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Vulgarrity's haunting Dance 2 the Grave

Creatures of the night
There's a musty funk emanating from the new VulGarrity disc, Dance 2 the Grave , as the acclaimed Provy-based sibling duo (Tracy and older brother Shawn Garrity) follow up their excellent '08 debut, If You Sing it, They Will Hum . . ., with 15 more tracks.
By CHRIS CONTI | October 19, 2010

Field Music | Field Music (Measure)

Memphis Industries (2010)
It takes some serious balls to release a double album in an age when Peter Gabriel would rather go bald than wear a fox pelt on his head.
By ZETH LUNDY | February 16, 2010

Mixed messages

3play+ do what they wanna; Melody Gardot follows her instincts
Given the sound of its first track (which is also the title of the album), you'd have every reason to think that 3play+'s debut CD is about to plunge you into Bill Frisell–style Americana.
By JON GARELICK | June 02, 2009

Girl gone wild

Lady Gaga, live at the House of Blues, March 30, 2009
"My hair may be blond, but my heart is brunette," announced Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — a/k/a Lady Gaga.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | April 02, 2009

Feel the music

We may be the last generation to give tangible tunes for Christmas
I personally find it comforting that the current number-one single in the country has a chorus that goes "I'll gas up the jet for you tonight, and baby we can go wherever you like."
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | December 11, 2008

Soweto Gospel Choir

Hymns from the 26th parallel
Last Sunday afternoon, the Soweto Gospel Choir made Symphony Hall history — surely this is the first time that august venue has seen anyone perform a percussion arrangement on a dinner table with plates, knives, and forks.
By SHAULA CLARK | December 02, 2008

We got everything

Frank Hopkins discovers the American Dream
Hopkins vented with Doomsday . Here he as produced something more measured, and, in the end, more long-lasting.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 19, 2008

Gossip=Truth

Ray LaMontagne on his new Gossip in the Grain
On LaMontagne’s new Gossip in the Grain (RCA), he’s having a lot more fun.
By SAM PFEIFLE | October 09, 2008

Ogre Ferreus

The proto-man comes home on Plague of the Planet
This is the album Ogre have been meaning to make all along.
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 19, 2008

From prog to pop

Genesis, TD Banknorth Garden, September 11, 2007
Much of the set came from the post-Gabriel, pre- Touch era, when Genesis mastered their orchestral soundscapes.
By BRETT MILANO | September 18, 2007

MOMAR man

Joseph Arthur’s abstract expressions
Joseph Arthur rounds the corner of a wall displaying his artwork, squinting into the soft, perfect light of the main gallery space.
By SCOTT FRAMPTON | July 30, 2007

There is a Light

Is it at the end, or just the beginning?
What began as a pair of Rustic Overtones reunion shows at the Asylum has turned into what you might call a tour.
By SAM PFEIFLE | July 25, 2007

Other music meccas

By TED DROZDOWSKI | June 29, 2007

To “Brooklyn” and back

Laurel Brauns travels (the East Coast) on Closed for the Season
Laurel Brauns shows it’s positively de rigueur to employ a harem of guest musicians in crafting an album that’s perfectly cohesive.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 11, 2007

Brit flops?

Bloc Party rise to the occasion, plus Lily Allen on SNL
Bloc Party have gotta be one of the more misunderstood — or at least mislabeled — Brit exports of the past couple of years. Lily Allen, "Smile" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE | February 06, 2007

Too many shows

A hot winter concert season
If this winter’s concert scene were a crazy tag-team wrestling match, rock would be the ass-kicking king of the ring.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | December 28, 2006

TV on the Radio

Return To Cookie Mountain | Interscope
Fearful that a major-label deal has ironed the kinks out of this Brooklyn-based collective?
By MATT ASHARE | October 10, 2006

Boston music news: August 11, 2006

Notes on Bullseye and Aberdeen City
Greg “Skeggy” Kendall is best known in town for his music, both playing it and promoting it. Bullseye, "Duck Taped Shut" (mp3) Aberdeen City, "God Is Going to Get Sick of Me" (mp3)
By JIM SULLIVAN | August 08, 2006

Cex machine

Rjyan Kidwell’s campaign to repeal repression
Detroit’s cartoonish thug MCs Insane Clown Posse have an unexpected admirer in Rjyan Kidwell, a/k/a Baltimore-based laptop improv artist Cex. Cex, "Jump Off a Bridge" (mp3)
By TONY WARE | August 08, 2006

King of Kingpins

The Wrecking Crew’s Abolition Strategy sounds like a winner
Kingpin Wrecking Crew are set to release their sophomore album and label debut, Abolition Strategy , so it’s worth writing about how they are and are not just like all the other bands in town.
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 28, 2006

Screening sounds

Great music moments at the movies -- from Portland and beyond
Great moments in film have always relied upon great music — and often Hollywood’s most memorable scenes are birthed from that perfect juxtaposition of song and image.
By HOOTIE GIANGRECO | February 23, 2006

Kristin Hoffman

REAL | Interscope
The 26-year-old Juilliard grad's first major-label release is pleasant pop that oozes confident training.
By LINDA LABAN | January 13, 2006

Soweto Gospel Choir

BLESSED | Shanachie
If you haven’t heard much African gospel, that’s because few acts rise to the level of the Soweto Gospel Choir.
By BANNING EYRE | January 13, 2006