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SORRY-GO-ROUND solo show

Club Scout: The Rendezvous Welcomes Art Exhibit

The area is brimming with quiet, multi-talented types who create all sorts of stellar works across different platforms.

One of those folks is a Northampton guy by the name of Tom Pappalardo.Continue Reading SORRY-GO-ROUND solo show

REVIEWS: No-Shadow Kick

Spatializing Sound in the Time Domain – Listeners are likely to decide by the very first song whether they love or hate Northampton’s No-Shadow Kick (according to the EP’s cover, now “The” No-Shadow Kick): the lead singer has an intense low nasal yowl, which works well with the mischievous lyrics and turbulent guitars. Those who enjoy the voices of Frank Black (Pixies) or Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil) will likely be charmed; others may find frontman Tom Pappalardo’s singing style a turn-off. At seven songs, one of which is crap (aptly named “It Doesn’t Matter (You Motherfucker)”), Spatializing Sound in the Time Domain is short, but with so few duds on the list, the overall effect is more one of pithiness than of brevity.Continue Reading REVIEWS: No-Shadow Kick