James Henderson

Out Here

Heavy mettle

Bless 'em, Dooms U.K. make art for Art Rock's sake

Junk rock

George Gimarc and an ex-Pistol make for some Rotten Television

No monkeying around

Baboon finally gets free of its label and releases its best, most grown-up record yet

Scene, heard

Bluh; Pleasant Grove in Germany; The Early Line; Trees turns 10; Rubber Gloves gets wet; And so much more

Blur

Blur: The Best of (Virgin)

On the Town

We endured nine straight nights of booze and smoke to bring you this news. You can thank us later.

The Year in Music

Eleven things that made local music great in 2002

You're Covered

The Curtain Club/Club Clearview deal will get you in for one low (hopefully) price

Baboon

January 30

Baboon, Rockland Eagles, The Disasters

Sam Machkovech

Sour Lemony

Jim Carrey's in fine form, but the rest of Snicket is less fortunate

Big 10

Barley House celebrating a decade of business

Scene, Heard

We'll take most of the blame, but not all of it.

Legendary Crystal Chandelier

Beyond Indifference
(Quality Park Records)

Scene, Heard

A good idea...in theory

Mandarin Makes Its Debut

Chomsky, Brutal Juice and others make the news

Scene, Heard

Prize Money's back, kinda

Set to stun

The Deathray Davies love math, drunk ventriloquists, Chinese checkers, and Devo records

Home groans

Will this year's best local records survive the millennium?

Candy corn

Or: What do cake walks, the Backstreet Boys, and Jon Cunningham have in common?

Pay attention

Meredith Miller decides to say folk it and goes rock

Glen Reynolds Shares His Earliest Memories of Chomsky, Weener, Bluh and Blow Aces

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Glen Reynolds​These days, you see Glen Reynolds in the crowd at shows more than you see him on the stage. ... More >>