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Benoît Pioulard | Temper

Kranky (2008)
Benoît Pioulard is the Gallic pseudonym of Oregon singer-songwriter Thomas Meluch, for whom inscrutability is an instrument and affectation an art.  
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  October 08, 2008
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Molten ’core

The triumphant return of Shudder To Think
You might not buy this, but Fitchburg was pretty happening 15 years ago.  
By MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  October 08, 2008
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Saving The Past For Last

Robert Pollard’s Boston Spaceships at the Paradise, September 30, 2008
It’s refreshing that Pollard isn’t trying to rewrite the two-minute power pop of GbV’s heyday, and his relentless (and hyperprolific) pursuits are admirable.  
By RYAN WALSH  |  October 08, 2008
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Sweet release

The Urinals can’t hold it in any longer
I don’t want to waste your time waxing philosophical about the problematic logic behind qualifying music “good” or “bad,” much less pontificating on whether “sophisticated punk” is an oxymoron.  
By BARRY THOMPSON  |  October 08, 2008
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Lady killers

Vivian Girls find fans, lose shoes
“Maybe over there? Try over there . . . ” The muffled voice in the background sounds defeated.
By MICHAEL ALAN GOLDBERG  |  October 08, 2008
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Test October 8 Content

Test Test Test Test

By CARLY CARIOLI  |  October 08, 2008

Crossword: ''No theme for you!''

But some pretty sweet wordage anyway

By MATT JONES  |  October 08, 2008
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The South shall rise . . .

France's Occitan New Wave
The singing groups of the South of France draw on everything from mediæval pilgrimage chants and troubadour poetry to contemporary rap and ragga.  
By JEFFREY GANTZ  |  October 01, 2008
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Blink. | The Epidemic Of Ideas

 Thirsty Ear (2008)
Aside from the general aggressive, post-rock, post-jazz underground feel, there’s pretty tunes here.  
By JON GARELICK  |  October 01, 2008
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Lenka | Lenka

Epic (2008)
A few months ago this pint-sized diva from Down Under posted a cutesy rendition of Modest Mouse’s “Gravity Rides Everything” to her MySpace page.  
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  October 01, 2008
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The rote stuff

The meticulous mayhem of USAISAMONSTER
A USAISAMONSTER show is all third-eye perception and muscle memory.  
By MATT PARISH  |  October 01, 2008
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Post-masters

47 releases in, Wire can still get it up
In the annals of rock-and-roll-origin stories, Colin Newman, singer/guitarist for the pinned-down cynical conceptualist rock band Wire, has one of the odder ones.  
By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  October 02, 2008
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Band apart

Rock Band 2 keeps it rolling
No need to double-check your calendar — Rock Band 2 really is available only 10 months after the release of the original.  
By MITCH KRPATA  |  October 01, 2008
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Hangin' Tough

New Kids 4-evah!
This article appeared in the September 9, 1999 issue of the Boston Phoenix .
By JASON GAY  |  September 26, 2008
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It’s about time . . .

The Ditson Festival of Contemporary Music starts in Boston
It’s been 17 years since Boston’s last local festival of contemporary music, the New Music Harvest organized by composer Charles Fussell: 19 programs (several free), a celebration of composer Ned Rorem, an opera production performed by BU students, and the participation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
By LLOYD SCHWARTZ  |  September 25, 2008
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Bright lights, big band

The Bay State Turn This City On
The Bay State, born and nurtured at UMaine-Machias, are right in my personal wheelhouse: smart lyrics, huge choruses, and they edge outside your standard instrumentation.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  September 25, 2008

Harold Wells made up this headline, too

Letters to the Boston editor, September 26, 2008

By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS  |  September 24, 2008
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Boston music news: September 26, 2008

Notes on Rose Polenzani
It's been a big year for local singer-songwriter Rose Polenzani — and rightly so.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  September 24, 2008
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Photos: Weezer at Tsongas Arena

Weezer at Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA, September 23, 2008

By CARINA MASTROCOLA  |  September 24, 2008
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Dungen | 4

Kemado (2008)
The playing is looser and rougher than you might expect, with tons of drum fills that teeter on the verge of sloppy, but this adds to Dungen’s trademark unpredictability.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  September 23, 2008

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