Music

Gutter Rock Girl

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Weird isn’t the word for this spectacle; the Laura Pepitone Show and her infinite energy are almost too much—dizzying, inspiring, funny, and extremely entertaining, in one surreal serving.

CD Review: The Powder Kegs

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The Powder Kegs are ace players on fiddle, guitars, doghouse bass, banjo, and mandolin, and still manage to deliver all of their chosen tunes with a subtext of contagious joy.

CD Review: Ratboy

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In Ratboy, their signature lyrical and harmonic twist-up shows such influences as Beck (the urban pop country-esqe “Falling Up”) and Lou Reed (the haunting “El Futuro”).

CD Review: The Christine Spero Group

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Whether your thing is jazz, pop, or Brazilian/Latin grooves, Christine Spero’s My Spanish Dream will transport you to a loftier place.