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Concert Review: Galactic — Playing Fifty Shades of Funk

February 8, 2014
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Adding a female voice to an established funk/roots band can be tricky — but it took about half a song for Maggie Koerner to win over the crowd on Friday.

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Fuse Interview: Tarrus Riley — “I sing not for the chart, but for the heart”

February 6, 2014
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Tarrus Riley and his Dean Fraser-led Black Soil Band are touring, and the group is coming to Revere’s Wonderland Ballroom tomorrow.

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Music Review: “Angel Guts : Red Classroom” — Indispensably Edgy Art Pop

February 3, 2014
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I cannot express my love for “Angel Guts : Red Classroom” strongly enough. At the very least, it’s necessary listening for anyone with an interest in “no wave” and avant-garde music.

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Concert Review: Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar at Regattabar — In The Blues Comfort Zone

January 29, 2014
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Sonny Landreth tours with an electric rhythm section, but Tuesday night found him in a quieter duo with Austin, TX steel guitarist and former Asleep at the Wheel member, the wonderfully-named Cindy Cashdollar.

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Music Review: Favorite and Least Favorite Shows of 2013

January 1, 2014
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Fuse Music Critic Noah Schaffer’s favorite live music moments from the past year.

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CD Review: Death Grips — Hands On the Modern Moment

November 18, 2013
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Hopefully, Death Grips can keep finding new ways to convey contemporary dissonance, because as it stands now they have produced four of the most important musical works of the 21st Century.

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Fuse Concert Review: OTP — Having Fun at the Middle East-Upstairs

November 5, 2013
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Despite the band’s obvious affinity for alcohol, there’s nothing sloppy about OTP. They’re a tight unit.

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Concert Review: A ‘Cinematic’ Madeleine Peyroux at the Berklee Performance Center

October 28, 2013
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The slow tempos on the whole didn’t hurt the show. People were there to hear Madeleine Peryoux — her voice and delivery, her offbeat arrangements and particular idiosyncratic take on familiar songs.

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Fuse CD Review: R. Stevie Moore’s “Personal Appeal” — the Lo-Fi Veteran Has Only Just Begun

August 28, 2013
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Like Lo Fi High Fives, Personal Appeal might not be a “best of” per se, but it is certainly a good entry point for those who have been daunted by R. Stevie Moore’s massive and impressive back catalogue.

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Music Review: A Warm Homecoming for Singer/Songwriter Paula Cole

August 25, 2013
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Singer/songwriter Paula Cole’s musical and personal journey has been a long, sometimes painful hejira.

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