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Gossip=Truth

Ray LaMontagne on his new Gossip in the Grain
On LaMontagne’s new Gossip in the Grain (RCA), he’s having a lot more fun.  
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  October 09, 2008
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Hollerpalooza

Eli Reed says he’s better than Otis
Eli “Paperboy” Reed seems dubious about my following him for a few hours before and after his five o’clock Lollapalooza show in Chicago’s Grant Park last Sunday.
By DEVIN KING  |  August 05, 2008
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Lobby Bar & Kitchen

Room for improvement
We walked into Lobby the same day the Boston Globe ’s critic slammed the place — meaning, she gave it only one star.
By ROBERT NADEAU  |  April 30, 2008
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New bottle

Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed’s vintage sounds
“A lot of today’s music is a little bit ironic," says Reed, and I don’t have any of that. It’s not about irony.”
By JIM SULLIVAN  |  April 07, 2008
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Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration

Stax
This year, California’s Concord label took ownership of Memphis’s greatest musical treasure chest, the Stax Records catalogue.
By TED DROZDOWSKI  |  December 17, 2007
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Smoken’ Joe’s Authentic Southern Barbeque

It's time to turn up the heat
You wouldn’t have told Otis Redding to sing faster, so take a hint from him and slow down the cooking.
By ROBERT NADEAU  |  October 10, 2007
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Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

Lifeline | Virgin
On Lifeline , Ben Harper’s latest disc with the Innocent Criminals, the soulful slide-guitarist captures the feel of an intimate live concert.
By BRETT SINGER  |  September 17, 2007
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The heart of soul

At 50, Stax Records keeps on beating
“At Stax Records, I learned the formula for success,” says William Bell.
By TED DROZDOWSKI  |  March 20, 2007
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Dennis Ferrer

The World as I See It | MVD
Dennis Ferrer now has a full-length CD out after a decade and a half of single-track releases, many of them hits.
By MICHAEL FREEDBERG  |  February 26, 2007
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James Brown

1933-2006
Brown was arguably the only rock and roll era performer to equal Elvis Presley in vocal authority, charisma, stage presence, song interpretation, and sexual magnetism.
By TED DROZDOWSKI  |  December 28, 2006
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R.I.P., Godfather of Soul

James Brown stood his ground against Cianci
Regular readers of the Cool, Cool World obviously recognize the musical genius of James Brown.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE  |  December 27, 2006

The 40 greatest concerts in Boston history: 30

Oasis | Local 186 | October 21, 1994

By PHOENIX STAFF  |  October 25, 2006
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Southern accents

Cat Power reveals the secrets of her stability
It wasn’t so long ago that a Cat Power show was a roll of the dice. Cat Power, "The Greatest" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 01, 2006

Flashbacks: September 1, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Ian Sands and Paul Babin.
By BOSTON PHOENIX FLASHBACKS  |  August 30, 2006

Flashbacks: August 4, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.  
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Sam MacLaughlin and Hannah Van Susteren.
By EDITORIAL  |  August 02, 2006
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French revolution

Afropop conquers Bastille Day
Boston’s 31st annual Bastille Day street party this Friday commemorates events in Paris, but the soundtrack will be West African.
By BANNING EYRE  |  July 14, 2006
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Soul brothers

James Hunter and Jamie Lidell
Hunter and Lidell's music shares something deeper than demographics: an abiding interest in the classic Southern R&B of Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. Both men prove that blue-eyed soul didn’t die with Hall & Oates.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  June 21, 2006

Flashbacks: June 16, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966 .
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Hannah Van-Susteren, Doug Fleischer and Sam MacLaughlin.
By EDITORIAL  |  June 14, 2006

Loose Ends

Growing young with rock and roll
It’s four in the morning and raining. I’m 27 today, feeling old, listening to my records, and remembering that things were different a decade ago.
By JON LANDAU  |  May 19, 2006

R. Kelly

Sex in the City
Performing to a sold-out Wang Center last Friday night, soul singer R. Kelly, wearing a jeweled wristwatch and a black T-shirt, mesmerized his audience, even dominated them.
By MICHAEL FREEDBURG  |  April 10, 2006

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