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...recent years, many underground rock legends have reunited for a shot at their former glory. Boston post-punk progenitors Mission of Burma are working on their second new album after a hiatus since the mid-’80s. Post-hardcore acts from Slint to Braid have reappeared for tours, only to fade back into legend. Even the Pixies are rumored to be in the studio again. These moves invariably beg the question of motive: music, money, or something entirely different? For Dinosaur Jr., the issue is much more complicated; few bands have as tumultuous a history. The band...
...Jadis. “So it’s a free pass into all sorts of nonsense that doesn’t add up.”Blithely risking blasphemy, she describes the solemn scene where her character sacrifices anthropomorphic messiah Aslan as “a full-on rock concert of the Iron Maiden variety.”And Swinton is even less reverent when she talks about her reasons for taking the role. Mostly, she says, she was hoping to help secure funding for other projects she’s planning, like a film based on the life...
...Ying Quartet. Part of the Houghton Chamber Library Music Series, this event will feature the Blodgett Artists in Residence performing a program of Beethoven, Michael Torke, and Dvorák. Edison and Newman Room, Houghton Library. 8 p.m. $20 general admission, $10 students. (CNC)Sand Machine. Boston folk-rock band Sand Machine plays selections from their EP “Running of the Tree Frogs Week.” A cross between late Beatles, The Band, and Neil Young, Sand Machine will play alongside fellow Bostonians The Gulf, Freighttrain, and Medina Sod. The Middle East Downstairs...
...group’s main problem is that while they have pioneered an innovative sound, their songs rarely go anywhere. For all of their progressive ambitions, they stop short at making a coherent statement other than: “We are the Roots, we are here, and we rock...
...Cameron, married to seven-months pregnant Samantha (who sports a very modern tattoo on her ankle), has two children, one of whom was born severely disabled. He rides a mountain bike, likes indie rock music and appeals to young Tories. But does he have what it takes to get his party back into power...