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Fun with mirrors

Wax Tablet
The dark lounge band JOHNNY CREMAINS are putting the final touches on their first full-length, tentatively titled Leave It To Believers .
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | February 15, 2012

Let them eat cake

Obama caves, FIFA cashes in; Don checks out; Huzzah for Bill and Jaimy
Phillipe and Jorge will be keeping a close eye on the upcoming Senate vote on continuing the tax cuts for the filthy rich (the top two percent of Americans) who now appear to control America. And we trust Messrs. Reed and Whitehouse will do the right thing.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | December 08, 2010

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Various artist | Chicago Blues: A Living History

Raisin (2009)
The first two generations of electric Chicago blues are either dead or on the endangered list, but this double-disc set proves the style still has teeth and claws.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | April 14, 2009

Open House

After more than a year of construction and relative quiet, the Lansdowne Street music scene is about to be reborn
I put on the obligatory hard hat and walk through the doors of what used to be Avalon on Lansdowne Street, across from Fenway Park. To the layman — me — it's all dust, noise, metal, and mess.
By JIM SULLIVAN | February 06, 2009

On with the shows . . .

Winter 2009's got plenty in store
If freezing your ass off builds character, music fans should prepare to develop way too much character over the next few months.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR AND CHRIS FARAONE | December 30, 2008

Mix nuts

An interview with breakout roots-music production stars the Tremolo Twins
Pop music has a history of great production teams.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | September 23, 2008

The (other) British invasion

Five great bands from UK blues’ back pages
Five great bands from UK blues’ back pages
By TED DROZDOWSKI | August 19, 2008

Keep a knockin’

Mike Dinallo helps Eddie Floyd get back in action
Mike Dinallo has been in and around R&B, roots, blues, and rock since I started writing this column, most notably with the Radio Kings a while back.
By BOB GULLA | July 09, 2008

Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

Rhino
Every so often in Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 you can see the beaming host, Eric Clapton, behind a stack of amps shooting photos of his fellow performers.
By JEFF TAMARKIN | January 22, 2008

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

Matter of characters

In the age of the sound bite, Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster are reviving the lost art of long-form radio comedy
Two men are on the phone.
By MIKE MILIARD | April 04, 2007

Crossword: 'Grid magic'

Wild words all over
Wild words all over
By MATT JONES | January 24, 2007

Laughter from space

Buddy Guy’s royal blues
A History of Violence was a tense mob movie, but that title could also serve a documentary about Buddy Guy’s guitar attack.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | December 12, 2006

Hidden Cameras

Awoo | Arts & Crafts
Much like Stephin Merritt’s Magnetic Fields, the Hidden Cameras have evolved from something of a bedroom-demo recording project into a fully orchestrated studio band complete with cello, viola, glockenspiel, upright bass, and the like. Hidden Cameras, "Death of a Tune" (mp3) Hidden Cameras, "Awoo" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE | November 07, 2006

On the racks: June 27, 2006

Dashboard Confessional, India.Irie, Shawnna, Grant Lee Phillips . . .
. . . and all sorts of guest stars.
By MATT ASHARE | June 27, 2006

Teo Leyasmeyer, 1947–2006

In memoriam
Teo Leyasmeyer, who died last Tuesday at the age of 59 from liver cancer, was a special kind of local hero.
By JON GARELICK | May 25, 2006