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By | January 01, 0001

Naked Boston

Spring has finally arrived! So take off all your clothes with these seven ways to celebrate nudity in greater Boston.
Every year, Ol' Man Winter cruelly turns Bostonians' bodies into shriveled, cracked sacks of atrophied muscle and lumpy goo — not exactly fodder for Playmate of the Month.
By ALEXIS HAUK | March 22, 2010

Head with wings

Remembering Morphine’s Mark Sandman
Mark Sandman died with his boots on. Or at least the rock-and-roll equivalent of the Old West gunfighter’s epitaph.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | July 06, 2009

Mixed grill

Scarecrow Mobius, Monique, and Morley
Dave Bryant stood among the folding chairs in the audience before Scarecrow Mobius's gig at Outpost 186 a week ago Monday night, looked at his two-deck keyboard rig, and mused, "Not pretty, but I guess it will do. I had more room at rehearsal."
By JON GARELICK | December 01, 2008

2008 Rock N' Roll Rumble

Girls, Guns, Glory and Gall at Harpers Ferry, April 25, 2008
No villain would’ve scripted a well-deserved victory for honky-tonky good ol’ boys Girls Guns & Glory.
By BARRY THOMPSON | May 01, 2008

Bring on the blues

New discs on tap by Roomful, Al Basile, and Ronnie Earl
There’s lots of music in store just around the proverbial corner for local music aficionados.
By BOB GULLA | December 04, 2007

Anxiety of influence

A.K.A.C.O.D. come out of Morphine’s shadow
The sound on A.K.A.C.O.D.’s new Happiness CD is going to make many Boston listeners think one word: Morphine.
By JON GARELICK | November 27, 2007

All dolled up

Yes, Virginia, but there’s more to the local scene than Amanda and Brian
We have seen the face of Boston rock and roll, and it’s got painted-on eyebrows.
By BRETT MILANO | June 06, 2007

’S no joke

A Best Music Poll pre-party, Paradise, April 4, 2007
A roomful of local nominees and friends made it to the Paradise last Wednesday.
By BRETT MILANO | April 09, 2007

Sound samples

Baylies Band, Lucky 57, Fred Kendall Abong, and more
Spinning the local music CD lazy susan has turned up some pretty cool surprises.
By BOB GULLA | March 27, 2007

Life is a cabaret

The Dolls, the Rudds, d’Elf, and more shake it up this fall
The Dresden Dolls have been crazy busy since the release, earlier this year, of Yes, Virginia (Roadrunner), and their autumn itinerary ensures they’ll be applying the pancake make-up well into winter.
By JONATHAN PERRY | September 13, 2006