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The Legends of Summer

Hot Stove, Cool Music, Fenway Park, August 24, 2007
Never mind that no one in Legend’s band wore a Sox cap and that Legend himself may, gasp, be a Yankee fan for all anyone knows.

By: MATT ASHARE | August 27, 2007

‘Bring us your worst . . . ’

The ‘Anti-Slam’ poets wax erotic
Mike brought his creation to a climax with high-pitched keening — part orgasm, part death knell — before swooning onto the stage.

By: JACQUELINE HOUTON | August 22, 2007

Modest Mouse, buzzing bees

The Download Festival, Tweeter Center, August 18, 2007
“I think this festival is sponsored by large, stinging insects . . . made by Volkswagen,” quipped Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell.

By: MIKE MILIARD | August 20, 2007

Foolproof punk

The Bouncing Souls, Lifetime, The Ergs!, Roxy, August 16, 2007
Let us take a moment to appreciate New Jersey. Pure sweaty Americana: diners, freeways, and the Boss.

By: JON MEYER | August 20, 2007

Okay. Period.

Portugal. The Man, Middle East upstairs, August 12, 2007
Portugal. The Man. As if this Alaska-via-Oregon band’s moniker weren’t confusing enough.

By: JIM SULLIVAN | August 13, 2007

Black lights

Cold War Kids + Muse, Agganis Arena, August 11, 2007
Grids pulsed behind them on three screens, and Matthew Bellamy keened softly, “You will burn in Hell.”

By: ELLEE DEAN | August 13, 2007

The band's the thing

Jenny Scheinman, Regattabar, August 6, 2007
Jenny Scheinman has become the go-to gal for mixed-genre violin.

By: JON GARELICK | August 13, 2007

Living large

Boston’s Hard Rock expands its reach
The Hard Rock was donating all bar proceeds to the Boston anti-violence charity Peace Games.

By: JIM SULLIVAN | August 13, 2007

Hardcore high jinks

Beastie Boys, Opera House, August 5, 2007
The instrumentals offered pleasant-enough grooves, dirty fuzz bass from Yauch, and wah-wah guitar from Horovitz.

By: JON GARELICK | August 07, 2007

Back to the future

Chuck Love, Rise Club, August 3, 2007
Love’s dancers looked just as discofied as his music sounded.

By: MICHAEL FREEDBERG | August 07, 2007

Head trip

Negativland, Middle East Downstairs, August 1, 2007
Negativland preach “headism” and want to put a “righteous emphasis on common sense.”

By: JIM SULLIVAN | August 07, 2007

Acting up

KT Tunstall at First Act
The slight, dark-haired 32-year-old took the stage smiling and went right into the big hit.

By: JIM SULLIVAN | August 07, 2007

Daft Punk, WaMu Theater, Seattle, WA, July 29, 2007
Ten years after the release of their classic debut, Homework , Daft Punk embark on a long-awaited tour across America with only seven dates on its roster.

By: VICKI SIOLOS | August 03, 2007

Son of a Sting

Fiction Plane, Paradise, July 27, 2007
Fiction Plane had worked through angst and anger, alluded to the Police, and darted away.

By: JIM SULLIVAN | July 30, 2007

Maxed-out minimalists

The White Stripes, Agganis Arena, July 23, 2007
One busty female drummer, one spitfire guitarist, and a deep fondness for raw Motor City rawk reduced to its grittiest garage-punk essence.

By: MATT ASHARE | July 30, 2007

Square dancing

From ArtBeast to Hogwarts Square
Somerville’s annual ArtBeat festival operates under the idealistic philosophy that kids and adults can have fun together.

By: IAN SANDS | July 30, 2007

Recapturing the magic

The Police, Fenway Park, July 28, 2007
Watch a slideshow of the Police at Fenway Park.

By: BRETT MILANO | July 30, 2007

Church of the riff

Pelican, Clouds, and Priestbird, Middle East Downstairs, July 23, 2007
Monday night at the Middle East Downstairs, and a crowd of about 200 gathered for worship.

By: BEN RICHARDSON | July 24, 2007

Country hero

Marty Stuart, Johnny D's, July 18, 2007
Stuart is the non-showbiz face of country music.

By: JIM SULLIVAN | July 24, 2007

Road warrior

Erik Friedlander, Lily Pad, July 18, 2007
Plucked cello and the open road may suggest overly earnest guitar folk, but Friedlander’s music is as tough-minded and original as it is elegiac.

By: JON GARELICK | July 24, 2007

Techno purity

Central Square leaves techno to the purists
“I have to run to Dunkin’ Donuts,” says Eric McLaughlin (a/k/a DJ Eric Grey) late on a Wednesday night.

By: DAVID DAY | July 24, 2007

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