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Witticisms like singer and rapper Lauryn “L” Hill’s description of a mean lover — “He tried to burn me like a perm” — or rapper and guitarist Clef’s mix of sermonizing and wigging out between songs don’t so much lighten The Score’s mood as humanize it

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DOWNTOWN BOYS – COST OF LIVING Country unlike the punk-derived rock soThe position of Providence, RIs Downtown Boys has been clear since they started storming through basements and DIY spaces with their radically minded rock music: they are here to topple the white cis het hegemony and draft a new history. Downtown Boys began by combining revolutionary ideals with boundless energy and contagious, inclusive fun, and their resolve has only strengthened as their sound and audience have grown. 'Cost of Living' is their