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Rita & Lolita
XXXII ROTATIONS OF NOISE T Max: Excuse me, Rita and Lolita, but I’d like to thank everyone who has helped The Noise exist for 32 years. The support from our great advertisers is most appreciated. And...
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Noise Live Picks
Listings with a (+) at the end means there are other acts on the bill Every Tuesday in Sept THE WOOD PEPPERS @ Jalapenos, Gloucester MA Every Tuesday in Sept (6:00) LARRY GARLAND Jazz Jam @ The Press...
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Pretty & Nice
PRETTY & NICE: SITTIN’ PRETTY by Will Barry Pretty & Nice have come along way since their inception in 2006. They’ve released several records, including their latest LP, Golden Rules for...
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Paula Cole
PAULA COLE by Eric Baylies Rockport, MA, native Paula Cole has won a Grammy, sang with Peter Gabriel, toured the world as a solo artist many times over, and has two of the biggest hits of the past 20...
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Big Shot
Lynne Taylor, photo by Vaughn Abbott Click on this photo for the full version of this month’s Big Shot—Lynne Taylor!
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Noise Live Picks
Susan Cattaneo; Ruby Bird; and Erica Rodney Listings with a + after the artist name means there are more acts on the bill. Mon Nov 18 TRICK WALLACE + @ Midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain MA Tues Nov 19 THE...
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Live Reviews
Tim Gearan TIM GEARAN &THE TUESDAY LOOP Atwood’s Tavern, Cambridge MA 9/24/13 Having just finished our regular Tuesday night running club at Courtside Tavern down the street, we head...
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CD Reviews
Will took this photo of himself VARIOUS ARTISTS Reimagine Music Esperanza: Songs From Jack Kerouac’s Tristessa 16 tracks Okay, so there was this guy named Kerouac, a Beat-generation...
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Boston Groupie News
BOSTON GROUPIE NEWS BLOWFISH & MISS LYN by Jim Testa Way, way back at the dawn of the Boston rock scene, even before the pubescent T Max started publishing The Noise, some anonymous wag threw...
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Rita & Lolita
Heather Maloney digging John Lennon’s Rolls Royce. IN THIS ISSUE Rita: Ahh, it’s been a lively fall in New England with music continuing to play despite, or maybe because of, the government shutting...
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Carter Alan
CARTER ALAN Radio Free Boston by Harry C. Tuniese Growing up, there was nothing like the radio for adventures in music. From my earliest memories of the Boston Top 40 of Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsberg at...
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Brian & MaryBeth Maes
BRIAN MAES & MARYBETH MAES By A.J. Wachtel Brian and MaryBeth Maes are the best-kept secret on the local music scene and are probably the most talented unknown artists in New England today. With...
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Noise Live Picks
A “+” after the artist’s name indicates more acts on the bill. Wed Nov 27 HALO & THE HARLOTS @ Uncle Eddies, Salisbury Beach, NH Fri Nov 29 4EVERFAB @ Focaccia’s, Wilmington MA Fri Nov 29 TATTOO...
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Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEWS PSYCHO CHICKEN & OTHER FOOLISH TALES Sons of Liberty Publishing 284 Pages by Mike Girard Review by A.J. Wachtel This book is enjoyable on many different levels. It is required...
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Christmas CDs
BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA A Boston Pops Christmas, Live from Symphony Hall 14 tracks Compiled from their holiday shows over the last two years, the Pops’ newest holiday CD is a bonanza of Yuletide spirit....
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The Big Shot
photo: Sheila Roberts Orlando Click on the image to get the full photo of Big Shot DAN McGINN (Black Dog Brother) to print out.
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Live Reviews
HEATHER MALONEY/ DARLINGSIDE Me & Thee Coffeehouse, Marblehead MA 11/1/13 Back at the 43-year-old coffeehouse (which they tell you is the oldest active coffeehouse in...
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CD Reviews
BIM SKALA BIM Chet’s Last Call 10 tracks The feel-good vibes abound on the latest release from Boston ska veterans Bim Skala Bim. With the blissful bleating of the horn section,...
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Rita & Lolita
T Max: Welcome to the Holiday Double Issue of The Noise. Check it out! We have two Big Shots (centerfolds)—one for December and one for January. Remove the staples and flip the page when the the new...
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The Darlings
Kelly Knapp and Simon Ritt THE DARLINGS By Dr. Swig McJigger Group A: Blue Lobsters; Halley’s comet; the full splendor of the night-blooming cereus. Group B: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers; any number...
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