Stephin Merritt

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Indie gets the blues

The Gossip, the Black Keys, and the Kills
White rockers generally come by the blues one of two ways.
By MATT ASHARE | April 23, 2008

Rough power

Bill Gage has Down syndrome. And his band rocks
Watching Bill Gage perform with his band, BILL, is an eye-opening experience.
By IAN SANDS | March 27, 2008

Lonely hearts night

The Magnetic Fields at Somerville Theatre, February 14, 2008
Merritt had a tummy ache from dinner at Porter Exchange. (“So don’t fuck with me,” he warned.)
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | February 19, 2008

Cold remedies

Stephin Merritt warms up on Distortion
One suspects all colds are terrible in the world of Stephin Merritt.
By MATT ASHARE | January 07, 2008

Show and tell

A whole new year of live music
After a brief late-December break from the usual boatload of good shows, the flood picks up right where it left off in early January.
By WILL SPITZ | January 04, 2008

Start with some Spice

A recipe for a tuneful 2008
The game is on for the reunited Spice Girls.
By MATT ASHARE | December 26, 2007

Fantasy Mirrors take a good long look at themselves
After the Fantasy Mirrors show at Great Scott last Thursday, singer Nathanael Bluhm wasn’t feeling so hot, and since he was already wearing pajamas, I offered him and his bike a lift home.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | December 04, 2007

Night falls

Industrial makes a comeback
Boston clubland is starting to get a bit dark. DJ Mothra, "Demo Mix" (mp3)
By DAVID DAY | May 15, 2007

Hidden Cameras

Awoo | Arts & Crafts
Much like Stephin Merritt’s Magnetic Fields, the Hidden Cameras have evolved from something of a bedroom-demo recording project into a fully orchestrated studio band complete with cello, viola, glockenspiel, upright bass, and the like. Hidden Cameras, "Death of a Tune" (mp3) Hidden Cameras, "Awoo" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE | November 07, 2006

A dreadful night

Lemony Snicket in Natick
It was a dreadful night for a number of reasons.
By BILL JENSEN | October 23, 2006

On the racks: October 10, 2006

From Gothic Archies to Mod Rods to little Lohans
Plus Robert Pollard, Sting, and the Cure.
By MATT ASHARE | October 10, 2006

'Urge' overkill

Microsoft and MTV deliver too much of a bad thing
Windows Media files may be the 8-track-tapes of the digital-music universe, but Urge figures 13-year-olds will suck it up to get their mitts on exclusive TRL outtakes and AFI playlists.
By CARLY CARIOLI | May 31, 2006

ID Check: The Best Thing Ever

Men’s-room rockers
It’s 11:15 pm on Monday night when Alex Billig enters the fancy men’s bathroom at the Top of the Hub lounge.
By CAMILLE DODERO | May 10, 2006

The road to Boston

Don Lennon, Rahim, and Pela
Sometimes you just have to hear a band before shelling out that cover charge. Here are four tracks by four artists heading our way this week . . .
By MATT ASHARE | April 24, 2006