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The Big Hurt: The Obama jubilance debriefing

When celebrities celebrate, metaphors suffer
Obama is the first president in history to drop a HOVA reference in a campaign speech by way of a little hand-brushy motion, and rappers turned out in droves to support him.
By DAVID THORPE  |  November 18, 2008
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Wild things

Boston Secession, the Takács Quartet and Muzsikás, Russell Sherman
Jane Ring Frank's Boston Secession, which calls itself a "professional choral ensemble," began its 12th season with a short but ambitious program.
By LLOYD SCHWARTZ  |  November 18, 2008
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T-Pain | Thr33 Ringz

Jive (2008)
T-Pain’s third studio album won’t surprise fans of the Tallahassee-based hip-hop maestro.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  November 18, 2008
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88-Keys | The Death of Adam

Decon (2008)
Kanye’s true genius has always been his leeching onto more talented beatmakers.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  November 18, 2008
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Howlin’ Wolf | Rockin’ the Blues: Live In Germany, 1964

Acrobat (2008)
The fidelity of the recording is far from state-of-the-art, but its historical value - and sheer musicality - more than make up for any qualities that might peeve audiophiles.
By JEFF TAMARKIN  |  November 18, 2008
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Mixed Media at the Papercut

Cultural staples
Last Saturday's mixed-bill affair at the Papercut Zine Library was a strange hybrid of contemporary salon, multimedia talent show, and impromptu modern-dance class (with instructions to move our bodies "like fire").
By CAITLIN E. CURRAN  |  November 18, 2008
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Sympathy for the Devil

Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll at the Huntington; McPherson's The Seafarer at SpeakEasy
Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll at the Huntington; McPherson's The Seafarer at SpeakEasy
By CAROLYN CLAY  |  November 18, 2008
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Billy, Don't Be a Hero

Smashing Pumpkins at the Wang Theatre, November 15, 2008
The second of a two-night stand in Boston, with no overlap from the previous night, the Saturday show started off with a few of Corgan's better-known tunes only to drift off into la-la land at around the halfway point.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  November 18, 2008
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Close readings

Darrell Katz and the JCA, Ben Ratliff, Jeff Turton
The JCA has been at it since 1985, a collective of musicians who are primarily composers rather than players, in need of an outlet to hear their pieces.
By JON GARELICK  |  November 18, 2008
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Photos: Smashing Pumpkins at the Wang Theatre

November 15, 2008

By CARINA MASTROCOLA  |  November 18, 2008
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Surly you jest

The other side of Big Shug's game
The other side of Big Shug's game
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  November 18, 2008
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A fest for the senses(1)

The triumphant second coming of Brainwaves
Before there was Pitchfork, Stereogum, Popmatters, or almost any other music site you can think of, there was Brainwashed.
By SUSANNA BOLLE  |  November 19, 2008
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Oasis | Dig Out Your Soul

Reprise (2008)
No movement did more to dilute the majesty and power of rock’s first few golden ages than first-wave early-’90s Britpop.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  November 17, 2008
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Vertical energy

Irina Muresanu gave an emotionally compelling performance, even if her view of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto didn’t always jibe with conductor Jonathan McPhee’s.
The word “concerto” comes from the Italian for “to bring into agreement,” and it’s not always as easy as soloists and symphony orchestras make it seem.
By JEFFREY GANTZ  |  November 14, 2008
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Rockin' again

The return of the Cobra-Matics
Johnny Maguire, aka the Colonel, dropped a line to give the heads-up on his newly reformed rockabilly outfit, the Cobra-Matics.
By CHRIS CONTI  |  November 12, 2008
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Expressions of war

Don't miss the Takács Quartet at UNH
One of the best string quartets in the world will be within a D-string's distance from Portland, come Monday night.
By EMILY PARKHURST  |  November 12, 2008
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Can classical be underground?

Portsmouth's Navona Records releases an indie aesthetic for orchestra
At least one of the reasons many of us contemporary-music fans don't get into classical music is because it seems like no one wants us to listen to it.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  November 14, 2008
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Fest lite

The return of the International Pop Overthrow
From Thursday, November 20, to Sunday, November 23, the International Pop Overthrow (IPO) makes its annual trek to Boston.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  November 14, 2008
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Kasai Allstars | Congotronics III: In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic

Crammed Discs (2008)
The Congotronics franchise has succeeded in making the rawest of African traditional music hip.
By BANNING EYRE  |  November 11, 2008
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It could be verse

Subtle outdo their story on ExitingARM
Subtle outdo their story on ExitingARM
By MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  November 17, 2008

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