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About brian

Brian is a freelance music writer and photographer based in Boston who works full-time as a business-to-business marketing communications specialist and graphic/web designer. He provides all the content for Fighting Tinnitus. You can view his concert photography portfolio at www.lifeinhighiso.com.

Debrief // Lost in the Trees at the Wilbur // Feb. 3, 2011

The start of the tour may have been postponed a few days by winter weather, but Lost of the Trees finally found themselves opening for labelmate Neko Case Thursday night at the Wilbur Theatre. And the Chapel Hill, N.C. ensemble … Continue reading

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Riffing // Ari Picker of Lost in the Trees

Lost in the Trees was FiTi’s favorite new band of 2010, and the group’s ANTI- debut, All Alone In An Empty House, was a strong contender for our favorite album of the year. We were bummed to miss the band’s headlining … Continue reading

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Debrief // The Dismemberment Plan at the Paradise // Jan. 28, 2011

The Dismemberment Plan transformed the ‘Dise into a sweaty sea of smiles last night, and it was hard to tell who was more excited that the band was finally back in town: the fans who traveled from near and far … Continue reading

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Foraging // Hands and Knees // Wholesome

Hands and Knees’ new album, Wholesome, has been on heavy rotation for weeks here at FiTi, and I suspect it’ll stay that way for weeks to come. It may only be January, but the Boston quartet’s third album of ramshackle, … Continue reading

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Riffing // Travis Morrison of the Dismemberment Plan

It’s been years since we’ve been able to say this, but it’s a great time to be a fan of the Dismemberment Plan. The beloved Washington, DC indie rockers have reconvened en-force for the first time since disbanding in 2003, … Continue reading

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Foraging // Middle Brother // Me Me Me

This is the day we’ve been waiting for since John McCauley III of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit played together as “MG&V” at last year’s SXSW. The trio, now officially known as Middle Brother, … Continue reading

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Favorite Albums of 2010

2010 was a pretty stellar year for albums, and if some of my favorites hadn’t let me down with releases that didn’t totally do it for me (Spoon, Arcade Fire, Sufjan) this would have been an even more difficult list … Continue reading

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Debrief // Liz Phair at the Paradise // Dec. 15, 2010

I’ll admit it – one song in, I was nervous. After opening her show at the ‘Dise last night with a rather flat take on “Supernova,” Liz Phair promptly took to the mic, declaring with a sincere smile, “It’s good … Continue reading

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Favorite Tracks of 2010

While we work on our year-end favorite albums recap, you can check out some of FiTi’s favorite tracks of 2010 on this Songza station… Fighting Tinnitus // Songza.com // A Few From 2010

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Foraging // The Cavemen Go // Someone’s Always Dying To Break My Heart

The Cavemen Go play the Middle East (Up) on Monday, December 13 with Grey Valley Ghosts and Carminda Rocha. Tickets here.

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