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Author Archives: BILL SHANER
Music
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER: NORDO
A collection of 12 sweet country-pop songs with heavy electronic production, Nordo slams the listener with catchy hooks, choruses and twang. Continue reading
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Tags: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, Boston, CD, country-pop, Issue 14.23, Music, Nordo, This is Why I love you, You Know Me
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VIOLENS: TRUE
True seems to follow the mold No Wave bands like Sonic Youth carved out in the ‘80s for how to be a serious band in New York, but with less first person serial killer narratives and more sad, introspective love ballads. Continue reading
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WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS: IN THE PIT OF THE STOMACH
In The Pit Of The Stomach is a lush, driving pop record that fits right in with the great indie pop coming out of Scotland recently. Continue reading
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Tags: Boston, CD, Fat Cat Records, In The Pit Of The Stomach, Issue 14.17, Paradise Rock Club, review, Scotland, We Were Promised Jetpacks
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DIG THAT: HELLBOUND 2
I’m already going to be dreaming about evil nurses and swarms of birds that kill your dog. Great. Continue reading
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Tags: Boston Comic Con, Dig That, Graphic Novel, Hellbound 2, Issue 14.16, The Boston Comics Roundtable
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DIG THAT: FRESH
This documentary won’t disgust you into taking a meat vacation, but it might get you to grow a couple tomato plants. Continue reading
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HACK TOGETHER AT ARTISAN’S ASYLUM
The people at Hack Together aren’t going to hunch around a laptop, spitballing joke Facebook statuses and reading through personal files. Continue reading
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What the hell is an installation buildathon? Continue reading
PHANTASMA: HACK TOGETHER REGISTRATION
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Tags: Casey Desmond, Competition, Hack Together, Hackathon, Phantasma, Stage Piece, The Artisan's Asylum, THE VOICE, Together Festival
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HOOKMAN @ BCA CALDERWOOD PAVILION
Instead of falling into cinematic horror clichés, Hookman focuses on “young girls at a crossroads in their life, as they navigate what emotions, expectations and goals they should have.” Continue reading
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Tags: BCA Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, Company One, Hookman, Issue 14.12, Lauren Yee, XX Playlab
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PHANTASMA: COLLISION17
“I’m a scientist, and as a scientist I’ve come across the opinion that scientists suck the wonder out of everything – they make things dry. But as a scientist, that couldn’t be further from the truth.” Continue reading
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PHANTASMA: ART ON THE MARQUEE
“I want to explore the use of LEDs at a large scale not to excite, but to soothe, and create a meaningful experience using the scale.” Continue reading
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Tags: 2.27.12, Boston Convention Center, Boston Cyber Arts, Dennis Miller, Ellen Wetmore, Jeffu Warmouth, John Slepian, Kawandeep Singh Verdee, Marquee, Nell Breyer, Phantasma
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IN THE TUBES: BEIRUT – VAGABOND
Lead singer Zach Condon has the kind of voice that feels just as natural in a playlist with Neutral Milk Hotel as it does in Lawrence of Arabia, and he takes advantage. Continue reading
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Tags: Beirut, Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago, Gulag Okestar, house of blues, In The Tubes, Rip Tide, The Flying Club Cup, Vagabond
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