Copyright (c) 2007 The Phoenix Media/Communications Grouphttp://www.thephoenix.com/Musicpage:article_ektid49928.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49928.aspxJoy Division were rooted in grim finality. Now, through a series of new books, CDs, and films, the band has found new life.
What a difference a death makes. ]]>10/24/2007 1:51:35 PMpage:article_ektid49788.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49788.aspxRobby Krieger rocks Berklee
“So,” I asked, “how annoying was Jim?” ]]>10/23/2007 3:24:36 PMpage:article_ektid49779.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49779.aspxThe ongoing saga of Dinosaur Jr.
It’s been more than a year since Dinosaur Jr. announced they’d be re-forming for the first time since Mascis kicked Barlow out of the band in 1989. ]]>10/23/2007 1:11:03 PMpage:article_ektid49759.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49759.aspxDubstep comes to Boston
Dubstep is one of those genres that’s more often talked about than heard. ]]>10/23/2007 12:30:02 PMpage:article_ektid49760.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49760.aspxTori Amos, Orpheum Theatre, October 19, 2007
On Friday, the second of a two-night stand at the Orpheum, Tori Amos showed up as “Clyde." ]]>10/23/2007 12:30:46 PMpage:article_ektid49743.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49743.aspxThe return of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Dicky Barrett is on his cellphone from Atlanta. ]]>10/23/2007 11:55:26 AMpage:article_ektid49744.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49744.aspxStars and New Buffalo, Berklee Performance Center, October 19, 2007
The stage at the Berklee Performance Center last Friday was strewn with Stars and bouquets of flowers. ]]>10/23/2007 11:59:41 AMpage:article_ektid49735.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49735.aspxHeeere’s . . . Johnny Cash!
To many political conservatives during Vietnam, championing the music of Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, and Joni Mitchell was the equivalent of French-kissing Chairman Mao. ]]>10/23/2007 11:42:06 AMpage:article_ektid49729.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49729.aspxThe little Dutch boys who could
Good news from the literary delivery room: the ignoble genre of rock biography has just given birth to its first genuine comedy. ]]>10/23/2007 11:28:02 AMpage:article_ektid49730.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49730.aspxStephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Paradise Rock Club, October 18, 2007
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers may be a serious band with a full-length debut out on Everfine that features Caitlin Cary, but they don’t take themselves too seriously. ]]>10/23/2007 11:30:35 AMpage:article_ektid49718.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49718.aspxTurning 25 all year long
Touch has released music by a stellar line-up of sound artists and musicians including Austrian guitarist Fennesz, British turntablist Philip Jeck, and New York composer Phill Niblock. ]]>10/22/2007 4:12:16 PMpage:article_ektid49713.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49713.aspxDreamboat Annie Live | Shout! Factory
Heart are fast becoming the world’s best classic-rock cover band. ]]>10/22/2007 3:41:08 PMpage:article_ektid49708.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49708.aspxVanguard
This packed two-disc set gathers all the usual suspects and more for a Tipitina’s Foundation project to rebuild Domino’s Ninth Ward neighborhood in New Orleans. ]]>10/22/2007 3:12:36 PMpage:article_ektid49703.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49703.aspxSloe Gin | J+R Adventures
Six CDs into his solo career, this singer and six-stringer from upstate New York has hit his artistic stride. ]]>10/22/2007 2:52:57 PMpage:article_ektid49698.aspxhttp://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid49698.aspxJulius Hemphill at the Gardner, Cyrus Plays Elvis
For much of his life, no one played Thelonious Monk pieces except Thelonious Monk. ]]>10/22/2007 1:45:37 PM