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Photos: Melt Banana live at the Middle East
Melt Banana live at the Middle East downstairs, November 24, 2009 BY CATHERINE LEE

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Yes, the band Phoenix is playing a double-secret concert for us on Friday. Win tix now on Facebook!

Tale of the tapes
Pacey Foster tells the story of Boston hip-hop
Sing your life
The Happiness Project speaks volumes
Bio beware
Elvis Perkins clears up his cloudy ballads

Classical

Creationists

Simon Rattle and the BPO, Fabio Luisi and the BSO, John Harbison and Emmanuel Music

Almost
BLO's Carmen, the BSO's Beethoven, Emmanuel Music's Haydn and Schoenberg
Blessings: mixed and otherwise
Boston Baroque’s Amadigi; Opera Boston’s Tancredi; the BSO’s Beethoven; the Borromeo’s Bartók; Brahms from BCMS and BSOCP
In the swim
Guerilla Opera, von Stade’s farewell, the BSO, Handel and Haydn, the BPO, and that Tosca

Live Reviews

Photos: Pixies at the Wang Theatre

The Pixies, live at the Wang Theatre, November 27, 2009

Photos: Melt Banana live at the Middle East
Melt Banana live at the Middle East downstairs, November 24, 2009
Dropping by with an old friend
Sonic Youth + The Feelies, live at the Wilbur Theatre, November 22, 2009
A band, a part
Devendra Banhart and the Grogs live at Berklee Performance Center, November 14, 2009

CD Reviews

Real Estate | Real Estate

Woodsist (2009)

Erik Deutsch | Hush Money
Hammer and String
Trans Am | What Day Is It Tonight? Trans Am Live, 1993 - 2008
Thrill Jockey
Wale | Attention Deficit
Interscope (2009)

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Tonight: History of Boston Hip-Hop comes alive at Enormous Room. Plus: Pacey Foster video and mixtape
On The Download | November 30, 2009 at 2:24 PM

The Phoenix spends the weekend with . . . The Toothaches!
November 27, 2009 at 7:14 AM

Phoenix meets the Phoenix: hugely awesome band to perform intimate gig for lucky Boston Phoenix readers
November 25, 2009 at 7:06 PM

Lee Ranaldo picks his favorite albums of the decade
November 25, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Weekly Mixtape: Listen to this week's issue of the Phoenix
November 25, 2009 at 12:07 PM

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Greg Epstein, Atheist Superstar
Can Harvard's humanist chaplain save nonbelief from itself?

Tale of the tapes
Pacey Foster tells the story of Boston hip-hop

The Big Hurt: Faces refaced
Also Spears speared, Hook hacked

Classic Rock?
The myth of the pilgrims is so ingrained in our culture, it's a part of our national DNA. But one trip to the Plymouth area could change all that.

The X factor
Come Monday, it's a one-week spring to the primary — and to capture the hearts of undecided voters.

Critical Mass
Over the years, UMass Amherst has proven to be a reliable hotbed for political hypocrisy and squelching of free speech

Whalin' on Palin
The former VP candidate could have proven her intellectual bona fides. She didn't, so let's move on.

Interview: Gabourey Sidibe
A hidden gem discovered in Harlem

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Transylmania – Advance screening tickets

Armored – Advance screening tickets

Funny People – DVD Release

Ninja Assassin - Advance screening tickets

Unwigged and Unplugged Live Concert - DVD Release

Bruno - DVD Release

Motley Crue - Visual History 1983-2005 – Book Release

Observe and Report - DVD giveaway

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