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Motherboarnew

There was a time when Motherboar's greatest dilemma was how to get another shot at playing a house show in the guise of their French pool-boy metal alter-egos, "Speedeaux."
Dig Boston  |  Peter Legasey  |  01-20-2011  |  Profiles & Interviews

Delta Spiritnew

“We’re not a ‘flavor of the week’ band.”
Dig Boston  |  Hilary Hughes  |  11-29-2010  |  Profiles & Interviews

Maseratinew

Just over a year ago, Maserati was dealt a blow that would knock the wind out of the most iron-clad stomach when drummer Jerry Fuchs fell to his death in a Williamsburg elevator shaft.
Dig Boston  |  Erik Ziedses Des Plantes  |  11-16-2010  |  Profiles & Interviews

Boston Howlers Converge Continue a Streak of Stunnersnew

On Axe To Fall, Jacob Bannon unearths noises no human should be able to make. Kurt Ballou rips his guitar like he's auditioning for America's Next Top Guitar Hero at all times, and Nate Newton and Ben Koller still make up one of the most bludgeoning rhythm sections ever. For the band, it is just business as usual.
Dig Boston  |  Erik Ziedses Des Plantes  |  10-28-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Times New Viking Rejects the Indie Rock Crownnew

One part pop-music classicism and one equal part DIY static, Times New Viking has been credited with reorienting underground rock away from the dance punk and self-indulgent freak folk that has dominated to a rawer, more immediate sound.
Dig Boston  |  Nick Feeley  |  06-26-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

DeVotchKa: Not Just Gypsy Musicnew

A Mad & Faithful Telling continues to ride the gypsy-folk wave, but Shawn King (percussion/trumpet) wants to give DeVotchKa's audience more melodic credit.
Dig Boston  |  Kristen Humbert  |  05-15-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Monotonix: Out in the Sticksnew

Purists know that rock & roll is a violent, chaotic tool, and in its spastic live shows, the stripped down Israeli trio wields it like a manifesto.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  04-03-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Stephen Malkmus on Drunken Jim Morrison & the Red Soxnew

"It's too tiring to be wasted. I know it's not what you want to hear from a rock band, but you need to keep it together. When you're younger you experiment but, when you're 42, getting wasted all the time is sort of desperate ... Either that or you got a problem."
Dig Boston  |  Craig Terlino  |  04-03-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Pan-Pot: Strawberries, Saxophones & the Spice Melangenew

Yes, they are from Berlin and yes, they have some songs named after drugs ("Charly" and, er, "Crank") but from there, it is all innovation and high-action end-time tunes.
Dig Boston  |  David Day  |  03-20-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Rob Swift on Biters, Haters and Nerd Circlesnew

Swift has spent the last two years developing Ill Insanity, an X-Ecutioners spin-off gang alongside the comparably nimble-wristed Total Eclipse and Precision.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Faraone  |  03-05-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Neptune Goes Extra Big in '08new

Neptune is a three-man sculpture/electrical engineering/performance team who build their gear by hand; a mess of barrels, blades, auto scrap and other miscellany both domestic and industrial, all modded with electronics.
Dig Boston  |  Daniel Lopatin  |  02-13-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Everyone Wants Keren Annnew

Legions of indie-rock boys around the world have a behemoth-size crush on Keren Ann. I do not. I am a professional journalist with nothing but respect of Mlle.
Dig Boston  |  David Day  |  02-06-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Pack Heeds a Higher Callingnew

As hip-hop continues to falter -- falling from high art to hi-fi ringtone factory -- it's quite possible that the salvation of the culture lies in four Vans-wearing skateboarding teens from Berkeley, CA.
Dig Boston  |  Martín Caballero  |  01-30-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Von Bondies: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Divorcenew

Like the bemused children of guilt-ridden divorced parents, Von Bondies' fans are eager for Jason Stollsteimer and company to make up for lost time.
Dig Boston  |  Martin Caballero  |  01-16-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

DJ Assault is Strictly Bootynew

Regardless of what it's called, Assault's high-energy style, which mixes elements of Detroit and Chicago techno, Miami booty bass and the sex rhymes of acts like 2 Live Crew and Too $hort, lands him in about 100 different DJ booths across the globe each year.
Dig Boston  |  Dave Wedge  |  12-13-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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