Paul Robicheau

Music Festival Preview: Lowell’s The Town and The City — “A Passion Project”

April 25, 2023
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The Town and the City Festival honors the “spirit of [Jack] Kerouac, a celebration of exploration, discovery, love of life, those things that he wrote about.”

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Concert Review: Goose Earns Its Indie-Groove Wings

March 26, 2023
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Goose has seen its stock in the jam-band world soar at a pace unseen since… well, Phish.

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Rock Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen at TD Garden — Largely Choreographed and Celebratory

March 22, 2023
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So yeah, mortality was a heavy theme in Bruce Springsteen’s passion play – or what he could still impressively summon at 73 after rocking oft-mythical local shows for five decades.

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Rock Concert Review: The “Remain in Light” Tour — A Very Welcome Revival

March 13, 2023
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The 11-piece group frontloaded its 90-minute set for immediate impact, answering the biggest challenge — replacing the vocal charisma of David Byrne — with a communal approach.

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Concert Review: The Bad Plus and Marc Ribot — A True Double Bill

February 27, 2023
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Both jazz combos, The Bad Plus and Marc Ribot, sport connections to rock, which might have contributed to the sold-out room.

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Rock Remembrance: Tom Verlaine

January 31, 2023
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Tom Verlaine will be most remembered for Marquee Moon, both the album and title track, which alone would be enough to seal any legacy.

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Rock Remembrance: Guitarist Jeff Beck

January 13, 2023
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Jeff Beck didn’t play the fastest runs but wielded dynamic emotion in every deftly spaced note – and didn’t even use a pick.

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Concert Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Orpheum Theater — Beginning a New Phase

December 4, 2022
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This is a band as capable of being as spry and unpredictable in its 12th year as it was in its first.

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Rock Concert Review: The Smile — Scratching the Alternative Itch

November 18, 2022
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The Smile grew in stature at Roadrunner on Wednesday, the second date of its first U.S. tour. It didn’t take long for the band to flash shades of Radiohead-like intensity.

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Concert Review: Beth Orton Live — Flexing Her Aching Voice

November 11, 2022
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Damn straight, English singer/songwriter Beth Orton was back in the room – after a six-year absence.

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