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The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! | I Love You! I Love You! I Love You And I’m In Love With You! Have An Awesome Day! Have The Best Day Of Your Life!

The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! are a dance/electronica collective known around the Manhattan/Brooklyn scene for their elaborate live performances, where members wear outrageous costumes made of stuffed animals and have on-stage pillow fights.
I Love You! I Love You! I Love You And I’m In Love With You! Have An Awesome Day! Have The Best Day Of Your Life! on Luaka Bop (2010)
By DAVID BOFFA  |  May 14, 2010
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Review: Fanfarlo at T.T. the Bear's

I wasn't expecting much from London indie-pop band Fanfarlo at T.T.the Bear's last Thursday evening. For the passed month, I had a live performance of theirs bouncing around my iPod, which I downloaded only because I thought their name was cool.
Fanfarlo, live at T.T. the Bear's Place, December 17, 2009
By DAVID BOFFA  |  December 25, 2009
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Monster Mosh

The intensity level may have been a hair tamer last Friday at the ICC in Allston — an unassuming DIY venue in a church's function hall — but Halloween gave the night a twist.
Bane at ICC, October 31, 2008
By DAVID BOFFA  |  November 04, 2008
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Red Sparowes

The brainchild of Isis guitarists Jeff Caxide and Bryant Clifford Meyer, this post-rock outfit is inspired by Mao Zedong’s attempted eradication of farm-pestering sparrows in the late 1950s.
Aphorisms | Sargent House
By DAVID BOFFA  |  September 02, 2008
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Hip-Hop The Hard Way

A smidge of DIY-punk ethos was probably the last thing anybody expected Friday at Bill’s Bar: no roadies were spotted as the Press Project's rhythm section set up their own equipment.  
The Press Project at Bill's Bar, August 29, 2008
By DAVID BOFFA  |  September 02, 2008
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Conor Oberst

It’s just an Omaha boy playing some good old country pop — for once.
Conor Oberst | Merge
By DAVID BOFFA  |  August 26, 2008
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Noise in the hood

A knowing sense of humor emerged between songs, legitimizing the chicanery as mere friendly artistic expression.
Big Digits and Chinese Stars at Middle East Upstairs, July 5, 2008
By DAVID BOFFA  |  July 07, 2008
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Mark Lind and the Unloved

It may all be very familiar, but it’s reassuring and refreshing to know that some people never change.
The Truth Can Be Brutal | Sailor’s Grave
By DAVID BOFFA  |  July 01, 2008
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Monsters unleashed

The best moments came when Eso ran down his action-figure collection — from Silver Surfer to Storm Shadow — while wearing an X-Wing commander helmet.
7L + Esoteric at the Middle East Downstairs, June 14, 2008
By DAVID BOFFA  |  June 16, 2008
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The Morning Benders

It’s an ageless template that works well here.
Talking Through Tin Cans | + 1
By DAVID BOFFA  |  May 06, 2008
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Logically speaking

The turntablist who taught jam bands to scratch speaks on his new album, the roots of jazz rap, and his New Orleans tribute with Charlie Hunter.
DJ Logic talks about his Zen moment
By DAVID BOFFA  |  July 17, 2006
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Ghost world

“For those who don't know me, I’m known for using soul music,” Ghostface proclaimed. “I get a lot of pussy for it too.”
Fishscale or no Fishscale , Ghostface gets a lot of pussy
By DAVID BOFFA  |  April 15, 2006
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NOFX

Sticking to punk convictions is tricky business — something NOFX know all too well.
Slam and eggs
By DAVID BOFFA  |  March 08, 2006
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Flirting with death metal

If you inform the guys in Every Time I Die that you can only die once, they'll say you’re full of shit and then tell you a story.
Every Time I Die back on the road  
By DAVID BOFFA  |  March 06, 2006
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Apollo Sunshine open for Wu-Tang

"Well, we got some shit thrown at us, and we got some fingers. But overall, I think a lot of people thought, 'Wow, these guys don't give a fuck.'"
Amazingly, hell not frozen over
By DAVID BOFFA  |  February 14, 2006

The Wailers

Following Bob Marley’s death, the Wailers have survived in various forms over the years, all of which include only one key player from their peak years: bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett.
A Marley celebration
By DAVID BOFFA  |  January 13, 2006

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