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Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Kind Of Blues

In a recent issue of Rolling Stone, the venerable music magazine did something that caught me a bit by surprise, as they dedicated their lead album review to The Bright

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Tour Dates: Roger Brings Tommy Stateside

We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… After their performance at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV

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Bloggy Goodness: Once The Musical

With the runaway success of the film Once, it’s really no surprise that it would eventually be adapted for the Great White Way. The stage version of the 2006 flick,

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Fistful of Mercy: Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 11/17/10

Seated on stools at either side of the stage with third member Arthur positioned in the middle, they were three equals; more like friends jamming together at a local bar; with not Harper or Dhani being the focus of the evening. If anything Arthur played perhaps the larger role, handling a good deal of the vocals and banging occasionally on drums when not playing his guitar.

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Fistful of Mercy: As I Call You Down

More akin to Crosby Stills and Nash then the recent Monsters of Folk, Fistful Of Mercy play with light and airy textures minus CSN’s political bent.  Songs about love dominate as do violins and ultra repetitive choruses that allow the trio to mesh harmonically but never say anything lasting.

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