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Destiny’s children

Even when the members of Giant Sand aren't together, they're never far apart.

Vinyl is their medium.

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General Practitioners

Does your indie rock and roll ache? Go see the Can't See.

A Way With Words

Arts & Culture

A Way With Words

Opening Kurt Cobain's heart-shaped Pandora's box.

Music

Love Bites

Recently a friend gave me a copy of the Television Personalities’ The Painted Word from 1984. Unsuspectingly one…

Dr. Phil: the Microphones' Elvrum, in disguise.

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Washing Your Ears

A conversation with a Microphone.

Model students (from left): Nick, Chris, Mike, and Ben.

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Indie Rock 101

Class is in session, and Death Cab for Cutie's holding the chalk.

Eat Drink Toke

Continental Store European Delicatessen

The first time I walked in, an imposing woman with piles of fantastic silver hair was minding the…

Ben Gibbard, left, and Jimmy Tamborello.

Music

INDIE POP

Such Great Heights: The Postal Service's whimsical electronic pop strikes a melancholy chord.

Eating out? Think Pink Door.

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Perfect Summer Dining

Where we eat when the sun shines.

South End Sandwiches

Eat Drink Toke

South End Sandwiches

Smarty Pants serves simple food with style.

Glennie at the Guggenheim.

Film

Touch the Sound

Runs Fri., Oct. 14–Thurs., Oct. 20, at Varsity.

Unsolved

Arts & Culture

Unsolved

Why didn't Patricia Highsmith publish more of her work when she was alive? It's a mystery.

Bloody fun.

Music

Glorious Noise

Blood on the Wall make a joyful indie-rock mess.

Susan Robkin sings folk-rooted songs of longing.

Music

Go girls

Gogirlsmusic.com presents a day full of female-fueled music—you and MusiCares benefit.

Joshua Ramus, the hometown boy who worked with architect Rem Koolhaas. They were unconcerned with "hiding the presence of hand."

News

Simplicity in the Stacks

A library's function is changing beneath that strangely chiseled form.

Brenda Lee with Elvis

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Give ’em something to talk about

A PBS special highlights the careers of rock's female pioneers.

Piecora's pizza gets at least one reader's vote for being the "New Yorkest."

Eat Drink Toke

And the Beet Goes On

Readers respond to our love letter to 'beetza.'

News

Best Public Service Makeover

TURF: URBAN LIVING

Hey, hey, we're the Hives. . . .

Music

Making the band

How the Hives became the Next Big Thing.

Up with people: Mike Hudson, Jeff MacIsaac, and William Wilson of Aveo.

Music

Drinking about dissection

With a measure of privacy and brief nod to candor, the members of Aveo obliquely address their stirring…