Music

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Giant Footsteps

By Peter Aaron

Meet Eric Mingus. He makes quite an impression.

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Nightlife Highlights: December

By DJ Wavy Davy

Handpicked by local scenemaker DJ WAVY DAVY for your listening pleasure.

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CD Review: Erik Lawrence & Hipmotism

By Sharon Nichols

Take a trip down to New Orleans and steep in the sexy soul of jazz, blues, and rock ’n’ roll.

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CD Review: The New Friends of Rhythm

By Peter Aaron

The New Friends of Rhythm is one of the few big jazz bands that successfully played classical adaptions. Listen to this collection.

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CD Review: Uncle Rock

By Jay Blotcher

Uncle Rock U., mines folk, funk, and rootsrock for 17 upbeat, flat-out fun tunes that celebrate polar bears, fire engines, grumpy neighbors, and more.

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December Nightlife Highlights

By Roger Houston

Roger Houston’s picks for December.

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CD Review: Grainbelt

By J. Eric Smith

On Trouble Coming Down, Grainbelt splits the difference between the pedal-steel-fortified country inflections of CPK, and the more four-on-the-floor, twin-guitar rock stylings of the Dugans.

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CD Review: Al Gallodoro

By David Malachowski

Many of Daybreak’s tunes sound as if they’ve been pulled from a grand old black-and-white movie.

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CD Review: Plum Crazy

By Jessica Garrity

Maybe the best thing from Vermont since maple syrup, Plum Crazy has a new CD stocked with its unique blend of radio-ready rock.

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The Long Road to Edwards

By Artie Traum

The idea of getting fresh music out into the world sometimes seems as remote as Edwards. But at the end of the road, with luck, you may finally arrive.