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2013 Stories by Tom Murphy

• School Knights

  published May 2, 2013

  The title of its latest album notwithstanding, School Knights has never put out anything even remotely lethargic. Here, intricately textured... More >>

• Devendra Banhart

  published May 2, 2013

  Maybe "New American Weird" just means that you play constantly evolving music rooted in folk and take it to interesting, cosmic places without... More >>

• Metz

  published May 2, 2013

  This Toronto trio emerged in 2008 and did what more bands in this day and age should: It developed its music and overall aesthetic, then turned... More >>

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  Gaslight Anthem at the Ogden Theatre, 4/29/13

  published Apr 30, 2013

  GASLIGHT ANTHEM @ OGDEN THEATRE |4/29/12 Gaslight Anthem performed last night with a fluidity and emotional power worthy of peers like Hot Rod Circuit or Hot Water Music or perhaps even the E Street... More >>

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  Alex Hebert of A Tom Collins on working with Bob Ferbrache and touring in Europe

  published Apr 25, 2013

  A. Tom Collins, the five-piece band fronted by Aaron Collins, has a sound that's equal parts ragtime, honky tonk blues and tin pan alley. The outfit, which has smartly left its rough edges intact, i... More >>

• Shady Elders

  published April 25, 2013

  "In the Waves," the opening track on the new Shady Elders EP, has a lonely, almost wistful breeziness, with crystalline guitar tones cutting a... More >>

• Kvelertak

  published April 25, 2013

  With a name that translates roughly to "stranglehold" in Norwegian, this sextet has spent the last six years cultivating a sound that feels... More >>

• Har Mar Superstar

  published April 25, 2013

  In the '90s, Sean Tillman performed in both noise-rock band Calvin Krime and the more pop-oriented Sean Na Na while still a teenager in the... More >>

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  Speakeasy Tiger reunites its original lineup at the Marquis

  published April 25, 2013

  Half a decade ago, Speakeasy Tiger (due this Saturday, April 27, at the Marquis Theater) seemed to be in the right place at the right... More >>

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  Men in Burka defies convention with purpose and promise

  published April 25, 2013

  It's influenced by everything I grew up on, from American traditions to the Middle Eastern traditions of my father," says Men in Burka's Kamran... More >>

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  Johnny Marr at the Gothic Theatre, 4/21/13

  published Apr 22, 2013

  JOHNNY MARR @ GOTHIC THEATRE |4/21/12 The moment everybody seemed to be waiting for during Johnny Marr's set last night came at the end, when the iconic echoing guitar part rippled through the air, ... More >>

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  Danzig at Ogden Theatre, 4/19/12

  published Apr 22, 2013

  DANZIG @ OGDEN THEATER | 4/19/12 Before Danzig came on stage, a voice that sounded like Glenn Danzig got the crowd going by informing us that Snoop Dogg was playing down the street and so was Tesla... More >>

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  Ghost B.C. at Ogden Theatre, 4/18/13

  published Apr 19, 2013

  GHOST @ OGDEN THEATRE | 4/18/12 As is customary at this point, before Ghost took the stage, Jocelyn Pook's haunting "Masked Ball" from Eyes Wide Shut came through the P.A. and perfectly set the moo... More >>

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  A Nameless Ghoul from Ghost B.C. on Papa Emeritus II being too evil for the Vatican

  published Apr 18, 2013

  Founded in 2008, Ghost B.C. created a bit of mystique for itself right from the start. The sextet is essentially anonymous in its elaborate costumes, with singer Papa Emeritus II decked out like a s... More >>

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  Johnny Marr on how he created the sound for "How Soon Is Nowr" without effects pedals

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Johnny Marr is an iconic and influential guitarist best known for his work in the Smiths, which broke up in 1987. His guitar phrases and his genius for crafting textured and tonally rich rhythmic le... More >>

• Hi-Strung

  published April 18, 2013

  "Happy" starts off Hi-Strung's new album as though some sort of standoff were about to go down. It's like spaghetti-Western music interpreted... More >>

• How to Destroy Angels

  published April 18, 2013

  When Trent Reznor dissolved his high-profile band Nine Inch Nails a few years back, there was instant speculation about what he would do next.... More >>

• Ghost B.C.

  published April 18, 2013

  Founded in 2008, Ghost B.C. created a bit of mystique for itself right from the start. The sextet is essentially anonymous in its elaborate... More >>

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  Johnny Marr on the importance of developing his personal style

  published April 18, 2013

  Johnny Marr is best known as the Smiths' influential and inventive guitarist. Since the band's split in 1987, Marr has kept himself busy... More >>

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  Church Fire's synth-heavy post-punk comes to the Ogden

  published April 18, 2013

  For a couple of years, this band played out under the curious moniker Sew Buttons on Ice Cream. But last year, the duo of Shannon Webber and... More >>

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  Suicidal Tendencies' Mike Muir on being on Miami Vice and tangling with the Secret Service

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Over the weekend, Suicidal Tendencies played to a packed house at the Summit Music Hall. Before that, we had a chance to chat with the band's founding frontman, Mike Muir, the sole continuous member... More >>

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  Suicidal Tendencies at Summit, 4/14/13

  published Apr 15, 2013

  SUICIDAL TENDENCIES @ SUMMIT MUSIC HALL |4/14/13 In a fairly gutsy move, two songs into its set, Suicidal Tendencies performed its classic song, "Institutionalized," a tune of paranoia, societal op... More >>

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  Eric Greif, Death's longtime manager, on the significance and influence of Death on metal

  published Apr 11, 2013

  Founded in 1983 by Chuck Schuldiner, Death helped to codify the aesthetic of death metal alongside early pioneers like Possessed. Schuldiner was sixteen when the band formed and twenty by the time t... More >>

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  Fear Factory's Dino Cazares on living in the technocratic world the act's been singing about

  published Apr 10, 2013

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• Diffuser

  published April 11, 2013

  Part noise, part dark IDM, this debut album from Adam Rojo's Diffuser project is very different from the music Rojo made previously with Ideal... More >>