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INTERVIEW: IAN O’NEIL OF DEER TICK
Guitarist Ian O’Neil (formerly of Titus Andronicus) may have joined Deer Tick later in their existence, but he quickly settled in. “It doesn’t feel like anybody’s the new guy anymore,” O’Neil explains....
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TITUS ANDRONICUS @ MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS
Where all our English majors at? Word(s). Now, as we’re sure you all know from your studious studies, Titus Andronicus is a Shakespearean play about some graphic violence in old timey Roman days. But...
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DIG PICKS: WEDNESDAY 11.6.13 – WEDNESDAY 11.13.13
WEDNESDAY 11.06.13 BERLIN’S BEST STEFFI @ PHOENIX LANDING [512 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 10pm/19+.phoenixlandingbar.com.] MADCHESTER LEGENDS THE STONE ROSES: MADE OF STONE @ BRATTLE THEATRE [40 Brattle...
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AMY’S SHOWS LIST: COOL SHOWS TO GET YOU OFF YOUR COUCH
Before I get into the shows that are happening this week, I want to take a moment to remember a local musician who we just lost, Charlie Chesterman. Charlie was a fixture in the Boston club scene with...
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RUN FOR COVER: BIG BLACK VS. ST. VINCENT: “KEROSENE”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
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RUN FOR COVER: FUTURE ISLANDS VS. SLOW CLUB: “SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU)”
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
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MAN ON FIRE: OWEN PALLETT WAS THE MAINSTREAM’S BEST KEPT SECRET …
Image by Peter Juhl There’s a scene in the Spike Jonze film Her in which Joaquin Phoenix is running on a pier at night, eyes closed, with his OS (Scarlett Johansson) held out in front of him. It’s one...
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INTERVIEW: TITUS ANDRONICUS
No matter how much time has passed, Titus Andronicus’ music never seems to age. If anything, all it does is remind us that our inner core has barely aged, too. The five-piece punk rock band barks with...
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GET BENT: THE UNRELENTING DRIVE AND ENDLESS KINDNESS OF BENT SHAPES
Photo by Paul Weinstein and Mary Lewey Boston’s been bent and the resulting shape is perfect. Ever since Bent Shapes formed in 2009 under the moniker Girlfriends, principal songwriters Ben Potrykus...
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VIDEO PREMIERE: HALLELUJAH THE HILLS –“THE MOUNTAIN THAT WANTED MORE”
Look, let’s be honest: If you live in Boston but have yet to fall in love with Hallelujah The Hills, you can’t call yourself a real Bostonian. The indie rock act formed back in 2005 when frontman Ryan...
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THE GOSPEL OF ROCK: HALLELUJAH THE HILLS STILL SLAY OVER TEN YEARS LATER
Photo by Courtney Brooke Hall Guitar rock is dying. Strike up a conversation with any music critic that’s been around a while and they’ll likely make that claim. While it’s hard to argue with as...
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WHEEL OF TUNES: PILE
Photo by Elizabeth Fusia At the top of Boston’s current rock roster is a band called Pile—or at least all of their fans, in-state and out, would claim that’s where they fall in our city’s musical...
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Local act Bent Shapes opens up about anxiety disorders, anarchist pamphlets, and bags of poo in Allston.
View ArticleVIDEO PREMIERE: HALLELUJAH THE HILLS –“THE MOUNTAIN THAT WANTED MORE”
Trippy overlapped clips, severed hands, and a sea of people rallying behind our favorite local frontman? Count us in.
View ArticleTHE GOSPEL OF ROCK: HALLELUJAH THE HILLS STILL SLAY OVER TEN YEARS LATER
Over a decade into their career, Boston's iconic indie rock act keeps their music more relevant than ever.
View ArticleWHEEL OF TUNES: PILE
For our recurring interview series, Boston's revered rock band talks dance moves, golden retrievers, and the best milkshake in North America.
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