Music

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Gutter Rock Girl

By Peter Aaron

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.

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CD Review: The Powder Kegs

By Robert Burke Warren

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.

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CD Review: Ratboy

By DJ Wavy Davy

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”).

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CD Review: The Christine Spero Group

By Sharon Nichols

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