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Fuse Concert Review: The Wailin’ Jennys — A Band Comfortable in its Own Skin

May 10, 2014
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With their soaring harmonies and remarkable musical versatility, this Canadian trio, which originated in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has not lost an inch on its fastball.

Music Interview: From Spouge to Soul — The Bajan Journey of Shirley Stewart

May 9, 2014
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A former Medford resident, singer Shirley Stewart will be returning for a career retrospective, part of the Caribbean Connection Mother’s Day Affair tomorrow in Boston.

Concert Review: Gary Numan at the Paradise — A Friendly Kind of Intensity

March 26, 2014
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Yes, Gary Numan’s jumped a bandwagon, but the former new-wave hitmaker has done it with style.

Concert Review: George Clinton — Still Delivering Up the Funk After All These Years

March 16, 2014
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A case could very easily be made for George Clinton as an anarchistic innovator who has played a larger role than he gets credit for in shaping a genre of music which probably defines the mainstream now more than any other.

Concert Review: “Mission of Burma” — Boston’s Fab Four?

February 11, 2014
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The celebrated post-punk band Mission of Burma played a benefit show for Somerville Local First at Regent Theatre: their instrumental interplay is more intuitive than ever.

Album Review: Two Ace Post-Rockers Return in a Big Way

February 10, 2014
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Exciting new LPs from two leading practitioners of post-rock — Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Have a Nice Life.

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.

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.

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.

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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