Music

The Accordion Report

While I was busy celebrating my birthday last Saturday, others were celebrating the accordion at the 8th Annual Northeast Accordion…

20 years ago

Boston: See the Ramoniacs this Sunday!

Listen to the bear: punk rock lives! Gabba Gabba Bear! That's my brother-in-law, Andy, who plays bass for the Ramoniacs.…

20 years ago

"I need to dress up like an idiot and get beerlarious"

This Sunday, a special "Scare-e-oke" Hallowe'en edition of Kickass Karaoke will take place at the Rivoli. Host Carson T. Foster…

20 years ago

Also Vying for the Title of "The Rodney Dangerfield of Instruments"

Google for the phrase "Rodney Dangerfield of instruments" and you'll get results for:accordion (of course)harmonica banjo viola trombone double bass…

20 years ago

Turner’s Take on the Clark Hall Pub Hitlist

Inspired by both his wife Ashley's take and my quick post on the tunes on his Clark [Hall Pub] Standards…

20 years ago

Clark Hall Pub Hitlist

Ashley Bristowe writes up Chris Turner's Clark Standards Songlist, a compilation of the big hits at Clark Hall Pub, the…

20 years ago

Canadian 80’s Flashback

Today's a bit of a busy day for me, so in lieu of the standard-issue scintillating post, here's a gift…

20 years ago

The Soundtrack from My Personal Coming-Of-Age Film, Part Deux

A couple of weeks ago, in an entry titled The Soundtrack to My Personal Coming-Of-Age Film, I lamented that the…

20 years ago

Beach Boys, meet Kanye West. Kanye, these are the Beach Boys. Now go make some nice music.

[via Horklog] West Sounds = Beach Boys' Pet Sounds + Kanye West's (The College Dropout + Late Registration). Download the…

20 years ago

Henry Rollins’ “William Shatner” Story

Left to right: Henry Rollins, Adrian Belew, Ben Folds and William Effing Shatner.I wish I'd been invited to this jam…

20 years ago