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Scratch Acid reignite a compact snap

Economy hardware
In general, people who care about music make too big a deal about the notion of talent.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 03, 2011

Human touch

The Jesus Lizard, live at the Paradise Rock Club, November 14, 2009
“Get me something to stop the bleeding!” were the first words to come spilling out of David Yow’s mouth as his recently reunited Jesus Lizard tore into the first song of their triumphant set last Saturday night at the Paradise.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 17, 2009

Photos: The Jesus Lizard at Paradise Rock Club

The Jesus Lizard, live at the Paradise Rock Club, November 14, 2009
The Jesus Lizard, live at the Paradise Rock Club, November 14, 2009
By JEROME ENO | November 18, 2009

Dirty old men

The Jesus Lizard return to rewreck rock
"We were kind of just . . . normal guys who liked to . . . enjoy stuff."
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 12, 2009

Don't call it a comeback

Six Finger Satellite never left. And never will
Six Finger Satellite founder and frontman Jeremiah "J." Ryan has news for anyone assuming that the upcoming Six Finger Satellite mini-tour is a harbinger for some big 6FS reunion, following the recent release of Half Control on Load Records, originally recorded in 2001 and remixed last year.
By CHRIS CONTI | August 05, 2009

Technical difficulties

The trouble with Tristan da Cunha
Last week, Tristan da Cunha and I brainstormed some strategies by which they might finally hit the big time. Like, getting a charismatic frontman.
By MATT PARISH | June 23, 2009

Heavy mettle

Hel Toro are just brutal enough
It might have been in Lake Station, Indiana, that Hel Toro realized that, no, they were not all that metal.
By MATT PARISH | November 04, 2008

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

In living color

Whitey covers a lot of ground; plus, the sounds of Rocky Point
Trying to write something original about Whitey, Andy Newman’s new band, requires a lot of invention.
By BOB GULLA | September 12, 2007

The Jesus Lizard

Live | MVD
Yep, this is about how we remember it.
By CARLY CARIOLI | July 06, 2007

Proud to be loud

Inside Touch and Go’s indie empire
So what would prompt a person to fly to Chicago for a long weekend only to stand around at a music festival whose headliners were on the level of the unpronounceable !!!, the Steve Albini/Bob Weston noise machine Shellac, and Arizona Giant Sand mates Calexico? Big Black, "The Power of Independent Trucking" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE | September 20, 2006

Touch and Go turns 25

The label's best
Next month, the indie label Touch & Go will celebrate 25 years of searing post-punk and challenging indie rock with a three-day block party, September 8-10, in Chicago.
By ADAM MOERDER | August 15, 2006