LOVE LOVE brings together singer-songwriters Chris Toppin (Fuzzy, The Ex-Girlfriends) and Jefferson Davis Riordan (Evelyn Swoons, Mouth Almighties) with a lush American sound featuring dueling vocals and lyrics of love, murder, and the overall mysteries of life. 

“Both Toppin and Riordan have serious writing chops, but it’s when they tag team vocals that they shine brightest.” — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald


The Nickel & Dime Band is as Jamaica Plain, MA a band as you can be (sort of - 6 of us live and work here. Jane lives in the Poconos). 7 years ago Berlin bumped into McLean at the Brendan Behan Pub (one short step from where they rehearse). 3 months later they co-opted the name after their (at-the-time) ferocious live karaoke band (Berlin figured: If they could play 300+ cover songs, they could easily learn some of his.) A kickass, killer, funny, danceable, deep (lyrically) and total pro buncha rock n roll idiots. Seven in all. 2 guitars, bass, keys, kit, trombone, 4 vox. Jane Mangini (principle keybordist with the Trans-Siberean Orchestra when not with us), Ricky McLean, Rob Manachio, Chris Antonowtch, Sam Dudley (Berlin's nephew) and Dave Goodchild. They recorded ALWAYS ON INSANE at Dimension Sound with Joe Stewart. Released their second CD, WHEN WE WERE KIDS (at Woolly Mammoth Sound with producer and Replacements guitarist, David Minehan. The BADVILLE EP was produced by Pete Weiss (Verdant Studio in VT). Note: Former bassists (both awesome) - Tom Appleman and Mike DeLisle. Sub drummers: Al Radzikowski and Ken Diaz. Sax: Dino Govoni. The band is mixing our brand new, 4th record, 10 songs and titled THE COURAGE OF THE LONELY. 5 at BITCH KITTY STUDIOS (TJ Wenzl on the desk) and 5 with Joe Stewart at his home studio.
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Michael J. Johnson is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer/engineer. He is also a professor at Berklee and New England Conservatory in Boston.

Ethnomusicologist, musicker, sax player, ethnographer, dabbler, noodler, Maker, French-speaker.

Deimos y Fobos Banda de Rock Alternativo de Cuernavaca Morelos

Well-Rounded Radio was an online music interview audio podcast series hosted and produced by Charles McEnerney, whose career includes roles at HBO, WGBH/PBS, ArtsBoston, Fast Company, Inc., and MovieMaker magazines, The Grommet, Seattle International Film Festival, and others. It was produced from 2002 to 2010 and featured more than 70 in-depth interviews with musicians from (nearly) every genre and music industry thought leaders.

Guests included Akrobatik, Dave Allen of Gang of Four + Pampelmoose, Merrie Amsterburg, Antibalas, Ashby, Brent Bell of PDX Pop Now!, Rick Berlin, Joshua Boltuch of Amie Street, Sarah Borges, Michael Bracy of The Future of Music Coalition, Burnside Project, Rachael Cantu, Clint Conley + Holly Anderson of consonant, Hector Cuevas and The Boston Latin Band, Tanya Donelly, Mike Dreese of Newbury Comics, Either/Orchestra, Kyla Fairchild of No Depression, Howard Fishman Quartet, The Fleshtones, Great Lake Swimmers, Hallelujah the Hills, Blake Hazard, Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity, Ida, Ken Irwin of Rounder Records, Richard Jankovich of Rumblefish, Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom, Eilen Jewell, Yoko K., Jonathan Kane, Scott Kirsner of Fans, Friends, & Followers, Lawrence Lessig of Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, Erin McKeown, Hilken Mancini, Guy Mendilow, Pete Miser, Mission of Burma, Múm, Monique Ortiz, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, Panos Panay of Sonicbids, Joe Pernice, Piebald, Brad Powell of Calabash Music, Jeff Price of TuneCore, Pylon, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Nicholas Reville of Downhill Battle, Josh Ritter, The Rudds, Jimmy Ryan, San Serac, Jill Sobule, Song Sparrow Research, Jay Sweet of the Newport Folk Festival, Tarbox Ramblers, Jenny Toomey of The Future of Music Coalition, Balla Tounkara, Twinemen, George Wein of the Newport Jazz + Folk Festivals, Tim Westergren of Pandora, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Winterpills, Dan Zanes, and Thalia Zedek.

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