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[CD Reviews] CD_12113SM

MICHAEL TARBOX

MY PRIMITIVE JOY

GENRE | DARK ACOUSTIC AMERICANA

VERDICT | TOTALLY WORKS

RELEASE | 12.8.09

LABEL | MINOR DETAIL

MYSPACE.COM/MICHAELTARBOX

[CD Reviews] CD_12112SM

PAUL WOOLFORD

PLATFORM

GENRE | 41-LAYER CAKE
VERDICT | LONDON RISES
RELEASE
| 3.22.10
LABEL
| RENAISSANCE
MYSPACE.COM/PAULWOOLFORD

[CD Reviews] CD_12111SM

DEADBEAT

RADIO ROTHKO

GENRE | DIGIDUB
VERDICT
| DEEPER AND DEEPER
RELEASE | 3.16.10
LABEL | THE AGRICULTURE
THEAGRICULTURE.COM


[Music] MU_1211SebastienLegerSM

SÉBASTIEN LÉGER

Is no David Guetta

If you stumble into Rise Friday night and notice the DJ in the corner has the crowd enraptured, but isn't preening and posing, you'll know you're in the right place.


[Music] AE_1211ApolloSunshineSM

APOLLO SUNSHINE

Surprise! Apollo Sunshine hasn't broken up!

[Music] MU_1210RoyaleSM

Q&A WITH ROYALE

The full transcription with the Royale folks

Q&A with Brig Dauber of Royale Boston

 

Tell me about this staff that you've hired.

They're amazing.

 

Girls and guys? Nice mix? Really cool?

Very open minded and very cool.

[CD Reviews] CD_1210YoungTremorsSM

YOUNG TREMORS

VERY NICE, VERY NICE

GENRE | NEW GARAGE
VERDICT | YOU HEARD ME
RELEASE | 3.2.10
LABEL | TEENAGE HEART
MYSPACE.COM/YOUNGTREMORS


[CD Reviews] CD_1210TedLeoSM

TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS

THE BRUTALIST BRICKS


GENRE | INDIE-PUNK FENCE
VERDICT | WHAT'S MY AGE AGAIN?
RELEASE
| 3.9.10
LABEL
| MATADOR
TEDLEO.COM

 


[CD Reviews] CD_1210JoannaNewsomSM

JOANNA NEWSOM

HAVE ONE ON ME


GENRE | ALTERNATE EARTH FOLK
VERDICT | GET FAT
RELEASE | 2.23.10
LABEL
| DRAG CITY
DRAGCITY.COM

 

It's hard to imagine the chrysalis that Joanna Newsom has emerged from. Actually, "wormhole" might be a more apt metaphor—not for her as much as her audience.


[Music] MU_1210RoyaleSM

ROYALE

There's a new club in town

In Boston, a city devoid of a good superclub since Avalon closed in 2007, the opening of a new venue is worth celebrating.


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