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Goldie

By Arielle CastilloMarch 18, 2010

After flirting with the mainstream in the late ’90s, drum ‘n’ bass got a little confused when the millennium turned. The music became darker, and harder, diverging into way too many subgenres with ridiculous names (drill ‘n’ bass, anyone?) and scaring off the women. Most of the female energy went…

Rodrigo y Gabriela

By Phil FreemanMarch 18, 2010

First things first: Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela doesn’t play flamenco. Its mostly acoustic music features a bit of flamenco, but it’s more correct to say the pair mixes jazz, metal, and global influences. However, Rodrigo y Gabriela’s sound is expansive enough to include guest appearances: Its latest album,…

Wilco

By Peter S. ScholtesMarch 18, 2010

Spin’s August 2009 Wilco cover showed a damaged bandleader — Jeff Tweedy — grown healthily and fruitfully boring. That might be a warning sign for fair-weather fans. Still, a good life equals good music on Wilco (The Album), with Tweedy making as bright, lush, and (sometimes) catchy use of happiness…

Boy Crisis

By Christina BlackMarch 18, 2010

In the wake of MGMT and Amazing Baby, a whole NYC-via-Wesleyan clique has emerged, including the dance-pop parody band Boy Crisis, whose founding member, Tal Rozen, as a prospective student, slept on MGMT frontman/mastermind Andrew VanWyngarden’s dorm-room floor. “I remember he had all these Phish posters on the wall,” Rozen…

Tanlines

By Paulina ResoMarch 18, 2010

Jesse Cohen (former Professor Murder keyboardist) and Eric Emm (former Don Caballero bassist) started Tanlines as a production team at the peak of summer 2008, releasing a string of remixes for bands such as Telepathe, El Guincho, and Au Revoir Simone. But eventually, Tanlines morphed into something else: a band,…

Pnuma Trio

By Tracy BlockMarch 18, 2010

Do yourself a favor and call in with a hangover this Friday, and blame it on Big Gigantic and Pnuma Trio. Hailing from Colorado, Big Gigantic is an epic soundscape collaboration by Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken. Lalli’s sexy, melodic sax and innovative sampling on the keys, combined with Salken’s…

WMC survival basics

By Tracy BlockMarch 18, 2010

The 25th annual Winter Music Conference is upon us, and we couldn’t be more excited for the freaks, dance geeks, hipsters, and rage monsters to invade our town. But you can’t run into the week without a plan. Here’s a basic survival guide. Study up so you don’t fail miserably…

The 25 worst moments in dance music history

By Esther ParkMarch 18, 2010

With 25 years of Conference in the books, it’s time for a look back at the corresponding period of dance music history. Yes, there were moments of sheer joy and ecstasy (take that as a pun or not). But there are plenty of other developments we want to pretend never…

Unveil Your Pink Benefit is Burnin’ Up Boca

By Reed FischerMarch 17, 2010

Purchasing autographed music memorabilia can serve a greater purpose than just prompting everyone who enters your home to remark: “Ohmygosh, I want to kiss all three Jonas Brothers on their John Hancocks!” In the case of Women on the Move’s Unveil Your Pink benefit — the March 20 fundraiser at…