The Best Local Band You Can't Go See

The Best Local Band You Can't Go See

by | Nov 19, 2009 | Music

There's a song on Tagyerit's latest album, Shimmer, that gets to the heart of many of Rich and Flo Newman's favorite things. It's called "Neat Junk," and it's a musical manifestation of, as they say, "the collecting...
Soundcheck: Rojo Jodown

Soundcheck: Rojo Jodown

by | Nov 19, 2009 | Music

Few communities have shown such persistent motivation to rehabilitate themselves in the last few years as the potential-infused Turners Falls. Street fairs, the re-invigoration of the Hallmark photography school and a proliferation of programs at the Great Falls...
Nightcrawler: Home Sweet Home

Nightcrawler: Home Sweet Home

by | Nov 19, 2009 | Music

When we last chronicled the exploits of South Hadley native Brian Chartrand, the former Flying Lessons frontman had flown the proverbial coop, heading west to seek his sonic fortunes. And, considering the critical praise and high profile opening slots (including...
Tales From the Russian Front

Tales From the Russian Front

by | Nov 19, 2009 | Music

Symphony Hall hosts a star violinist and a night of varied classical music this week. The evening opens with Glinka's Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture and finishes with Tchaikovsky's energetic Symphony No. 3 (The Polish). In between, celebrated young violin...

Art in Paradise: A Noisy Spectacle

by | Nov 19, 2009 | Music

In late 2000, I stood in Boston's Orpheum Theater, jostling up against countless guys in bowlers, tattoos and sideburns. It is rather hard to fathom that someone as un-pop as Tom Waits has groupies who look the part, but there they were, milling around like...