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Howlin’ Wolf | Rockin’ the Blues: Live In Germany, 1964

Acrobat (2008)
The fidelity of the recording is far from state-of-the-art, but its historical value - and sheer musicality - more than make up for any qualities that might peeve audiophiles.
By JEFF TAMARKIN | November 20, 2008

Men from Mars(eille)

Lo Còr de la Plana invade Boston
“Un jour ou l’autre, parlera l’Europe marseillais” — “Sooner or later, Europe will speak Marseille.”
By JEFFREY GANTZ | October 02, 2008

The South shall rise . . .

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

Reverend Organdrum

Hi-Fi Stereo | Yep Roc
Reverend Organdrum come by their name honestly.
By MIKAEL WOOD | January 07, 2008

Carb unloading

Thanksgiving treats in clubland
After spending Thanksgiving gorging yourself on turkey, mashed potatoes, and all manner of high-calorie treats from candied yams to kaleidoscopic Jello molds, you should have energy to burn.
By SUSANNA BOLLE | November 19, 2007

The Blob + Glue + Hangar 18

Music seen at the Asylum, November 2, 2007
Local MCs Altruistic and Bread are “The Blob.”
By SONYA TOMLINSON | November 07, 2007

Back to ‘Bassic’

Dubstep comes to Boston
Dubstep is one of those genres that’s more often talked about than heard.
By SUSANNA BOLLE | October 23, 2007

Boston music news: September 14, 2007

Notes on two new rock clubs in the Fenway area
Rock clubs in the Fenway come and go.
By JIM SULLIVAN | September 12, 2007

Swede stuff

Dungen deliver another potent dose of psych-rock
To most rock fans, psychedelic means Jimi Hendrix and Arthur’s Lee’s Love, or Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” and Frigid Pink’s “House of the Rising Sun.”
By KEN MICALLEF | June 04, 2007

The Fun Years

Life-Size Psychoses | Barge
In experimental music, there are constructs of noise and dissonance and there are landscapes of ambient textures.
By DAVID DAY | May 29, 2007

Kool Koala weekend

SPACE hosts the weird worlds of hip-hop
On Kid Koala’s new album we hear a sample of the Kid’s mom speaking to her favorite son.
By IAN PAIGE | April 18, 2007

Live wired

The Cat Empire’s circus of sounds
The red-faced trumpet player screeches into the upper register as a jumble of timbales and turntable noise surges through the PA.
By ADAM GOLD | February 06, 2007

Local motives

Wishes for the year in local music
As is tradition (well, four years old, anyway), I’ll sum up my wishes from last year before I get to wants for 2007.
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 27, 2006

Realm of the senses

Digging the media in ‘Sensorium’
Put aside everything you think you know about art for the sake of experiencing the sensual extravaganza of “Sensorium.” Slideshow: ‘Sensorium: Embodied Experience, Technology, and Contemporary Art’ at MIT List Visual Art Center.
By CHRISTOPHER MILLIS | October 25, 2006

The 40 greatest concerts in Boston history: 19

Beastie Boys | Worcester Centrum | August 25, 1998

By PHOENIX STAFF | October 25, 2006

New old spots

The Alchemist, the Good Life, Hot Lunch, and Glory
In our transient town, hundreds of thousands of Bostonians turn over every four years, but the venues tend to remain the same.
By DAVID DAY | August 01, 2006

Logically speaking

DJ Logic talks about his Zen moment
The turntablist who taught jam bands to scratch speaks on his new album, the roots of jazz rap, and his New Orleans tribute with Charlie Hunter.
By DAVID BOFFA | July 17, 2006

Soul clapping

Next Generation is making moves, plus Letia Larok
Boston’s Next Generation Productions is on its way to becoming the premier party promoters on the circuit.
By DAVID DAY | July 11, 2006

Mission statements

Brazilian funk, Missy Elliott, and other things you wouldn’t expect to find in Mission of Burma’s record crates
You can tell a lot by a man’s record collection, and even more by his DJ set. And if not? Well, you still got to hear the new Burma record The Obliterati at the Enormous Room.
By CARLY CARIOLI | May 24, 2006