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Andrew Bird has a new album out today. This Andrew Bird: Hey you *wink*. Photo (c) Reuben Cox. Not this bird: Tweet tweet *wink*. Photo c.o. Wikipedia. Both are given to flights of fancy, whistling, and yes, and occasional silliness and absurdity. But only one of these above is touring for his new album. Guess which. ****************** Citi Wang Theatre, Boston, MA. Sat. 4-9-16, 7pm. $40 and up. Mr. Bird, formerly of Squirrel Nuts Zippers fame, has one spot in New England to hit, that spot being Boston, and we – as your musical legal counsel – strongly advise you catch this extraordinary lyricist andRead More →

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Coming in July, 2016… Mistah Graves. (C) Erika Goldring. This guy. Whereabouts, you might ask? None other than the Green River Festival. Hosted by Greenfield Community College July 8-10 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Western Massachusetts, this lil’ Fest just came upon our radar on their 30th anniversary, hooray! Happy Dirty Thirty! But the real cause of celebration here is the stellar lineup they’ve got for this year, including: – Shakey Graves– Dawes– The Suffers– Shovels and Rope And another couple dozen artists. Some thoughts on these guys and gals: – Shakey Graves’ And the War Came almost fell through the cracks on ourRead More →

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Lake Street Dive – Side PonyNonesuch Records-out Feb 193.5 / 5 The jazzy, poppy, indescribably fun quartet hailing originally from Boston (now NYC) comes out with their fifth studio full-length. (We’ll note: their first two are exceptionally hard to find in physical copies.) Coming off their 2014 Bad Self Portraits, which we marked as one of two Top Albums of 2014, we can only admit our HUGE admiration for these young and fresh guys and gals. We have caught them live on multiple occasions, and yes, that 3.5/5 you see up there, it’s a mark of love and, really, respect toward the band. Let usRead More →

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We’re sorry! We’re slackers! But here’s vital voting information for New Englanders looking to vote in the Republican (or Democratic) Primaries. YOU NEED TO REGISTER TO VOTE, AAAAACK! In order of soonest to latest: MA: Register by Feb 10th, 8pm Eastern. That’s tomorrow! ME: Register by Feb 19th VT: Register by Feb 24th RI: Register by March 27th CT: Register by April 21 Keep in mind, if you want to choose between Bernie or Hillary, most states you have to register as Democrat, or can register as Independent. Play it safe, register Democrat if that’s who you want to vote for. You’re not committed toRead More →