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The feel-good prog rock of By Blood Alone

Thunderstruck
If there's one thing for certain, it's that no one will feel cheated by By Blood Alone.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 20, 2011

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Back in action

Multitasking with Senior Discount
Veteran punk rock quartet Senior Discount returns to the live circuit this weekend, starting with the big Lupo's/WBRU Block Party on Friday and an early-bird slot at Club Hell on Saturday. And national retailer Hot Topic has invited the band to play a string of acoustic shows around New England throughout the summer (check myspace.com/seniordiscount for the full schedule).
By CHRIS CONTI | July 08, 2009

Interview: Keith Lockhart

America's bandleader prepares for another Fourth
"There's always some set of events, positive or negative, that color the lens that people see the Fourth of July through."
By JIM SULLIVAN | July 06, 2009

Rootin' tootin' Hooten

Allston Folk at Home
Once a month, in the cramped A-frame attic of a house in Allston, folk singers from around New England gather to sing for each other.
By P. NICK CURRAN | April 01, 2009

Thaww, yeah

Local CDs to help you make it until spring
Ah, wintertime. It's dark, it's cold, it seems like you might lose a few extremities to frostbite on the way to the club. You know what? Just go for it.
By MATT PARISH | December 29, 2008

Halloween Dance Party

Music seen at SPACE Gallery, October 31, 2008
Portland brought out its dead for SPACE Gallery’s annual Halloween smash on Friday.
By CHAD CHAMBERLAIN | November 05, 2008

Candide camera

Mike Leigh lightens up in Happy-Go-Lucky
There might be a dark side to Poppy (Sally Hawkins), the driving force behind Mike Leigh’s new film Happy-Go-Lucky , but damned if I could find it.
By PETER KEOUGH | January 12, 2009

Miley Cyrus

Breakout | Hollywood
Breakout is a puzzling mishmash that makes sense only if you read between the lines and see the 15-year-old trapped in a machine that is partly of her own design.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | August 04, 2008

Gay bash

True Colors Tour at Bank Of America Pavilion, May 31 2008
I had that same feeling I always get at the end of big gay happenings: how far we’ve come. How good that is. And how did I spend $90?
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | June 03, 2008

Back to school

Harbor Light's trolley-ride through time
It’s a veritable survey of cosmic philosophies, thinly veiled as (highly entertaining) drunk talk.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | May 21, 2008

Lifer

Catherine Russell’s rich musical path
As soon as you think you’ve got Catherine Russell figured out, she lobs another detail your way that throws the whole thing off.
By JEFF TAMARKIN | February 26, 2008

Boston music news: August 10, 2007

Notes on the Dresden Dolls-Aberdeen City connection
The Dresden Dolls played Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” tour this summer.
By JIM SULLIVAN | August 07, 2007

Panoramic pop

Cyndi Lauper and "True Colors," Bank of America Pavilion, June, 16, 2007
The Pavilion was P-town for a night.
By JIM SULLIVAN | June 19, 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

Working girl

Amanda Palmer reflects on the Dresden Dolls’ breakthrough year
It’s no surprise that the big local winners in our Best Music Poll tend also to be the hardest working bands and artists.
By MATT ASHARE | June 06, 2007

Boston muisc news: April 13, 2007

Notes on Amanda Palmer and the Mystery Tramps
The working title for Amanda Palmer's solo album is Who Killed Amanda Palmer? , but the Dresden Doll says she’s toying with another: That’s Amanda Fucking Palmer to You .
By JIM SULLIVAN | April 09, 2007

Boston music news: March 16, 2007

Notes on Brian Viglione's many projects, plus Elaine O'Rourke and Guster
Amanda Palmer may be the public face of Dresden Dolls, but drummer BRIAN VIGLIONE is no shrinking violet.
By JIM SULLIVAN | March 13, 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