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An unusual melting pot

Daily Free Press Admin April 28, 2011

Courtesy of the Great White North by way of Vancouver, Delhi 2 Dublin boldly goes where no band has gone before—blending Bhangra and Celtic music with hip-hop and electronic influences. If your immediate...

Turning it up with Mary Anne Hobbs

Daily Free Press Admin April 21, 2011

Fresh from her electric performance at Coachella last Saturday—a grueling 31-hour ordeal which involved an emergency dentist visit and zero sleep prior to show time—British music journalist and DJ...

Come Together

Daily Free Press Admin April 17, 2011

Back for its second year, Together, New England’s burgeoning electronic music, arts, and technology festival, promises a week-long celebration of electronic culture throughout the city of Boston. Presented...

Base Trippin’

Daily Free Press Admin April 13, 2011

Sitting in his self-described “ghetto chic” office, which is actually his partner’s Allston apartment, Conor Loughman minimizes the dozen or so company files and music websites open on his laptop...

The Strokes' newest angle

Daily Free Press Admin March 29, 2011
There’s an expression: “phoning it in.” Generally, this phrase is meant to demonstrate someone performing a task without actually giving a damn. But as The Strokes’ first album in five years, Angles (RCA), was literally phoned in, we might want to reconsider the implications of the term. The album was recorded near guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.’s home in upstate New York, and suggested a band that had become fractured and discontent.

Lupe's Fiasco

Daily Free Press Admin March 10, 2011

This is the story of two albums – or three, or four. It’s hard to keep track. Back in 2008, hip-hop moralist Lupe Fiasco, the stage name for Chicago-born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, announced that his third...

Double dog dare you

Daily Free Press Admin February 24, 2011

Dr. Dog breezed into town last weekend to play back-to-back nights at the Paradise Rock Club, an annual tradition that has developed a large and loyal fan base in Boston. For the past two years, these...

Rapper's delight

Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2011

Though you might not realize it, Boston’s underground hip-hop scene is alive and well with Moe Pope at the helm. Named best rapper in Boston by URB magazine, Pope has been laying down rhythmic truths...

The New Minneapolis Sound

Daily Free Press Admin February 10, 2011

An odd assortment of music has sprung forth from Minnesota over the years. Aside from the folk and bluegrass traditionalists of the A Prairie Home Companion crowd, each new artist to emerge from the Land...

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