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5 for '10

New locals to love right away
I love baby bands, and I hope the ones I mention here don't mind my calling them that.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | January 22, 2010

The Big Hurt: Strung Out

Vitamin Records classes up the joint — kinda
A friend of mine is getting married soon, and she's been looking around for some classy wedding music.
By DAVID THORPE | July 29, 2009

The Big Hurt: Rock in a hard place

The economy makes music its bitch
Fear not, broke American: the music industry feels your pain.
By DAVID THORPE | May 18, 2009

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Grow keep it real on livin lovin learnin
Chatting with Grow songwriter Matt Odabashian and resident rapper Sneaktechniks about their livin lovin learnin debut and upcoming CD release party, it was clear that the band has taken an admirable and ballsy approach to their music.
By CHRIS CONTI | January 06, 2009

The Big Hurt: Beef in brief

Guess whose guess-what is as raggedy as a mango seed
Ultra-classy rapper Khia, best known for urging America’s ladies to pop their anatomies and America’s men to lick her “crack,” is fixing to put me out of a job.
By DAVID THORPE | April 30, 2008

The Station’s long shadow

Five years on, getting by remains a day-to-day challenge for some of those touched by the fire
For most Rhode Islanders, the Station nightclub conflagration — the worst disaster in the state since the hurricane of 1938 — is like a receding object in a rearview mirror.
By IAN DONNIS | February 20, 2008

Living large

Boston’s Hard Rock expands its reach
The Hard Rock was donating all bar proceeds to the Boston anti-violence charity Peace Games.
By JIM SULLIVAN | August 13, 2007

Something for everybody

This summer, New England’s music calendar offers everything from Neil Sedaka to Lez Zeppelin
As that great philosopher Brian Wilson once observed, summer means fun.
By BRETT MILANO | June 11, 2007

Top 10 local CDs, December 31, 2006

As reported by Newbury Comics
James Taylor, Dane Cook, Killswitch Engage, Dropkick Murphys, and more.
By TOP 10 BOSTON CDS | January 02, 2007

Top 10 Boston CDs, December 24 2006

As reported by Newbury Comics
Guster, Killswitch Engage, Dropkick Murphys, and more
By TOP 10 BOSTON CDS | December 27, 2006

Top 10 Boston CDs, December 17, 2006

As reported by Newbury Comics
Killswitch Engage, Guster, Loren & Wally, and more
By TOP 10 BOSTON CDS | December 19, 2006

Top 10 Boston CDs, December 10, 2006

As reported by Newbury Comics
Guster, James Taylor, Staind, and more.
By TOP 10 BOSTON CDS | December 13, 2006

Top ten Boston CDs, December 3, 2006

As reported by Newbury Comics
James Taylor, Dropkick Murphys, Dear Leader, and more
By TOP 10 BOSTON CDS | December 05, 2006

Top ten Boston CDs: week of November 19, 2006

As reported by Newbury Comics
Loren and Wally, Staind, Dear Leader, and more.
By TOP 10 BOSTON CDS | November 20, 2006

Going on sale: July 7, 2006

Breaking news from the concert-ticket trade
Smoking Popes, Staind, Aerosmith, and Comets on Fire
By EDITORIAL | July 05, 2006

ID Check: John E. McIntyre

DIY Explorer
John McIntyre (a/k/a Johnny Mac) booked his first rock show when he was 13.
By CAMILLE DODERO | June 02, 2006

Top ten Boston CDs, April 23, 2006

As reported by Newbury Comics
Holy shit: Dane Cook gets knocked out of the top spot!
By EDITORIAL | April 25, 2006

Various Artists, GREAT LOST ELEKTRA SINGLES, VOLUME 1 | Collector’s Choice

Long before inflicting Staind on the world, Elektra was a genuinely eclectic label, home to dozens of oddball bands who shared a post-folkie, acid-Beat sensibility.
By BRETT MILANO | March 14, 2006