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Swede heart

El Perro del Mar cheers up — a little
Few contemporary singers achieve as perfect a confluence of sound and image as Sarah Assbring. It's deeply reassuring to hear mournful, stylized '60s pop coming out of a melancholic beanpole who resembles a recently bereaved Edie Sedgwick.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | February 16, 2010

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Rogue wave

The allure of the music industry may be long gone, but SXSW can still attract the underground to its edges
These days, younger, wiser bands simply don't bat their eyelashes at the majors like they used to.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 25, 2009

Make it new!

A refresher course from the indies
Not to make too big a deal out of this or anything, but holy shit this spring is huge. Think about it: it's the first spring following a long, drawn-out winter made longer and more drawn-out by a grueling two-year election that overturned eight even longer years of dreary uncertainty and near-constant suckage.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | June 16, 2009

The way things will be

The Goodnight Process offer a strong debut
The Goodnight Process have a little bit of the next-big-thing about them.
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 11, 2009

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Peter Bjorn and John | Seaside Rock

Almost Gold/Star Time | 2008
It’s really pointless. And somewhat nice.
By SAM UBL | October 01, 2008

Indie invasion

Blogs like Swedesplease.net
Green living and government-subsidized health care and education are breeding smart indie-pop acts by the dozen.
By GEORGIANA COHEN | February 25, 2008

Live and kicking

Live reviews: 2007 in review
Yes, we suffer from an embarrassment of riches when it come to live music here in the Boston area.
By BOSTON PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 17, 2007

Are we still calling these ''podcasts''?

Fair Game music segment selections
Each show features a music segment — usually a live in-the-studio performance and interview.
By WILL SPITZ | November 06, 2007

Out of the dark

Marissa Nadler breaks into Boston
Needham native Marissa Nadler got her start as a singer-songwriter.
By RYAN STEWART | October 16, 2007

Going on sale: June 22, 2007

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Hanson, Rusus Wainwright, Gov't Mule, and more.
By GOING ON SALE | June 18, 2007

Power-surge pop

Peter Bjorn and John, Paradise Rock Club, May 4, 2007
I was expecting a restrained, polite set from the super-hyped Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John.
By WILL SPITZ | May 07, 2007

One night in Belgium

Micah Blue Smaldone shows off his European flair
Recently, a story’s been going around the baseball community about Matt White, a journeyman reliever with barely a cup of coffee on the big-league circuit.
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 16, 2007

Stockholm calling

Peter Bjorn and John, El Perro del Mar, and Lo-Fi Fink lead the new Swedish invasion
In “Young Folks,” the hipster hit by the Stockholm-based indie-pop trio Peter Bjorn and John, Peter Morén boasts that “we don’t care about the young folks.”
By MIKAEL WOOD | March 03, 2007