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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
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The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.

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Mastodon: Metallica Cover – "Orion"
May 13, 2006 – 1:14 pm | No Comment

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Mastodon: Metallica Cover – “Orion”
May 13, 2006 – 1:14 pm | No Comment

Coming from Kerrang’s Master of Puppets tribute album, Remastered, comes Mastodon’s cover of the band’s instrumental “Orion.” Another great band plays on the album, Trivium, but other than that, I’m not sure how the …

Flogging Molly: Whiskey On A Sunday Preview
May 13, 2006 – 12:05 am | No Comment

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Anti-Flag: For Blood and Empire B-Side
May 12, 2006 – 11:31 pm | No Comment

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Anti-Flag: “For Blood and Empire” B-Side
May 12, 2006 – 11:31 pm | One Comment

Here’s a b-side from the band’s latest album For Blood and Empire. The album was OK but there were a few songs that were a little too poppy for me.
Anti-Flag “The New Millenium Generation”
Ani-Flag …

Viva la Music! – The Eighteenth Day Of May
May 11, 2006 – 8:29 pm | No Comment

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Bands To Watch – The Eighteenth Day Of May
May 11, 2006 – 8:29 pm | No Comment

There’s a fine line between folk and rock and it’s becoming ever foggier for me. London’s The Eighteenth Day of May might exemplify what I mean by this. Using instruments such as the …

Soul Asylum: Video Retrospective
May 11, 2006 – 8:17 pm | No Comment

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Sufjan Stevens: "The Avalanche" Update
May 11, 2006 – 8:06 pm | No Comment

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Sufjan Stevens: “The Avalanche” Update
May 11, 2006 – 8:06 pm | No Comment

I’ve been aware of The Avalanche for sometime now, but I didn’t really know it was much more than an Illinois B-sides album. Illinois in fact, was originally constructed as a double album and …

Review – Division Day: Beartrap Island
May 10, 2006 – 8:48 pm | No Comment

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Division Day “Beartrap Island”
May 10, 2006 – 8:48 pm | No Comment

Division Day is a delightful quartet from California which, with Beartrap Island, puts together a great selection of tracks ranging from a hazy low-tempo rock to a variety of high-toned songs with fluttering guitars. This …