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CD Reviews
TWINK Dust Bunny 11 tracks Last winter nearly killed all of us. That’s a fact. What did you do to wile away the hours? I mean, after masturbation and booze and sobbing? I tell you what our pal Twink...
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Live Reviews
CARAVAN OF THIEVES/ BIRD MANCINI Me & Thee Coffeehouse, Marblehead, MA 9/11/15 “My mom always wanted me to be a priest,” Billy Carl Mancini, the droll half of the carnivalesque...
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Jim Trick
GETTING TO KNOW JIM TRICK by Kathy Sands-Boehmer If Marblehead, Massachusetts had a mayor, Jim Trick would win that election hands-down. It’s clearly evident that he knows everyone and I mean everyone...
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Barrence Whitfield
BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE SAVAGES by A.J. Wachtel Seeing Barrence Whitfield onstage is like watching fireworks explode. Maybe a little less colorful and visual but certainly with equal levels of...
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Who is the Big Shot?
Click on this photo taken by Joanne Silva to reveal the Big Shot for the month of November 2015.
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Live Reviews
ARLO GUTHRIE/ SARAH LEE GUTHRIE 50th Anniversary Alice’s Restaurant Tour The Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA 10/9/15 It’s really hard to believe that it’s been a half century since the events...
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CD Reviews
HUMMINGBIRD SYNDICATE “Waterfall Away”/”I Want You to Stay” 2 tracks This Boston/LA combo delivers a delightfully chirpy-cheepy bit of countrified bubblegum on their debut single. Both sides infuse the...
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Parker Wheeler
PARKER WHEELER REALLY BLOWS by A.J. Wachtel Parker Wheeler’s name has long been synonymous on the North Shore with his enduring and continuous Sunday Night Blues Party at The Grog. For decades, people...
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Ayla Brown
AYLA BROWN by A.J. Wachtel If there is ever a time when you need inspiration, look no further. From high school NCAA basketball record holder to a current record label owner. From singing on American...
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Heather Maloney
HEATHER MALONEY A Quick Q and A by Kathy Sands-Boehmer There are singer-songwriters and there are singer-songwriters…. There’s something special about Heather Maloney and it’s absolutely impossible not...
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Rita & Lolita
ON STAGE AND CRAZY RITA: The end of fall and the beginning of winter is my favorite time of the year. It’s getting chilly so I can put on my cashmere sweater when I go out club-hopping. The days are...
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CD Reviews
GOLI Valicious Cellocity This is Not a Love Song 13 tracks By golly, Goli has finally released their second album, seven years after their wonderful debut. That’s a lot of time to reflect and ponder...
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Those Alone
THOSE ALONE by Dr. Swig McJigger Younger readers of The Noise might have difficulty relating to the following, but circa the turn of the millennium Dunkin’ Donuts sold caps bearing a legend along the...
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Who is the Big Shot?
Click on this small section of Sheila Orlando’s photo to discover the identity of the Big Shot for the December issue of The Noise.
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Olneyville Sound System
OLNEYVILLE SOUND SYSTEM by Eric Baylies Olneyville Sound System hail from Providence, Rhode Island. For almost two full decades Dan St. Jacques (vocals and bass) and Adam Autry (drums) have helped...
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Rita & Lolita
CHUBBY DRUNKS Rita: In the old days it was much simpler. Any chubby drunk could dress up like Santa and get a part-time job at Macy’s in Downtown Crossing letting little whining brats sit on their...
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Noise Live Picks
Wed Dec 16 WALTER SICKART & THE ARMY OF BROKEN TOYS + @ Once Lounge, Somerville, MA Thur Dec 17 T MAX CD Release Party w/ ERIC MARTIN @ Tavern at the End of the World, Charlestown, MA Fri Dec...
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Danny Bedrosian
GETTING FUNKY WITH DANNY BEDROSIAN by A.J. Wachtel Danny Bedrosian is one funky dude. From classical piano training in Lawrence, MA, as a youngster, to performing electronic dance music in arenas...
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Christmas Reviews
THREE DAY THRESHOLD & FRIENDS The Santa Versus Godzilla Project: 12 Songs of Christmas 19 tracks My name may appear on track six but I won’t let that get in the way of an honest review for a...
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