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Photobooth: Bouncing Souls @ MGM Music Hall, Boston, MA [03-16-25]
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Photos by Brittany Rose...

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Saturday, 22 March 2025
Photobooth: Rat Boys & Kim Deal @ The Wilbur, Boston, MA [03-10-2025]
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Photos by Allison...

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Thursday, 13 March 2025
Tim Heidecker & His Pretty Good Band Live @ The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA [02-10-25]
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Give it up for Tim Heidecker. The man is a dynamo that won’t stop. Constantly on the move, Heidecker always has a project he is working on: from sketch comedy, to his podcast (or “show” as he likes to call it), to his standup, to legitimate acting, to his music. Not that I’m a music snob, but I never knew if Heidecker was making joke music or “real” music — you know, for the sake of writing good songs, or...

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Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Vinyl Vlog 660
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The Hilken Mancini Band I wasn’t expecting to have drinks with Hilken Mancini two days before Thanksgiving, but there we were. I’m not name-dropping, it happens. We were there because she insisted on meeting me in person to give me a copy of her excellent new record by the Hilken Mancini Band. She’s still looking for a better name, by the way, if you happen to have one. And she was giving me a copy because I needed to review...

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Friday, 13 December 2024
PHOTOBOOTH: GWAR LIVE @ PAradise Rock Club, BOSTON, MA [11-05-24]
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Photos by Hunter...

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Monday, 11 November 2024
GWAR live @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA [11-05-24]
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I love it when your love of a band is born from a chance meeting. I didn’t know having my teeth cleaned was going to lead to long-lasting love of Gwar, but as my dental hygienist was making small talk, we somehow, SOMEHOW, came to the topic of music and she highly recommended I check out Gwar. I had heard of them and always thought of them as a joke band, but the joke was on me. As I heard...

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Wednesday, 06 November 2024
OSEES live @ The Royale, BOSTON, MA [10-23-24]
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OSEES have no right being as good as they are. They’re simply remarkable. They put out an album a year (sometimes more). There are certainly hits and misses among them, but I’d gladly play the “worst” OSEES album instead of 99% of music that gets put out nowadays. They have done nothing but gain momentum over the years and still (STILL!) show no signs of stopping. They are doing it for themselves and don’t care who comes along. They’re even...

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Thursday, 24 October 2024
Billy Bragg live @ Chevalier Theatre, Medford, MA [10-14-24]
LIVE MUSIC

How do you even define Billy Bragg’s music anymore? Nowadays it almost sounds like easy listening, but with a leftist political leaning. The man has always worn his heart on his sleeve and although his political songs can seem a little too on the nose and simplistic, his love songs are simply beautiful. I just love the guy, OK? The Chevalier is quickly becoming the cool spot to see shows. I remember it looking more like a rundown high school...

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Tuesday, 15 October 2024