragging their unruly beards around the nation lately, it's getting harder and harder to keep your post-folk dudes with guitars straight.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  November 24, 2008

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Subtle bring it from the chest

Subtle outdo their story on ExitingARM
Subtle outdo their story on ExitingARM
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  November 17, 2008

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Boston music: The International Pop Overthrow Festival

The return of the International Pop Overthrow
From Thursday, November 20, to Sunday, November 23, the International Pop Overthrow (IPO) makes its annual trek to Boston.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  November 14, 2008

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Deerhunt's new album gets media chemotherapy

Deerhunter’s redistribution of rock
The first time I saw Deerhunter was two years ago at Emo’s in Austin, as part of SxSW.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  November 10, 2008

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On Your Feet smartly attentive

A smart, attentive documentary
Tappeiner smartly demonstrates how Serra turns the experience of the viewers into his subject matter.  
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  November 04, 2008

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Boo-ya!

When bands dress up for Halloween, it’s creepy
Maybe it’s because dressing up as the economy would be kind of lame, but I’m haven’t heard Jack O’Shit in the way of truly scary costume ideas this year.  
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  October 28, 2008

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Movers and shakers

Local rock three-way not nearly as gross as it sounds
This Friday, October 24, at the Middle East upstairs, no fewer than three local rock bands will release brand-new CDs on the very same night — at the very same show.  
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  October 24, 2008

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Populous delivers light, satisfying blend with Short Stories

Morr Music (2008)
Fans of Ben Gibbard will savor the insistent charm of Short Stories’ voice: a nasal but deftly melodic boy croon with a flair for neatness and a soft spot for slightly overdone harmonizing.  
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  October 22, 2008

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The Mad Decent tour hits Boston
If you thought Diplo peaked with Hollertronix or plateau’d with M.I.A. or repeated himself with Santogold, you really need to stop thinking and go dancing or something.  
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  October 15, 2008

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Molten ’core

The triumphant return of Shudder To Think
You might not buy this, but Fitchburg was pretty happening 15 years ago.  
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  October 08, 2008

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Interview: Stereolab 's Laetitia Sadler

Stereolab do it again for the first time
I can say without fear of clogging next week’s Letters section that Chemical Chords (the new Stereolab album, and their first on 4AD) is right up there in the top three Stereolab albums evah.  
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  October 01, 2008

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Allow Dear Leader to introduce you
Newly reactivated local gut-pop heroes Dear Leader will play two shows this weekend, with a handful of notable newbs and special guests.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  September 23, 2008

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Edan at All Tomorrow's Parties

Edan at Kutshers Country Resort, Monticello, New York, September 19-21, 2008
At a festival like All Tomorrow’s Parties — a reminder of why so many of us entered the new millennium with tinnitus — an act like Edan might have seemed way out of place.
By: MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  September 25, 2008
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