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Photos: Man or Astro-man? at the Middle East

Man or Astroman?, live at the Middle East downstairs, November 14, 2010
Man or Astroman?, live at the Middle East downstairs, November 14, 2010

By: JANICE CHECCHIO | November 15, 2010

Photos: Hey Monday at Showcase Live

Hey Monday | Showcase Live | November 2, 2010
Hey Monday perform live at Showcase Live on November 2, 2010.

By: MIKE JOHNSON | November 09, 2010

Photos: Social Distortion at the House of Blues

Social Distortion | House of Blues | November 1, 2010
Social Distortion play live at House of Blues on November 1, 2010.

By: STEPHANIE ROSE | November 10, 2010

Photos: Frightened Rabbit at the Paradise Rock Club

Frightened Rabbit | Paradise Rock Club | October 29, 2010
Frightened Rabbit perform live at the Paradise Rock Club on October 29, 2010.

By: STEPHANIE ROSE | November 02, 2010

Live: Chucho Valdés and the Afro Cuban Jazz Messengers

Berklee Performance Center, October 28
Chucho Valdés’s first performance in Boston in seven years was the grand tour of Afro-Cuban Jazz that his fans in the sold-out Berklee Performance Center could have hoped for — especially based on the retrospective quality of his latest CD, Chucho’s Steps.

By: JON GARELICK | November 03, 2010

Photos: Die Antwoord at Royale

Ninja and Yo-Landi tear it up at Royale, on October 26, 2010
How confident was Ninja’s swagger at Die Antwoord’s triumphant return to the Royale last night?

By: REV. AARON | October 31, 2010

Photos: Caspian at Old South Church

Caspian lead a post-rock church service at Old South, on October 22, 2010
After eight months away from Boston and some 160 worldwide shows in between, Beverly’s Caspian had returned to cement the ties between their brand of instrumental post-rock and transcendence by performing in the cavernous sanctuary of Old South Church in Copley Square.

By: ADDISON A. POST | October 31, 2010

Review: Caspian’s musical spell at Old South Church

Sea of sound
On October 22 in the Back Bay, Caspian led a post-rock church service.

By: P. NICK CURRAN | October 31, 2010

Going mod in Rock City

Allston Soul Club brings hip shaking to the Model
"Can you play some hip-hop, or Mariah Carey, or ODB or B.I.G.?" "I'm playing soul records," responds Ari Rosenfield.

By: MICHAEL MAROTTA | October 20, 2010

Changing rooms

The Carolina Chocolate Drops, live at the Paradise Rock Club, October 16, 2010
The only big difference between the Carolina Chocolate Drops' show at the Paradise Saturday night and the one at the Somerville Theatre back in January was the venue.

By: JON GARELICK | October 19, 2010

Photos: Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie at Rock & Shock

Alice Cooper + Rob Zombie's Halloween Hootenanny Tour show at the DCU Center
Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie perform at the Rock & Shock Horror Convention at the DCU Center on October 16, 2010.

By: ANDY WARE | October 18, 2010

Buzz not loud enough for Burnett's spectacular 'Speaking Clock Revue'

Supposed they gave a splashy benefit show and almost nobody knew about it?
Supposed they gave a splashy benefit show and almost nobody knew about it? This appeared to be the case when artist/producer T Bone Burnett brought his "Speaking Clock Revue" to the Wang Theatre over the weekend.

By: BY BRETT MILANO | October 18, 2010

Variable density

Garrison Fewell, live at Johnny D's, October 13, 2010
To call what Garrison Fewell does with his Variable Density Sound Orchestra "free jazz" doesn't quite fit the bill.

By: JON GARELICK | October 15, 2010

Photos: New Collisions CD Release at Great Scott

New Collisions, live at Great Scott, on October 9, 2010
The New Collisions perform live at Great Scott on October 9, 2010.

By: REYNOLDS AVLON | October 14, 2010

Photos: Curren$y at Middle East Downstairs

Curren$y | Middle East Downstairs | October 4, 2010
Curren$y takes the Smoker's Club Tour to the Middle East Downstairs, along with Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, and others on October 4, 2010.

By: ERIN BALDASSARI | October 14, 2010

Gang of Fort Point

Eclectic label lives the Good Life in Cambridge
For a moment or two last Friday at the Middle East, the Fort Point Recordings showcase had the vibe of the old WBCN Rock N' Roll Rumble's preliminary round, circa 2004 or so, when the annual battle of the bands went down in the Cambridge club's upstairs room.

By: MICHAEL MAROTTA | October 12, 2010

Photos: M.I.A. live at Royale

M.I.A., live at the Royale, October 4, 2010
M.I.A., live at the Royale, October 4, 2010

By: CHRISTOPHER HUANG | October 06, 2010

Photos: Neon Indian's South End ''secret show''

Neon Indian perform at the power station on Harrison Ave in Boston as part of the "Secret Generator Series" on October 3, 2010
Neon Indian perform at the power station on Harrison Ave in Boston as part of the "Secret Generator Series" on October 3, 2010

By: DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | October 04, 2010