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Roller-skate skinny

Struggling Chez Vous keeps it on the wheel
Sometime between the advent of rollerblades and the invention of those irksome Heelys, America forgot about roller-skating.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | September 16, 2008

Preserved Jam

Paul Weller at Berklee Performance Center, September 9, 2008
There’s always something great about seeing someone who is (or has been) big in the UK when he comes to Boston.

By: DANIEL BROCKMAN | September 16, 2008

Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Anberlin, Alkaline Trio, the Kooks, Flogging Molly at Bank Of America Pavilion, September 14, 2008
A boisterous, oddly diverse crowd of young and old, nerd and chic, shit-faced and sober alike braved the rain at Bank of America Pavilion Saturday night for WFNX Disorientation.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 16, 2008

Photos: Flogging Molly, Kooks, Alkaline Trio, Anberlin

WFNX Disorientation, September 13, 2008 at Bank of America Pavilion, Boston
WFNX Disorientation, September 13, 2008 at Bank of America Pavilion, Boston

By: CARINA MASTROCOLA | September 14, 2008

Shredding zoo

Extreme rock the New York State Fair
As guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and vocalist Gary Cherone prepare to play what is, to most, their one hit, a moment pops into my head.

By: DANIEL BROCKMAN | September 09, 2008

Throwback throwdown

Magic Christian at the Middle East Upstairs, September 6, 2008
Last Saturday night, Cyril Jordan made his first visit to Boston in three decades — to give audiences a sustained punch to the gut.

By: DANIEL BROCKMAN | September 09, 2008

Hoot and challah

Silver Jews, Middle East Downstairs, September 5, 2008
Watching Berman on stage, you couldn’t be sure. Is he into it? Does he like this?

By: NINA MACLAUGHLIN | September 10, 2008

Train gang

C. Kellam Scott and Richard Garet at Axiom
Julie Madden and Autumn Ahn. C. Kellam Scott and Richard Garet are a pair inspired by everyday noise, but, I’m happy to say, they’re far more inspiring.

By: MICHAEL BRODEUR | September 02, 2008

Hip-Hop The Hard Way

The Press Project at Bill's Bar, August 29, 2008
A smidge of DIY-punk ethos was probably the last thing anybody expected Friday at Bill’s Bar: no roadies were spotted as the Press Project's rhythm section set up their own equipment.

By: DAVID BOFFA | September 02, 2008

Onward, Upward, Awkward

Liz Phair at the Paradise Rock Club, August 29, 2008
Things were never comfortable for Liz Phair, so it just wouldn’t have been cool if she and her band had managed to pull off the breezy non-nonchalance of her ’93 monolith Exile in Guyville without a hitch.

By: MATT PARISH | September 02, 2008

Photos: Liz Phair, Exile in Boston (2008)

August 29, 2008 at the Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA
August 29, 2008 at the Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA

By: KELLY DAVIDSON | August 31, 2008

You may now unpeg your pants

Regeneration Tour at Bank of America Pavilion, August 20, 2008
If the inaugural Regeneration Tour seemed likely to play out as a string of “We’ve played our big hit, now what” moments, well, guess again.

By: DANIEL BROCKMAN | August 26, 2008

Three’s a charm

The 802 Tour at the Museum of Fine Arts, August 24, 2008
Muhly, Amidon, and Bartlett are all VT-to-NY transplants and long-time collaborators.

By: CAITLIN E. CURRAN | August 26, 2008

Neil comes to Fenway

Hot Diamond-on-Diamond action
First song: “Sweet Caroline”— that Fenway anthem that booms throughout the park in the middle of every eighth inning. An hour later, Diamond played the thing again “for anyone who came late to the show.” And then, one more time .

By: JIM SULLIVAN | August 29, 2008