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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 07, 2009
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
Winners from Boston Music Awards
Selected winners of the Boston Music Awards
Selected winners of the Boston Music Awards
By:
CHRIS FARAONE
| December 16, 2008
ohGr in Paradise
Tracing Ogre’s trajectory
Skinny Puppy's Nivek Ogre has made the rounds for the better part of this decade as ohGr, with a more cut-and-paste approach to the electric misanthropy his old band pioneered.
By:
MATT PARISH
| December 05, 2008
Will C: Born to flow
Will C.’s beyond-fresh Down the Dial comp
Will C was born 20 years too late and four skin tones too light.
By:
CHRIS FARAONE
| November 26, 2008
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
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
Conglese music king Mpiana brings it
J.B. Mpiana brings his Congolese party machine to…Lynn?
J.B. Mpiana, one of the reigning stars of contemporary Congolese music, brings a 25-strong stage show to Memorial Auditorium in Lynn this Friday, November 7, at 9 pm.
By:
BANNING EYRE
| November 11, 2008
Polysics carve out hyperactive niche
The making of Polysics
Hitting the Middle East downstairs this Sunday are Japanese futurist-absurdos Polysics, who’ve somehow been at this game for 10 years now.
By:
MATT PARISH
| November 03, 2008
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
DOWNLOAD: Mad Decent mp3s
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
Free mp3s: Crown City Rockers
Organic hip-hop’s good and good for you
Way before Audible Mainframe snatched the title of Boston’s dopest live hip-hop group and bolted for the West Coast, Roxbury’s Mission pursued a similar course of action.
By:
CHRIS FARAONE
| October 10, 2008
France's Occitan New Wave
France's Occitan New Wave
The singing groups of the South of France draw on everything from mediæval pilgrimage chants and troubadour poetry to contemporary rap and ragga.
By:
JEFFREY GANTZ
| October 01, 2008
DOWNLOAD: Rones, Fatal Flaw, Painted Lights
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
Universal truths
Ecstatic Peace thrives despite the help
The world now enjoys increased access to some really degenerate rock-influenced art-noise.
By:
MICHAEL BRODEUR
| September 16, 2008
RIP 3516
A local punk hotbed goes up in smoke
Over the years, hordes of bands have played 3516 (Darkbuster and many more), and this Monday at the Middle East upstairs, there’s a benefit for the displaced rockers.
By:
MICHAEL BRODEUR
| September 10, 2008
Home grown
The Viva La Vinal Fest blooms again
To maximize summer fun before winter comes in and ruins everything for everybody, Audrey Ryan and a committee have organized the 3rd Annual Viva La Vinal Festival.
By:
MICHAEL BRODEUR
| September 02, 2008
The beat goes on
DFA’s heyday may be a whole heydecade
It’s been seven years since DFA Records authorized scads of ostensibly soulless hipsters to relax a little and shake their asses the way young people ought to.
By:
MICHAEL BRODEUR
| August 26, 2008
I think I’m gonna throw down
The Motion Sick make us feel all woozy
Wanna get in on the music-licensing boom? Be smart like the Motion Sick.
By:
MICHAEL BRODEUR
| August 20, 2008
Podcastic!
Band in Boston escapes to the web
If you’re flummoxed by the dizzying breadth of our rock scene, a good place to start deflummoxing might be the trifecta of Band in Boston podcasts.
By:
MICHAEL BRODEUR
| August 19, 2008
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