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The year’s best local releases

Hear, here
The Year in Music was pretty damn good to us locals, with noteworthy, often nationally-recognized albums created right here in our backyard.
By CHRIS CONTI | December 22, 2011

Brown Bird go for it with Salt For Salt

Full steam ahead
Brown Bird couldn't have chosen a better launching point to Go For It than their latest album, Salt for Salt , as the incredibly talented twosome of David Lamb and partner MorganEve Swain leave the shipyard and coffeehouse behind and set out to make music a full-time career.
By CHRIS CONTI | December 13, 2011

The Low Anthem's Jocie Adams shares her gems

Absorbing swirling notions
I still remember the first time I met Jocelyn Adams in early 2010 during the Low Anthem's final day of recording Smart Flesh .
By CHRIS CONTI | July 12, 2011

Freaky Friday

Block Party Mania and more!
Head to the Jewelry District on FRIDAY (the 20th) for an early evening block party with N'awlins fave KERMIT RUFFINS and locals ROUTE .44 at the Spot Underground, followed by a raucous nighttime lineup including ANGRY FARMER and SASQUATCH & THE SICK-A-BILLYS .
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | May 17, 2011

Iron & Wine at the State Theatre, April 18

Music seen
Iron & Wine evoke summer in my mind.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | April 20, 2011

Firehouse 13 gets a facelift

Rock Dept.
The walls of the Firehouse 13 cultural center are a deep red now, split by a long, white stripe on the northeast wall, with a bit of black below.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | April 20, 2011

Hit the sauce

The Low Anthem, Green Day, and more
Come find us at the Salon on THURSDAY (the 10th) high-posting in the basement with DJS WAY O'MALLEY AND NO GO GO spinning assorted party jams; 21+ and no cover all night, call 401.865.5330.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | March 09, 2011

The Low Anthem | Smart Flesh

Nonesuch (2011)
For those eager to see that indie-folk cherry get popped, the Low Anthem's latest should be the lucky one to do the deed.
By MIRIAM LAMEY | February 23, 2011

Yes.Oui.Si shows DIY show-space potential

Out: Affirmative art
A new multimedia art space on Vancouver Street run by a trio of twentysomethings, Yes.Oui.Si has the feel of one of the mixed-media collages that decorate its walls.
By LIZ PELLY | February 16, 2011

Flesh and blood

Last year, The Low Anthem finished their third album and toured the world. During a freewheeling interview back home, they tell us all about it
The acclaimed folk/Americana quartet resume the whirlwind promo stretch leading up to their third full-length release, following 2008’s critically-lauded breakthrough Oh My God, Charlie Darwin and their ’07 debut, What the Crow Brings .
By CHRIS CONTI | February 17, 2011

50 shows to see before finals week

Pulling an all-nighter
This is a message fromBostonFunShit, the Phoenix's authority on having a good time: Get out of your dorm. Here are 50 ways to have an unforgettable evening this semester.
By BOSTONFUNSHIT | February 05, 2011

2011 brings Jon Hope, the McGunks, Jocie Adams, and more

On the horizon
We're wrapping up our 2011 preview, checking in with a few more of our favorite local acts and artists.
By CHRIS CONTI | January 04, 2011

Review: CasUno's sharp Sore Thumb; plus a New Low Anthem CD!

Eccentric gift of gab
"Welcome to where we keep it wordy not nerdy," declares CasUno EndCrews (aka Chris Andrews) on "Sticks Out Like a Sore Thumb," the title track of his latest and final solo disc.
By CHRIS CONTI | November 16, 2010

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Photos: Newport Folk Festival 2010, Part Two

Andrew Bird, the Swell Season, Richie Havens, What Cheer? Brigade and more, live from Newport, July 30 - August 1, 2010
Andrew Bird, the Swell Season, Richie Havens, What Cheer? Brigade and more, live from Newport, July 30 - August 1, 2010
By RICHARD MCCAFFREY | August 06, 2010

Photos: Newport Folk Festival, part one

The Low Anthem, Yim Yames, John Prine, Sharon Jones, Edward Sharpe and more, live from Newport, July 30 - August 1, 2010
The Low Anthem, Yim Yames, John Prine, Sharon Jones, Edward Sharpe and more, live from Newport, July 30 - August 1, 2010
By JEAN HANGARTER | August 03, 2010

Downtown-bound: Indie arts fest takes it to the streets

Off the Couch
Cross the bridge to New Bedfid and catch THE PROPELLERS in action at the New Wave Cafe on the 30th, while SANTA MAMBA kick off their Aquidneck weekend by scorching the dance floor at the Newport Blues Cafe.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | July 28, 2010

Maine Songwriters Association ramps up, Pat Colwell's record, and more

Sibilance
The MAINE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION are trying to ramp up their happenings a little.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | July 21, 2010

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The Devil makes them do it

Digging deep with the Benedictions
"Americana, on the rocks" is the official tagline for the Benedictions, steady cooking since forming just 16 months ago (more on that in a minute), led by a familiar name on the folk circuit in G.W. Mercure.
By CHRIS CONTI | June 24, 2010

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Bringing it all back home

In the studio — a former pasta sauce factory in Central Falls — with the Low Anthem
"Pull around back, head up the fire escape and knock twice, someone will let you in."
By CHRIS CONTI | February 24, 2010

The Low Anthem visit the Low Countries

Sibilance
Plus Brown Birds and Toughcats
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | February 10, 2010

Photos: Hot Stove Cool Music at the House of Blues

Tinted Windows, Low Anthem, Kay Hanley, and more, live at the House of Blues, January 9, 2010
Hot Stove Cool Music benefit show featuring Tinted Windows, State Radio, The Low Anthem, Kay Hanley, and more, live at the House of Blues
By MARY OUELLETTE | January 14, 2010

Live at the Avon

Off the Couch
Catching up with the Low Anthem and more
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | October 13, 2009

It's still summer

Off the Couch
From the Low Anthem to Mastamindz
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | August 25, 2009

Revival of the fittest

The deep, dark Americana of the Low Anthem
While we all snoozed on eggnog during the 2007 holidays, Jeff Prystowsky and the rest of the Low Anthem were shacked up in a rickety old house on Block Island, a deserted little hamlet full of empty summer cottages off the coast of Rhode Island.
By MATT PARISH | June 08, 2009

Giant step

The Low Anthem sign with Nonesuch Records
Indie-folk trio the Low Anthem — Jeff Prystowsky, Ben Knox Miller, and Jocie Adams — have signed with Nonesuch Records, which will re-release their highly-acclaimed disc, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, on June 9.
By CHRIS CONTI | April 15, 2009