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New discs by Someday Providence and Suicide Bill
It’s a big deal when Someday Providence gets new music out. Their new EP extends the band’s dedication to breezy pop, but also adds depth, dimension, and a wee bit of heaviness.
By BOB GULLA | July 16, 2008

Boston music news: January 11, 2008

Notes on Beat Circus and Johnny A.
BEAT CIRCUS release their new Dreamland on January 29.
By JIM SULLIVAN | January 07, 2008

Corleone turns 10

Celebrating a decade of underground excavation
Ten years of doing anything these days has to be considered an unmitigated success.
By BOB GULLA | October 17, 2007

Information, please

Big shows, a one-shot supergroup, soundtracks, and more
I thought it would be a good opportunity to touch on some things that have been piling up on the local music scene.
By BOB GULLA | August 07, 2007

Foo!apalooza

AS220’s annual fest is a sensory overload — and then some
What began life as the comparatively modest Fool’s Ball has mutated into an unruly (but lovable) behemoth.
By ANDREA FELDMAN | July 10, 2007

Visionaries

The Eyesores’ new disc, farewell, Century Lounge
As I write this, Alec K. Redfearn and his Eyesores are trekking across western Europe, entertaining and amusing audiences with their picaresque,
By BOB GULLA | April 25, 2007

Miller time

The Low Anthem's fragile wonder
Local boy Ben Miller started in Providence a few years back as a solo artist.
By BOB GULLA | March 14, 2007

Heard ’round here

15 reasons to be cheerful
There were lots of great records to choose from, so I decided not to limit the list to 10 selections.
By BOB GULLA | December 20, 2006

All in the family

Everett Spotlight tells the Jungels’ tales
An oft-repeated maxim about American vocal music holds that sibling harmonies are the closest and tightest — they’ve heard each other’s voices on a daily basis.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 12, 2006

Sonic experiments

Santa Mamba’s Saints and Sinners; plus RiverSing
Santa Mamba's new disc, Saints and Sinners finds the band’s chemicals growing a wee bit stale.
By BOB GULLA | June 15, 2006

Local heroes

Mark Mulcahy, Alec K. Redfearn, and more
Alongside the Feelies, R.E.M., and the Replacements, Mark Mulcahy’s Miracle Legion was one of the most promising of the indie bands of the mid-’80s.
By BOB GULLA | May 30, 2006

Long time coming

Thom Enright’s Intoxicated is a heady concoction
This Friday night at Chan’s you’ll be able to catch Thom Enright and his band the Night Drinkers, with Marty Ballou on bass, Marty Richards on drums, Steve Burke on keys, and Tom Ferraro on guitar.
By BOB GULLA | February 01, 2006

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