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Concert Review: The Brothers — Celebrating the Style and Songbook of the Legendary Allman Brothers Band

April 19, 2025
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The best way to honor all of those responsible for the Allman Brothers Band was to play like the Allman Brothers Band: be fierce, not nostalgic; be pleasing, not cloying; be generous, not self-indulgent. And The Brothers pulled it off.

Musician’s Interview: Barry Burns of Mogwai Talks About Stoking “The Bad Fire”

April 8, 2025
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Mogwai’s explosive sound has inspired numerous bands around the world, including in the Boston area. 

Album Review: The “Horror” of the Mekons

April 4, 2025
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The apocalyptic overtones of the Mekons’ music come across as alarmingly real as ever.

Album Review: “Curiosity for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble” — Sonic Wonderings

March 31, 2025
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Roger Clark Miller’s latest solo electric guitar ensemble album showcases him at his best, blending avant-garde experimentation with familiar guitar rock textures.

Musician Interview: Neal Francis on His Album “Return To Zero”

March 22, 2025
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Chicago singer-songwriter and pianist Neal Francis has been riding a smooth retro groove since the late 2010s, thanks to his stellar fusion of funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock.

Album Review/Concert Preview: Adam Sherman and Robin Lane — The Start of a Beautiful Friendship?

March 22, 2025
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Here’s hoping that Adam Sherman and Robin Lane remain a creative item and continue to write and record new material. Both are in late-career resurgences and have devoted fans that fill the smaller clubs they typically perform in to the brim.

Musician Interview: Blueswoman Ally Venable joins the “Experience Hendrix’

March 21, 2025
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“When I think about blues music, I think about the musicians that came before me and what they had to say, all of those amazing guitar players. They were really playing a form of protest music.”

Concert Review: The Kraftwerk Machine — Still Running Smoothly

March 14, 2025
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Anybody at Tuesday’s show who thought the members of Kraftwerk were just punching buttons at their static posts while audiovisuals surged automatically would be mistaken.

Concert Review: Phish’s Trey Anastasio — Playing the Role of Troubadour

March 12, 2025
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The sheepishly affable Trey Anastasio wisely focused on music, allowing him to play a broader representation of his repertoire across two hours and 25 minutes.

Book Review: Peter Wolf’s “Waiting on the Moon” — A Captivating Memoir by Boston’s Own Zelig

March 10, 2025
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Timelines bounce a bit through the loosely organized, vignette-rooted book, where the back half casually weaves through a checklist of characters and tales not to be missed.

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