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So! Fellow New Englanders, not only has Wilco been added to the NFF lineup on Friday night (check out www.newportfolkfest.net), but Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, Mystic Valley Band, et al) has another, later Friday night show at the Jane Pickens Theater because, well, he’s at the Folk Fest and apparently has time to kill. It’s a charming little venue (emphasis on ‘little’), and we very very greatly suspect these tickets will sell out incredibly quickly; check it out right here. The tics go on sale this Friday, and we’re gonna scramble downtown to pick up a pair. Strongly suggested you folks who are checkingRead More →

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17 Pygmies – CIII: Even Celestina Gets the BluesTrakwerx-out now2 / 5 The incredibly ambitious finale to the Celestina trilogy of albums finds the L.A. galactic indie rockers dabbling in the forms of the short story, screenplay, and possibly even novel to present their interstellar tale. So, yes: ambitious. And while the Pygmies certainly show a lot of enthusiasm for their material here, the listener must ask the question: Where’s the beef? We put this one to our ears a couple times, and after track 4 (aptly named “Celestina XXVI”), there isn’t really a whole lot beyond their songs’ repetitive foundation to grip onto. That’sRead More →

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Twin Trip – Self-titledFlower Records-out tomorrow3 / 5 Brainchild of Felix Penny, the not-so-aptly-named trio Twin Trip craft alt-rock with a slight infusion of galacticism. There are a handful of things we like about this release: solid, catchable choruses, straightforward songwriting, and “Heavy Load,” a get-your-rocks-off super-dramatic killer single. “Twin Trip,” in short, ain’t a bad album. It isn’t, however, the kind of album that you rush to put on, or play in your head constantly and make your friends uncomfortable because you’re always singing a few lines from it. It’s good, but despite the solid playing, there isn’t a whole lot to really thrillRead More →

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Well. We’re not going to lie and say that Amy had a bigger crowd than Rich Robinson, the main act last Thursday. But we are going to say that her trio (Shawn Zorn d., David Cousar g.) certainly deserved one. Our gal in Memphis felt the love in the dingy TT The Bear’s, and armed with her repaired acoustic bass (plus stickers of Johnny Cash, a cartoon), the diminutive bassist + two conjured a mood perhaps more fitting for a slightly cleaner basement bar; judging on the dark color of their songs, plus the knit, almost jazzy vibe between the three, we’re going to presumeRead More →