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Rita & Lolita
THE PERFECT GIFT Rita: December is here and it’s time to think about gifts for others. At The Noise we like to think of it as a time to focus on our advertisers. If you read The Noise, we’d appreciate...
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Heavy Necker
HEAVY NECKER by Sleazegrinder Heavy Necker is the last gang in town, man. If this were Heavy Metal Parking Lot, they’d be Zebraman and his pals, sending punk back to Mars or wherever that shit is from....
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Christine Ohlman
CHRISTINE OHLMAN & REBEL MONTEZ by A.J. Wachtel Picture this: a short woman with a tall platinum beehive. Dark sunglasses and the voice of an angel. Hard-rocking, tough, tender, sassy and soulful;...
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CONTACT Contact publisher T Max at Email: tmax@thenoise-boston.com Phone: (617) 331-9637 Send CDs (by New England-based act only) to: T Max – The Noise PO Box 353 Gloucester MA 01931 Please do not...
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Big Shot
WHO IS THIS BIG SHOT? Click on this mysterious photo to view the full image that will reveal the identity of our secret Big Shot for December… bad hint: the photo was shot by Sheila Roberts Orlando.
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Vance Gilbert
VANCE GILBERT by Kathy Sands-Boehmer I knew it could be dangerous to interview Vance Gilbert. He’s an outspoken person on and off the stage. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram got it right: “… the voice of...
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JB Amero
Editor’s note: This story was published in the July/August 2014 print issue of The Noise but was never posted online. Now it can easily be read ’round the world. JB AMERO by Lois A. McNulty JB Amero of...
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Skinny Pigeons
SKINNY PIGEONS by Joey Ammo Django Reinhardt was a guitarist/composer of French nationality and Romani (gypsy) ethnicity. He is often regarded as one of the greatest guitarists to have ever lived....
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Big Shot
WHO IS THIS BIG SHOT? Click on this mysterious photo to view the full image that will reveal the identity of our secret Big Shot for December… bad hint: the photo was shot by Sheila Roberts Orlando.
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Live Reviews
THE JON BUTCHER AXIS (CD release)/ EVAN GOODROW Larcom Theatre, Beverly, MA 11/8/14 I arrive at the Larcom minutes before the show and see that the wall of Marshall amps on the stage is ready to go....
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Noise Live Picks
Fri Feb 6 ULTRASONIC ROCK ORCHESTRA Quadrophina @ The Regent Theatre, Somerville, MA Sat Feb 7 LUCRETIA’S DAGGERS + @ The Middle East, Cambridge, MA Sat Feb 7 FIREKING + @ The Cantab, Cambridge, MA...
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Big Shot
Who is this month’s Big Shot? The photo is by Mark Woodbury, taken at the Old Sloop Coffeehouse in Rockport, MA. Click on this photo to reveal the full photo of this month’s Big Shot…
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Rita & Lolita
Rita: This being our first official issue of 2015 we’d like to take time to recognize those who have impressed us over the past year. In these pages you’ll find a number of top ten lists by the...
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Live Reviews
GUILLERMO SEXO Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, MA 1/16/15 18-plus night at the Middle East Upstairs, and the place is banged out. Barely room to stand anywhere without almost getting...
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CD Reviews
JOHN POWHIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Airport Life 15 tracks The latest CD from Boston’s singing, songwriting, rock ’n’ soul machine, John Powhida (and his International...
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Top Ten of 2014
NOISER TOP TEN FOR 2014 The Noiser Top Ten are top ten lists put together by the writers of The Noise. Each top ten is in a category of the writer’s choice. These lists can be used to see the...
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Orpheus
ORPHEUS by A.J. Wachtel While everyone may know that Orpheus is the ancient Greek god of poetry and music, the majority of you may NOT know that Orpheus, the great soft rock/folk rock band, is from...
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Susan Cattaneo
SUSAN CATTANEO Berklee Prof by Day/ Singer-Songwriter by Night by Kathy Sands-Boehmer Susan Cattaneo is not only a Berklee trained musician, but she teaches there as well. Her songwriting classes are...
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Noise Live Picks
Fri Mar 13 TRINARY SYSTEM @ Store 54, Allston, MA Fri Mar 13 BIRDSONG AT MORNING + @ me & thee coffeehouse, Marblehead, MA Fri Mar 13 JOHN POWHIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT + @ Atwoods, Cambridge,...
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Rita & Lolita
A WOOLLY WINTER Rita: Wow—we in New England are glad to be rid of February—it delivered more snow than ever before. The snow hurt a lot of businesses and people in New England, while helping only a...
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