by Advocate Staff | Nov 11, 2010 | Music
Various ArtistsG.I. Disco(BBE Music) Somehow I never thought of disco as being a major U.S. export to Germany. But G.I. Disco: The History of the Cold War’s hottest ’80s club music in West Germany, an entertaining and informative collection compiled by two...
by James Heflin | Nov 11, 2010 | Music
Goshen’s Institute for Musical Arts seems a modest place. It consists of just a house and outbuildings. Enter one of those buildings—the big red barn—however, and it becomes clear that what’s inside is much larger than the building’s...
by Gary Carra | Nov 11, 2010 | Music
The recent recession was enough to force Connecticut-based Skipping Stone Records (skippingstonerecords.com) to skip what would have been its sixth annual Popfest showcase last fall. And while the popular series will resume again this weekend at The Elevens in...
by Matthew Dube | Nov 11, 2010 | Music
We’re not giving her back. Now that Eilen Jewell has settled in Massachusetts, she’s one of ours. The singer/songwriter has now lived in the Commonwealth for the better part of the last decade after a spate of roaming, and she’s carved out a nice...
by Matthew Dube | Nov 11, 2010 | Music
Multi-instrumentalist Matt Weston is a hard guy to pin down. One night you might see him ripping guitar riffs for Thrillpillow, and the next he might be scraping cymbals solo or with experimental outfit Barn Owl. He’s worked with legends like composer Bill Dixon...