Brett Milano

Fuse Concert Review: The Rezillos — A Welcome Visit from Scotland’s Version of the Ramones

July 15, 2015
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Aging punk bands usually seem obliged to prove that their anger is still blazing. Since the Rezillos were never angry in the first place, they don’t have that problem.

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Rock Concert Review: Rush — Celebrating 40 Years of Prog-Rock

June 24, 2015
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One thing I’ve learned in years of being a Rush fan: Nobody ever changes their mind on this band.

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Concert Review: Richard Thompson — Moments of Sublimity

June 22, 2015
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He came up with one of those transcendent Richard Thompson moments, one to match anything I’ve seen onstage this year.

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Concert Review: Paul Weller — No Nostalgia for This Aging Rocker

June 15, 2015
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With most of his contemporaries doing reunion tours or playing decades-old albums, Paul Weller is one of the few claiming his right to be a still-evolving artist.

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Fuse Rock Review: Wire — Unconventional Pop That Seduces and Confuses

June 4, 2015
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The sound was often so inviting that it seemed Wire were easing comfortably into middle age.

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Concert Review: The Blues Magoos — Psych-Era Kicks Redux

May 22, 2015
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Though they took enough acid to qualify as a psychedelic band, the Blues Magoos always had a foot in the garage.

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Concert Review: Aussie Rocker Courtney Barnett — The Next Big Thing?

May 21, 2015
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Courtney Barnett is a scrappy rocker with a hot band, a convincing stage presence, and a bunch of first-class songs. .

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Rock Interview: Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens, “practically an honorary Boston band”

March 18, 2015
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“The kids in Boston accepted us unconditionally, and we hung out with everyone out there—Barrence Whitfield, the Bristols, the Del Fuegos.”

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Rock Concert Review: The Church — Still Dreaming

March 13, 2015
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For the diehards who crowded the Sinclair, the Church aren’t about hit singles and nostalgia; they’re about double-guitar dreamscapes and psychedelic visions.

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Rock Review: Mike & the Mechanics — A High Sense of Songcraft

March 8, 2015
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Over a 90-minute set Mike & the Mechanics touched a number of bases, all of them comfortable and familiar: Rousing AOR rock, soft rock ballads, retro-soul, and just a slight touch of Genesis prog.

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