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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
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Back to the future

Duke Robillard unveils Sunny and Her Joy Boys
Since leaving Roomful of Blues, the vintage guitar hero Duke Robillard has moved forward by reaching back into the annals of American blues, swing, jazz, and R&B and by doing so, he’s told a pretty incredible story.
By BOB GULLA  |  October 22, 2008
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Got live if you want it

Vets and newbs vie for your ears
Now that the idea that summer has come to a close has set in, it’s time to start thinking about what there is to look forward to this fall.
By BOB GULLA  |  September 10, 2008
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Branching out

The Low Anthem’s roots run deep
Heaven-sent and handmade, the Low Anthem’s new disc descends on its listeners like a paper airplane, wobbling lightly on the breeze.
By BOB GULLA  |  September 03, 2008
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Fresh tracks

New discs by Someday Providence and Suicide Bill
It’s a big deal when Someday Providence gets new music out. Their new EP extends the band’s dedication to breezy pop, but also adds depth, dimension, and a wee bit of heaviness.
By BOB GULLA  |  July 16, 2008
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Keep a knockin’

Mike Dinallo helps Eddie Floyd get back in action
Mike Dinallo has been in and around R&B, roots, blues, and rock since I started writing this column, most notably with the Radio Kings a while back.
By BOB GULLA  |  July 09, 2008
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LA confidential

Sweet Eve get lucky
Sweet Eve, a local band, had been trying to make things happen since forming in 2005.
By BOB GULLA  |  July 02, 2008
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Real life rock ’n’ roll

Pistol Shot Gypsy: ‘For the people, by the people’
Pistol Shot Gypsy, formerly Soma City, has been in the midst of a complete overhaul, nominally, artistically, and personally.
By BOB GULLA  |  June 24, 2008
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The Fab Three?

The Complaints’ new disc; plus, the Neutral Nation film
The Complaints have been one of Providence’s true stalwart bands, and one of the city’s most underappreciated acts.
By BOB GULLA  |  June 17, 2008
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Johnny Carlevale and the Rollin’ Pins live it up

Gettin' real gone
Over the years, Providence’s Johnny Carlevale has served as a kind of musical archivist.
By BOB GULLA  |  June 10, 2008
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Striving for magic

Scarce are taking it slow; plus, Killing Pablo
Do you remember Scarce?
By BOB GULLA  |  June 04, 2008
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Walking the line

Duke Robillard comes out Swingin’
Duke Robillard comes out Swingin’.
By BOB GULLA  |  May 28, 2008
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Starting over

Johnny Maguire is back on track
The news that one of our homegrown talents, guitar hero Johnny Maguire, is jumping back into the music business should warm the hearts of many on the local scene.
By BOB GULLA  |  May 20, 2008
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Pop-powered

Neo Nouveau’s crafty Courtyard
Big chord changes and bigger melodies mark Neo Nouveau’s second stellar album, Courtyard , released a few weeks back.
By BOB GULLA  |  May 13, 2008
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Telling the Truth

Prolyphic and Reanimator bring it
Providence hip-hop ain’t what you think it is.
By BOB GULLA  |  May 07, 2008
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Old Dogs, new tricks

The mighty Indestructibles
After the Jungle Dogs went down in 1998, bandleader Tom Kutcher was keen on lightening things up.
By BOB GULLA  |  April 23, 2008
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Ragged glory

Cutler and his Men of Great Courage captured Live
“This was just something I had to do,” says Bob Gillespie. “I had to do it. The rent might not get paid for a while, but at least we’ve got this to show for it.”
By BOB GULLA  |  April 02, 2008
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The word's the thing

Chinese Stars’ Eric Paul gets poetic
Eric Paul, singer and lyricist for Chinese Stars, just released his second collection of poetry, I Offered Myself As the Sea.
By BOB GULLA  |  March 26, 2008
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Horn of plenty

Al Basile is still groovin’ on The Tinge
The Tinge , Al Basile’s sixth album and the follow-up to his 2006 set Groovin’ In the Mood Room , proves once and for all that Basile is a bard of the blues.
By BOB GULLA  |  March 12, 2008
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Yesterday once more

Digging into Big Dipper’s Supercluster
Sometimes listening to a record is more than just listening to a record.
By BOB GULLA  |  February 27, 2008
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A long shadow

On the anniversary of the Station fire    
The passing time is pulling us further and further away from the Station fire.
By BOB GULLA  |  February 20, 2008
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Kind of blue

Roomful soldiers on; plus, the Radionics and Ebu Gogo
Roomful of Blues is headed back home, and the timing couldn’t be better.
By BOB GULLA  |  January 23, 2008

The spirit of giving

Stone soup's time of need
While Stone Soup may be one of New England’s most acclaimed and enjoyable venues for the acoustic music set, that doesn’t mean it’s easy for them to make financial ends meet.
By BOB GULLA  |  January 02, 2008
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Celebration of sound

Kris Hansen’s Left Hand Band; plus, New Year’s Eve options
Despite living in a world that is seemingly rotating off its axis and just plain miserable, there are, believe it or not, many reasons to give thanks.
By BOB GULLA  |  December 26, 2007
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18 big hits

Providence local music: 2007 in review
This year, the number of great albums increased twofold across all genres, from hip-hop to metal, from swing to punk.
By BOB GULLA  |  December 18, 2007
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Last call

A changing of the guard at the Narragansett Café
All good things must come to an end.
By BOB GULLA  |  December 12, 2007
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Bring on the blues

New discs on tap by Roomful, Al Basile, and Ronnie Earl
There’s lots of music in store just around the proverbial corner for local music aficionados.
By BOB GULLA  |  December 04, 2007

A fond farewell

Tom Farnsworth’s closing Tracks
When I received word that Tom’s Tracks on Thayer Street was going out of business, my initial reaction was blasé.
By BOB GULLA  |  November 27, 2007
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Plugging in

Cozy Music is comfortable on the edge
One of the city’s prominent electronic musicians, Tim O’Keefe, is quietly expanding a corner of Providence’s indie rock world.
By BOB GULLA  |  November 20, 2007
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Sand storm

Zox share some new songs at Decibel Live and online
Tonight, you can get a taste of new Zox as they preview Line In the Sand , their first album of original material for SideOneDummy Records.
By BOB GULLA  |  November 13, 2007

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