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Portland scene report: November 28, 2008

Sibilance
The results of the WePushButtons Awards came in just a tad too late to get them in the last paper, so here's a quick recap of who took home what last Saturday at SPACE Gallery.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 26, 2008

Straight outta Arctic

The Noise Campaign rock the vote
The West Warwick-based quintet the Noise Campaign have rocked plenty of local dive bars and club stages across Rhode Island in recent months, and this spry crew of 20- and 21-year-olds will begin recording their full-length debut at Strangeways Recording in February.
By CHRIS CONTI | November 25, 2008

Wandering star

Jolie Holland’s got demons on her trail
Cleaning the kitchen of her Brooklyn apartment a few weeks ago — shortly before hitting the road in support of her fourth full-length, The Living and the Dead (Anti-) — singer-songwriter Jolie Holland was struck by an idea for her fifth album.
By MICHAEL ALAN GOLDBERG | October 28, 2008

Hell-bound Granata

Shredding with Joe Granata; plus, life after LFO
Is the excitement of Guitar Hero III surging through your fingertips?
By BOB GULLA | October 27, 2008

Interview: Billy Bragg

Mr. Love & Justice on the Clash, the Queen, and preaching to the choir
English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg once called himself “a one-man band who thinks he’s the Clash.”
By JIM SULLIVAN | October 15, 2008

Rebirth of the cool

Call it a comeback: Jake’s Bar & Grille is back in action
The new and improved Jake’s Bar & Grille on Richmond Street reopens the 9th and kicks off a Columbus Day welcome back weekend with three diverse shows.
By CHRIS CONTI | October 09, 2008

Portland scene report: October 10, 2008

Sibilance starts now
Now everyone’s interested in the guy who played with Swell Season.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 09, 2008

Benoît Pioulard | Temper

Kranky (2008)
Benoît Pioulard is the Gallic pseudonym of Oregon singer-songwriter Thomas Meluch, for whom inscrutability is an instrument and affectation an art.
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY | October 08, 2008

Portland scene report: September 23, 2008

Sibilance
We have final details on the September 26 Russ Riseman “life celebration” show.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 25, 2008

Boston music news: September 26, 2008

Notes on Rose Polenzani
It's been a big year for local singer-songwriter Rose Polenzani — and rightly so.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | September 24, 2008

Mix nuts

An interview with breakout roots-music production stars the Tremolo Twins
Pop music has a history of great production teams.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | September 23, 2008

Arresting developments

Joan As Police Woman lets her guard down
Lack of talent, charisma, and/or personality can prevent a good band from achieving greatness — but too much of a good thing can also be a problem.
By MATT ASHARE | September 16, 2008

Three in one(1)

Discs to get you through the late summer
As this most prolific summer of local album releases stretches into August, it’s getting hard to keep up.
By SAM PFEIFLE | August 05, 2008

Rock therapies

Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti work it out
A little over four years ago, the Boston music scene lost one of its cuter couples when singer-songwriter Blake Hazard and guitarist/producer John Dragonetti left town for LA.
By MATT ASHARE | July 22, 2008

Sharp accents

Forro in the Dark and Marta Topferova talk the talk
Boston has its own vital scene of pan-American jazz and folk (hey, Mili Bermejo, Alex Alvear, Sergio Brandão, and everyone at Ryles on Wednesday nights!).
By JON GARELICK | June 30, 2008

Various and assorted artists

Music seen at the DoorYard, June 15, 2008
When someone from the audience asked the first band what their name was, no one on stage knew what to say; they seemed a little surprised by the question.
By CHAD CHAMBERLAIN | June 18, 2008

Keys to our hearts

Interview: Alicia Keys on first love, the White Stripes, and being a Bob Dylan muse
"I’ve never been someone that goes to the ‘it’ places and does the ‘it’ things and goes to the ‘it’ restaurant and go to the ‘it’ club. I like more off-the-beaten-path kind of things."
By JASON O'BRYAN | June 06, 2008