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Spectramotiv
SPECTRAMOTIV by Eric Baylies Noise: Who are the members of Spectramotiv and what do they play? Lady Bedouin: Spectramotiv is a Boston based trio with Lady Bedouin on vocals, Andrew Abrahamson on...
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Barry Goudreau
BARRY GOUDREAU’S ENGINE ROOM by A.J. Wachtel Barry Goudreau is the ex-lead guitarist for the band Boston and is now slinging solos with Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room. This tremendously talented artist...
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T Max Tour
In 2017 T Max was inducted into the Music Museum New England. Oedipus (WBCN) wrote these words about him… T Max, who in the local Boston rock scene doesn’t he know? A local renaissance man, T Max is...
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Rita & Lolita
YOUNG GUNS Rita: September is a cool month for many reasons. It’s the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and the third month to have the length of 30 days. It is also the...
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Big Shot
Who is the Big Shot? Photographer Coleman Rogers would know… he shot the photo that you can see in it’s full beauty if you click on this photo fragment.
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Noise Live Picks
“+” after an act implies there are more acts on the bill If you’d like to start writing live reviews on New England acts of your choice, contact tmax@thenoise-boston.com – please put LIVE REVIEW in...
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CD Reviews
VARIOUS ARTISTS Loving the Aliens A Lowbudget Tribute To David Bowie 29 tracks This two disc release is an intriguing collection of songs with varied influences of punk, new wave, metal, jazz,...
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Through Melody
THROUGH MELODY by Edward Morneau I. The fundamental elements sustaining life and evolution are time, place, oxygen, gravity, water, and music. Yes, music. Like the neurotransmitter dopamine, music is...
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On Your Deathbed
ON YOUR DEATHBED by Eric Baylies On Your Deathbed is one of the best and longest running heavy bands in New England. Some of the members have roots to hardcore and metal scenes stretching back 25...
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Magic Dick & Shun Ng
MAGIC DICK and SHUN NG TERRIFIC TWOSOME By A.J. Wachtel It’s always a listening pleasure when an icon mixes it up with a star of the next generation and travels down an old path in a new, unexpected...
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T Max Tour
Sun OCT 1 SWAMPSCOTT Farmers Market 22 Monument Ave. 10am-1pm Fri OCT 6 REVERE Farmers Market 249 Broadway 12:30-4:30 Thurs OCT 12 WATERTOWN Farmers Market Arsenal on the Charles 2-6pm Wed Oct 18...
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Book Reviews
INTO THE MYSTIC The Visionary and Ecstatic Roots of 1960s Rock and Roll. By Christopher Hill. Park Street Press, paperback, 294 pages. Review by Francis DiMenno Christopher Hill is an intelligent and...
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Live Reviews
If you are interested in writing Live Reviews for The Noise, contact T Max at tmax@thenoise-boston.com … GODDAMN DRACULAS LOVE LOVE AMERICAN ECHOES NONE OF THE ABOVE NICK & THE ADVERSARIES SO SOL...
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Noise Live Picks
“+” after an act implies there are more acts on the bill If you’d like to start writing live reviews on New England acts of your choice, contact tmax@thenoise-boston.com – please put LIVE REVIEW in the...
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Rita & Lolita
RITA AND LOLITA GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Rita: Every October, my sister the witch, celebrates Halloween and it always reminds me how sad it is that just a few hundred years ago in Salem, people of her...
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CD Reviews
WILLY MASON So Long Baby Shoes 6 tracks Willy Mason is a singer-songwiter from Martha’s Vineyard. He plays with a full band sometimes but its just him on this record. I lived on the Vineyard for a...
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Roz & the Rice Cakes
ROZ & THE RICE CAKES by Eric Baylies Roz & The Rice Cakes have been playing and touring for roughly a decade. The Providence based band is a...
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Kingdom of Love
KINGDOM OF LOVE – EARNING THEIR KARMA by Harry C. Tuniese There are many directions that bring you home. Some start very young with parents, siblings, and friends encouraging uniqueness and...
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Book Review
THE NEW ANALOG: LISTENING AND RECONNECTING IN A DIGITAL WORLD By Damon Krukowski. The New Press, 2017. 225 pages, hardcover. Review by Francis DiMenno If you have ever wondered why CDs and digital...
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Noise Live Picks
“+” after an act implies there are more acts on the bill … Tues Nov 7 DUKE LEVINE BAND @ Atwoods, Cambridge, MA Thur Nov 9 EZEKIEL’S WHEELS KLEZMER BAND @ The Burren, Somerville, MA Thur Nov 9 EMILY...
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