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Seer Group players share more than music

Organ beats
Seer Group's Jason Rozen has a history of working with — and helping out — his friends.
By: MICHAEL MAROTTA  |  May 29, 2012

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The preservation of Carolina Chocolate Drops

Living history
Seeing a Carolina Chocolate Drops concert is a transformative experience — and not just because of the old-time string band's immense talents and diverse instrumentation.
By: ANNIE ZALESKI  |  May 29, 2012

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The Cult survives rock's highs and lows

Sturdy temple
There is a difference between an unknown musical artist and a superstar, and that difference isn't necessarily musical — it's mythological.
By: DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  May 29, 2012

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WFNX dies before it gets old

Radio Silence
One of the greatest anti-establishment rallying cries of the 20th century was the notion that you can't trust anyone over the age of 30.
By: MICHAEL MAROTTA  |  May 23, 2012

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Blurring gender lines with Speedy Ortiz

Punk poetry
During a recent Allston basement show performance with her loud, grungy pop band Speedy Ortiz, Sarah Dupuis found herself surprised.
By: LIZ PELLY  |  May 23, 2012

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Homegrown trans rocker Evan Greer keeps her music political

Mother knows best
Last month, when Tommy Gabel of Against Me! announced via Rolling Stone that she's transgender (and will now go by Laura Jane Grace), I immediately wondered what Evan Greer might be thinking.
By: LIZ PELLY  |  May 23, 2012



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Queering the party with the DJs of Nu Life

Beyond Gay Night
Growing up gay on Long Island, Brian Friedberg went out dancing almost every night: at all-ages clubs, raves, dancehall nights, gay hip-hop nights, gay clubs, straight clubs, and late-night joints. But he couldn't find the party he was looking for.
By: EUGENIA WILLIAMSON  |  May 25, 2012

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The Dandy Warhols don't care what you think

Dig safe
Courtney Taylor-Taylor may be the most pretentious band douche I've ever interviewed. But I wouldn't have it any other way.
By: LUKE O'NEIL  |  May 24, 2012

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Donna Summer, 1948-2012

In Memoriam
Donna Summer, Dorchester born and always Boston-loyal, died last week, reportedly of lung cancer.
By: MICHAEL FREEDBERG  |  May 22, 2012

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Porcelain Raft eases out of the shadows

Calming effect
Although Porcelain Raft released their debut full-length, Strange Weekend (Secretly Canadian), earlier this year, the project's mastermind, Mauro Remiddi, is no novice.
By: ANNIE ZALESKI  |  May 22, 2012

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Shirley Manson dishes on Garbage's return

The Vow
Lots of folks are calling this outing by Garbage a reunion, but according to frontwoman Shirley Manson, it's nothing of the sort; it was just the right moment for the alt-rockers to rev it up again after a seven-year chill period.
By: MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER  |  May 23, 2012



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Total Bummer Fest and the quest for a local scene

The coolest summer camp ever
In the corner of an enormous warehouse in the Winter Park neighborhood of Orlando, Florida, 40 or so kids are sitting on the floor in a semicircle, cross-legged.
By: LIZ PELLY  |  May 18, 2012

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Bon Mots

A little salt of the earth with a whole lot of sexy
During a late-night car ride, three friends from Boulder, Colorado, began regaling each other with stories, as people trapped in a car for hours are wont to do.
By: CASSANDRA LANDRY  |  May 17, 2012

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The Florida rapper shows her Pryde

Hello Kitty
Kitty Pryde is a teen rapper from Daytona, Florida.
By: LIZ PELLY  |  May 16, 2012

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BREAKING: 101.7 WFNX is being sold to ClearChannel pending FCC approval

Read the memo sent to the staff at the Boston Phoenix .
"Since 1983 the station has played an historic role in bringing new music to audiences in and around Boston ... "
By: PHOENIX STAFF  |  May 16, 2012

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Razormaze adds focus to their thrash

Sharper image
For a kind-of goofy metal dude, Alex Citrone is pretty serious — especially when he talks metal, and especially when he's talking about his band, Boston shred titans Razormaze.
By: DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  May 15, 2012



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The punk business plan of Cock Sparrer

Oi! To the World
If you play in, work with, or write about bands, you've doubtlessly listened to dozens of wheeler-and-dealers pitch purportedly clever plans to "make it" in the music biz.
By: BARRY THOMPSON  |  May 15, 2012

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Maps & Atlases stretch out their sounds

Creative canvas
The real joy of listening to Maps & Atlases' music doesn't come from how it sounds but from what it makes you see.
By: REYAN ALI  |  May 15, 2012


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The Feelies look back by moving forward

Jersey sure
Legendary New Jersey underground rockers the Feelies have always existed outside genre boundaries.
By: ANNIE ZALESKI  |  May 08, 2012
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