Concert Central

Alanis was masterful, but she had compete with people in audience for attention. The few people that attended this show to actually see Alanis were interrupted, disappointed and probably annoyed by the 500 people or so whose sole purpose for being there was to get out of the rain. Among the highlights was the piercing, off key wailing from the girl behind me who didn’t know the words to the songs and would break from her own singing to shriek at Alanis in ear-busting decibels. Honey, Alanis ain’t answering. She’s getting on the bus and getting the hell out of Providence as fast as those damn wheels will spin.

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Joshua Bennett-Johnson’s one-man show made its debut at Cholmondeley’s Coffeehouse at Brandeis University affectionately known as Chum’s. Chum’s, as the story goes, is the inspiration for Central Perk in the Friends TV show.
The six-song set was complete with quiet memorable hooks and his performance style, though understated, was perfect for the setting. [...]

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these unassuming boys put on an intense show, a loud wall of noise though definitely not psych-metal – the meticulous melodies and indie yearning hurtled forward as if on a upward bound rumbling train give them a sound that is quite their own

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Rockboy discovered this band at SXSW this year and I’d come to like them a lot too – I kept telling him that she sounded like some 70s singer… Janis Joplin… but that wasn’t quite right – it became suddenly and blatantly apparent seeing them live: the round expansiveness and tone of every note of [...]

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Ben Folds spent the first “60 minutes or so” on his new material Way to Normal. It was a confusing romp, typical Ben Folds melodrama…er, melodies, some playfulness and a few outstanding tunes. But it all got lost in the mix because the new album isn’t out until Tuesday and so the songs were [...]

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Fairly generic female-empowered pop. Rambled between songs and not in any focused way. The set included Steer and Angela from her 2008 album On a Clear Night but none of it was particularly memorable.

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The Smashing Pumpkins have scheduled a month long tour to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. On the tour dates, Billy Corgan has promised the Pumpkins will not play a single song from the back catalog more than once.
Smashing Pumpkins 20th Anniversary Tour
November 1 Cleveland Palace Theatre Write a review
November 3 Toronto, ON Massey Hall Write [...]

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Chris Cornell has recruited producer Timbaland for 8 west coast dates to promote his next solo album Scream. The rocker will perform the entire album in its entirety during each show.
Chris Cornell with Timbaland tour
October 17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre Write a review
October 18 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater Write a review
October 19 [...]

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knew them from one song that I really liked on Pandora but was more interested when I found out that Stephen Malkmus of Pavement is a member - turns out they’ve been around since the late 80s - the lead singer David Berman is very engaging – he’s thin (a la melancholy drug abuser) with [...]

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drum and bass that was so loud and fuzzy that it made my insides hurt in a bad way and I had to step outside

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