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2012 Stories by Tom Murphy

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  Crime and the City Solution at the Oriental Theater, with the Howling Hex, 10/18/12

  published Oct 19, 2012

  CRIME AND THE CITY SOLUTION @ ORIENTAL THEATER | 10/18/12 From the beginning of its set, Crime and the City Solution created an intimate, sensory immersive environment with a flood of atmospheric s... More >>

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  Flying Lotus on how J Dilla really did change his life by making music that was deep and heartfelt

  published Oct 18, 2012

  Flying Lotus is one of the most innovative electronic producers out right now. Born Steven Ellison but better known these days by his stage handle, the L.A.-based artist began making beats at the ag... More >>

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  Simon Bonney of Crime and the City Solution on why the band's back after a two decade hiatus

  published Oct 18, 2012

  Crime and the City Solution started out in the late '70s in Sydney, Australia, but its members went on an extended adventure in relocation, following its creative opportunities where they lay. First... More >>

• HEALTH's John Famiglietti on Rhino, Pictureplane and being flipped off on NIN tour

  published Oct 17, 2012

  HEALTH came out of the circuit of underground bands that played DIY spaces in southern California like Che Cafe, Il Corral and the Smell. It was that last place with which the band has become most c... More >>

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  Jamie Smith of the xx on mixing oil and water and how it applies to his London band

  published Oct 17, 2012

  The xx is an electronic pop group from London, England, whose music is informed by soul and post-punk as well as hip-hop and modern electronica. The act's critically acclaimed, self-titled debut alb... More >>

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  Neil Halstead and Tennis at eTown, 10/16/12

  published Oct 17, 2012

  NEIL HALSTEAD / TENNIS @ eTown Hall | 10/16/12 For the end of the Tennis and Neil Halstead eTown show, host Nick Forster and co-host Helen Forster came on stage with both acts. Forster told us they... More >>

• Wind Does

  published October 18, 2012

  The immediate reference points for the latest Wind Does release are films like Monsters, The Mist and Begotten —... More >>

• Crime and the City Solution

  published October 18, 2012

  Formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1977, Crime and the City Solution was one of the seminal post-punk bands of the era. Upon moving to Melbourne... More >>

• Flying Lotus

  published October 18, 2012

  Although considered by many to be a hip-hop producer, Steven Ellison has displayed musical and artistic ambitions that are clearly not confined... More >>

• Eldren brings its impressive palette to the hi-dive

  published October 18, 2012

  If writing only one kind of song were a crime, Eldren (due this Friday, October 19, at the hi-dive) would be innocent of all charges. By... More >>

• I'm a Boy has a long local history

  published October 18, 2012

  It was one of my first days working at Wax Trax, and I was talking to Duane Davis," recalls Jimmi Nasi. "It was a slow moment, and I just said... More >>

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  Neil Halstead on playing solo without a setlist and being able to react to the audience

  published Oct 16, 2012

  Neil Halstead was one of the guitarists and singers in pioneering shoegaze and ambient band Slowdive in the late '80s and early '90s. Taking guitar sounds and often blurring the sonic signature with... More >>

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  Dinosaur Jr at Bluebird Theater, 10/15/12

  published Oct 16, 2012

  DINOSAUR JR @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 10/15/12 In a show full of strong performances, one of the biggest surprises came when, toward the end of the set, Lou Barlow said that he and J Mascis had been in ... More >>

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  Murph of Dinosaur Jr on how the fans seem just as young and rowdy now as they once were

  published Oct 15, 2012

  Dinosaur Jr was the product of three guys from Massachusetts who had played in the hardcore bands Deep Wound and All White Jury. But when J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph got together, the music they ... More >>

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  Mike Donovan of Sic Alps on how touring is all about the hour you're on stage every day

  published Oct 15, 2012

  Sic Alps is the long-running project of Mike Donovan and whatever group of people become part of the band at any given time. It would be a bit of a reduction to call his songwriting "garage rock." T... More >>

• Oscar Ross of Lords of Fuzz on the importance of his lyrics saying something significant

  published Oct 12, 2012

  Lords of Fuzz thundered into being from a tough time in Oscar Ross' life. He'd recently gotten divorced and moved to Denver from Texas and decided to pursue music as an outlet. After numerous line-u... More >>

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  New Order at 1STBANK Center, 10/10/12

  published Oct 11, 2012

  NEW ORDER @ 1STBANK CENTER |10/10/12 If you've been a New Order fan for long enough, you've heard the song hundreds of times or more. Just the same, that repetition did nothing to dull the haunting... More >>

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  Laetitia Sadier on how music and politics go hand in hand, and how to struggle is to live

  published Oct 10, 2012

  Laetitia Sadier was the charismatic singer of the influential and experimental Stereolab, a band she started with guitarist Tim Gane after a short stint in the political post-punk band McCarthy in t... More >>

• Dyad

  published October 11, 2012

  Using a syncopated motorik beat as a baseline, Dyad makes the kind of electronic music with a seeming leg in '90s house that could well fill... More >>

• Lords of Fuzz

  published October 11, 2012

  "Crooked Finger" begins this album with a heavy tom strike ahead of a flood of guitar rock that sounds like it could easily have been the... More >>

• Sic Alps

  published October 11, 2012

  It's probably a safe bet that Mike Donovan never met Gram Parsons — or Arthur Lee or Donovan Leitch, for that matter. He may not even be... More >>

• Helio Sequence

  published October 11, 2012

  Middle-school friends Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel started playing out as Helio Sequence in 1999. Layering synthesizers to hover around... More >>

• Captain Howdy brings its harmonic drone to Rhinoceropolis

  published October 11, 2012

  Not to be confused with Penn Jillette's mid-'90s rock band or Dee Snider's character from Strangeland, taken from the Twisted Sister... More >>

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  Hospitality at hi-dive, 10/05/12

  published Oct 07, 2012

  HOSPITALITY @ HI-DIVE | 10/05/12 Hospitality's set made you think of a time when rock bands weren't trying to mine classic rock territory or go for a specific genre, especially at the end of the sh... More >>

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  Poor Moon's Christian Wargo on how Danielson Famile and Pedro the Lion led to Fleet Foxes

  published Oct 05, 2012

  Poor Moon is a side project of Christian Wargo of Fleet Foxes fame, who before joining that outfit toured with both Danielson Famile and Pedro the Lion. Through his time playing guitar in David Baza... More >>