Chagigah Kitchen: Kugel Quartet
This is the Chagigah Kitchen. I am Tess Kaytmaz, I am one of the co-hosts of Chagigah on WERS. I grew up In a family that is in love with food. My mother being Jewish I have had my fair share of Jewish food. We will be posting classic recipes that are part of the [...]
Election Day by Joshua Tobiessen
Now through February 18th, The Happy Medium Theatre presents Election Day by Joshua Tobiessen at The Factory Theater. This smart comedy tells the story of—you guessed it—the day of an election, a mayoral election to be exact. Tobiessen tells this story through only five characters: Brenda, a lawyer in support of “the good candidate”, her [...]
“Escape From Electric Mountain”
Jon Gooch a.k.a. “Feed Me” has done it again. The man draws influence from about every sub-genre of electronic music you can think of. His latest EP, Escape From Electric Mountain, reminds the old Feed Me fans of his electro-house glory days. He delves into progressive house sounds which work really well. He shows listeners [...]
“Voice of Ages” by The Chieftains
In the opening measures of “Carolina Rua”, a flute trills while Imelda May croons “Do you love me?” like someone singing in the shower. Seconds after that, she makes way for an Irish jig and right then fans know The Chieftains are back. To celebrate their 50th anniversary, The Chieftains invite modern musicians to record [...]
“EP #1″ by Handbraekes
So French DJ/cult-filmmaker Mr. Oizo and German electro-wiz Boys Noize are recording and collaborating together. God save us all. Alex Ridha (better known as electro DJ Boys Noize) and Ed-Banger-DJ/film director Quentin Dupiuex (Mr. Oizo) have produced a short EP together under the collective name ‘Handbraekes’. They’re two DJs with very distinct personal styles, and [...]
“The Hero In You” by Ellis Paul
When you’re a kid, the phrases “concept album” and “folk music” don’t carry much weight. How, then, does Boston native and seasoned indie artist Ellis Paul pull off The Hero In You, an album consisting of tracks each touching upon historical figures from Rosa Parks to his own personal hero Woodie Guthrie? The answer, considering [...]
“Songs of Wonder” by Basya Schechter
Basya Schechter is a singer/songwriter and the former leader of the band Pharaoh’s Daughter. She grew up in Borough Park, Brooklyn, and the lyrics from her new album, Songs of Wonder, are taken entirely from the poetry of renowned rabbi and theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel. Schechter puts music to Heschel’s poetry, with gorgeous results. Schechter [...]
“Onwards to the Wall”
Infamously nicknamed “the loudest band in New York”, A Place to Bury Strangers certainly live up to their title. Every song on Onwards to the Wall blasts a hypnotic array of noise and distortion louder and more packed than the one before. Don’t let this deter you from picking up their latest EP. A band [...]
“Ceremonials” by Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine’s Ceremonials is our first Album of the Month of 2012. There is more of a gothic tilt to the songwriting and production, both of which can be attributed to producer Paul Epsworth, than on Lungs. Heavy-laden reverb and multi-layered vocal tracks, which include multiple tracks of Flo along with members [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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Boston Calling
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June 8
The XX / Grizzly Bear
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June 12
The Postal Service
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