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Photos: Janelle Monáe at the Orpheum Theatre

Janelle Monáe, live at the Orpheum Theatre, on June 2, 2010 .
Janelle Monáe at the Orpheum Theatre | June 2, 2010
By LINDSEY PAYSON | June 11, 2010

Boston Pride Week: Off the map

We may seem a little cranky, but us local gayfolk just love a parade, and we’re actually heartened by this annual influx of brothers and sisters from every state of New England and every letter of our ever-expanding acronym.
The best in fringy Pride-Week ragers
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | June 04, 2010

Where the girls are

While Boston does have a few conventional — some might say uninteresting — gay bars, it doesn’t have a designated hotspot for queer women.
Prime places to track down all the single ladies
By ASHLEY RIGAZIO | June 04, 2010

The new gay bars

If I may channel the late, great Estelle Getty for a moment: picture it, Provincetown, 2009, a dashing young man with no discernible tan and an iffy T-Mobile signal languishes bored upon the sprawling patio of the Boatslip Resort.
Is that a paradigm shift in your pocket?
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | June 04, 2010

Photos: Morrissey Birthday Tribute at Great Scott

Bands celebrate Morrissey's birthday at Great Scott on May 22, 2010.
Bands celebrate Morrissey's birthday, May 22, 2010
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | May 28, 2010

More than human

It’s hard to talk about Janelle Monáe when your jaw’s fallen off.
Janelle Monáe is about to take over the planet
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | May 28, 2010

Born Ruffians | Say It

Over the past half of Warp’s robust 20-year run, the label’s enduring legacy as a vanguard force in electronic music has drifted as its tastes have gone positively eclectic. The mixed-media future folk of Bibio, the experimental soul of Jamie Lidell, th
Warp (2010)
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | May 28, 2010

Personal space

If you’re in a hurry, or you’re reading this in a tweet, here are some choice Julianna Barwick keywords (thank you, every music writer!): æthereal , ghostly , and luminous .
Eluvium and Julianna Barwick find their voices
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | May 14, 2010

Photos: Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells

Photos of Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells on tour.
Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells, live at the Paradise Rock Club, May 3, 2010
By P. NICK CURRAN | May 07, 2010

Fresh heirs

A tip for bands out there trying to impress people with blogs: when choosing the decade you’d like to be mistaken for hailing from, choose wisely.
Dr. Dog have no Shame in their game
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | May 07, 2010

Contemporary heart

Music is really just a form of time, so it makes sense that our many musics represent the many different ways we wrangle with this irritatingly linear mortal coil.
Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells open the present
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | April 30, 2010

Growing | Pumps!

For my artful canoodling dollar, it really doesn’t get much better than Growing.
Vice (2010)
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | April 09, 2010

SXSW 2010 (Saturday): [Photos] Around Austin

Candid shots from the streets of Austin, March 20, 2010
The Phoenix team hits the streets at SXSW 2010
By KELLY DAVIDSON | March 26, 2010

Thomas Fehlmann | Gute Luft

German maximal-minimalist mainstay Thomas Fehlmann’s first solo album in three years is actually a heavily pared-down 90-minute sampling of the hours and hours of music he produced as part of a commissioned score for the ambitious 24h Berlin TV documenta
Kompakt (2010)
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 26, 2010

SXSW 2010: The band who wasn't there

This past Saturday around noon, about a dozen of us were cracking our first Lone Stars of the day at Peckerheads, one of scores of dimly daylit venues lining Austin’s teeming Sixth Street.
Beach Fossils, Tanlines, Best Coast, and a wave of minimalism at SXSW
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 26, 2010

The young and the restless

Clayton McIntyre of Box Elders has one of the better "why nothing makes me nervous" stories I've heard.
Box Elders break out of the basement
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 19, 2010

Spring clearance

I've seen the best music snobs of my generation destroyed by downloading — instead of savoring full albums the way one might enjoy a vintage claret, they're slamming down random shots of bands with stupid names, passing out, and blanking on what they hea
Discriminatin' picks for the frugal music snob
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 12, 2010

Dream on

A field guide to latter-day chill wave
A field guide to latter-day chill wave
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 05, 2010

Ride that wave

Like a killer wave or a lousy metaphor, success can really sneak up on you.
Are Surfer Blood the only band from Florida?
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | February 26, 2010

Rock in a hard place

That little twang of cognitive dissonance you feel in your brain when someone refers to a “Boston rock scene” is perfectly normal.
Township climb a scene that’s neither
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | February 19, 2010

Photos: The Magnetic Fields at the Wilbur Theatre

Photos of the Magnetic Fields, live at the Wilbur Theatre, on February 11, 2010
The Magnetic Fields, live at the Wilbur Theatre, on February 11, 2010
By ERIN BALDASSARI | February 19, 2010

A sister act

High-fives all around: together we made Tegan and Sara rule.
In addition to their bio, Tegan and Sara also have songs
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | February 12, 2010

V66 revisited

A new film looks fondly back on 'the poor man's MTV'
A new film looks fondly back on 'the poor man's MTV'
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | February 05, 2010

Delta blues

Nneka, who comes to the Middle East next Thursday, sounds a lot different on the phone from what you hear in her songs. She speaks softly, allowing stretches of silence to throw her thoughts into harsh relief. On record, she's all business.
Nneka brings Nigeria's plight to light
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | January 29, 2010

5 for '10

I love baby bands, and I hope the ones I mention here don't mind my calling them that.
New locals to love right away
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | January 22, 2010

Bleep the faith

If you were young and had brain space to spare in 1985, those vacant folds were likely soon flooded with the vast audial ephemera of the Nintendo era.
The Boston8Bit collective put their chips on the table
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | January 08, 2010

Vampire Weekend | Contra

There are a few words I did not expect to use in describing Vampire Weekend's second album. Paul-Simony-er is one of them.
XL (2010)
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | January 08, 2010

The future is now

Even with all the promise of the new year ahead, it's hard not to feel a little stiffed in the Future of Mankind department. Here it is, 2010, and there's nary a flying car to be seen.
No teleportation, but lots of rad new albums
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | January 01, 2010

Spring fever

As action-packed as the holidays are, they can be a real dead zone when it comes to decent shows.
Ten shows you didn't know you'd be going to
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | January 01, 2010

2009: Year in national pop

These days, it's not so easy to feel useful as a music critic.
The cocky and the cock-blocked
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | December 25, 2009

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