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Interview: Kristin Hersh revisits the early days of Throwing Muses in her new memoir, Rat Girl

Turmoil and triumph
Twenty-five years ago, Kristin Hersh was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Newport whose band Throwing Muses was building a rep for riveting shows around Providence and Boston.
By EVELYN MCDONNELL | September 08, 2010

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You're the inspiration

Local legends touched by the Muses
Local legends touched by the Muses
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | March 09, 2009

Counting backwards

Throwing Muses blow minds even as they push 30
When we listen to a song, whether it's an old favorite or a new sound, we rarely consider the circuitous path that the tune has taken to reach our ears.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | March 11, 2009

Boston boy

Brian Sullivan is Dylan in the Movies
For a brief moment recently, Brian Sullivan’s musical career came full circle.
By GEORGIANA COHEN | March 24, 2008

Fallout joys

When the Nirvana explosion rocked Boston
In his newly published The Sound of Our Town: A History of Boston Rock & Roll , Phoenix contributor Brett Milano explores the evolution of the local music scene.
By BRETT MILANO | September 18, 2007

Youth or consequences

Girl Authority wrestle with success
The Click Five are sequestered somewhere inside Q Division studio, and Girl Authority are seated in a circle in the lounge area, scheming a way to meet the lead singer. Girl Authority, "This Is My Day" (mp3)
By SHARON STEEL | March 14, 2007

Hersh's bar

The essentials
The essentials
By BRETT MILANO | February 27, 2007

A muse amused

Kristin Hersh discovers the bright side of life
There are a few good reasons to admire Kristin Hersh’s latest solo album, Learn To Sing like a Star . Hersh's bar: The essentials. By Brett Milano
By BRETT MILANO | February 27, 2007

Tanya’s new Life

Donelly is looking at music with fresh eyes
Nearly three years have passed since formerly local heroine Tanya Donelly issued her last record, 2004’s Whisky Tango Ghosts.
By BOB GULLA | February 14, 2007

Nashville underground

There’s more to the Music City than Alan Jackson and Toby Keith
Solomon Burke’s no stranger to Nashville. Music city dos: Where to go in Nashville. By Ted Drozdowski
By TED DROZDOWSKI | January 24, 2007

Boston music news: January 26, 2007

Notes on the Tanya Donelly-Girl Authority connection, and the next Darkbuster Hometown Throwup
Not long ago, John Virant, label president at Rounder, was chatting up the nine-girl Boston pop group Girl Authority to Tanya Donelly.
By JIM SULLIVAN | January 23, 2007

Heard ’round here

15 reasons to be cheerful
There were lots of great records to choose from, so I decided not to limit the list to 10 selections.
By BOB GULLA | December 20, 2006

Motley crews

A short history of Boston rock
The history of Boston rock and roll begins with these immortal words: “Ding! Dong! Ding ding dong! Ka-ding dong, ding dong ding!”
By BRETT MILANO | November 15, 2006

Balm’s away

Tanya Donelly’s This Hungry Life
Karma is in full force on the morning Tanya Donelly and I meet at Carbury’s coffee shop in Arlington to talk about her new music. Tanya tunes: Donnelly on her previous bands. By Ted Drozdowski
By TED DROZDOWSKI | October 31, 2006