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JAPANESE MONSTER: “THE SHORE”
JAPANESE MONSTER “THE SHORE” GENRE: “NEW JACK NERD” (ACCORDING TO THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE). VERDICT: GUILTY OF THE CHARGE OF BEING PRETTY GOOD. LABEL: MODERN DAY DETACHMENT RELEASE: 7.11.11...
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CD REVIEW: THE VALLEY WIND BY TYLER RAMSEY
TYLER RAMSEY THE VALLEY WIND GENRE: OH GIVE ME A HOME … VERDICT: KILLS 1000 BLACK NIGHTBIRDS WITH 9 SONGS LABEL: FAT POSSUM RECORDS RELEASE: 9.27.11 TYLERRAMSEY.COM On singer-songwriter Tyler Ramsey’s...
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THE MORNING AFTER … 12.12.11
So, you know that voice in your head that kind of wants it to snow in time for the holidays? Drown that f—er out with some music. That’s just the part of your brain that likes postcard pictures more...
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PEER REVIEW: BAND OF HORSES
Sometimes a good concert, at which the Paradise‘s capacity crowd reacts with such joy to songs that are performed in no particular order, is enough to take a person from “not sure if he or she is a...
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DEFEND YOURSELF: JASON LYTLE
It would seem that Jason Lytle has been keeping a relatively low profile in the years since Grandaddy‘s 2006 demise, but life has been plenty busy for the mercurial frontman on a lot of different...
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FOTOBOM: BAND OF HORSES @ HOUSE OF BLUES 12.9.12
PHOTOS BY JASON SPEAKMAN It was just one big ol’ country, bluesy, indie singalong at the House of Blues on Sunday. Band of Horses came out galloping and were relentless for the rest of the night,...
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RUN FOR COVER: ST. VINCENT VS. JACKSON BROWNE: “THESE DAYS”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
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DIG PICKS: WEDNESDAY 2.19.14 – 2.26.14
WEDNESDAY 2.19.14 LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY THE CHANNELS + BUTTERCUP + MORE AT ZUZU [474 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 10pm/21+/$5. @zuzubar. zuzubar.com] GONNA NEED A MONTAGE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN AT HARVARD...
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