2005

Xavier Rudd 5/03/2005: Bank of America Pavillion, Boston, MA

Xavier Rudd brought his environmentally spiritual and aboriginal influenced one-man show to a small but captivated Boston crowd to launch his summer tour of the U.S. Rudd had the honor of kicking off the rich musical night on the waters of Boston Harbor by taking his solo act to the Bank of America Pavilion for a warm and sunny 45-minute set. Robert Randolph & The Family Band had the following slot while Gov

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Sprout: a 16mm surf flick : Directed by Thomas Campbell

The surf movie is a hallowed tradition among enthusiasts. Not unlike the ski flick, it is used to get the juices flowing while exciting our inner cravings for liquid. It preys upon our ability to float, glide, slide and ride the substance that sustains life.

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33Hz: 33Hz

New York-based 33Hz quartet openly embraces the years, somewhere between 1979 and 1982, when disco shed its cheese and began its transformation into a full-bodied, danceable pop.

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Palace Bitter: Batch #48

Brewed an English Bitter for the first time in a few years. If you have never had this style before, it puts the hoppiness of IPA to shame. But if you don

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Emiliana Torrini: Fisherman’s Woman

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: yes, the half-Italian, half-icelandic Emiliana Torrini sounds like Bjork. Just without the squeaking. Or high pitched sounds there for the benefit of dogs and – yes! – music critics. But hold on a minute, there surely can be room for both singers in this ever crowded world where, like London buses, you wait ages for one and then, well, two come along jostling for passengers? And if that doesn’t mix your metaphors, then who knows what will?

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The Books: Lost and Safe

With Lost and Safe, Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto of The Books turn in another loopy-dreamy collection of melodic narratives made up of snippets of found noises, spoken-word samples and acoustic instrumentation that carries on the

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