“Optica” by Shout Out Louds
The Shout Out Louds’ fourth full studio album rings in a whole new style for the Swedish indie-pop band. The band’s first two albums Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (2005) and Our Ill Wills (2007) introduced the indie pop band as a simple and easy-listening group that wasn’t going to blow your mind with depth. These [...]
On The Verge: The Staves
It’s rare to encounter the problem of there not being enough synonyms in the thesaurus for “lovely” to accurately describe someone, but this surely will be an issue for anyone who meets the ladies of The Staves. Made up of the Stavely-Tyler sisters (Emily, Jessica, and Camilla), this folksy-acoustic trio hailing from Watford, England stopped [...]
Public Radio Music Month!
WERS is celebrating national Public Radio Music Month all April long! For more information on Public Radio Music Month visit: publicradiomusicmonth.org Across the country music lovers and industry professionals are celebrating public radio by sharing stories of what public radio has done for music, individual careers, and listener experiences. Last year, over 400 music format public [...]
The Flaming Lips New Music Video
A couple of days ago The Flaming Lips released a new music video for the song “Ashes in the Air” featuring Bon Iver. This song was off of the bands 2012 album, The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends. This was a collaboration album where The Flaming Lips made songs with the likes of Ke$ha, Biz [...]
Paul McCartney Announces New Tour
Sir Paul McCartney is, without a doubt, one of the biggest names in modern music ever. His continued vitality can be put down to his status as both a figure of Beatlesmania nostalgia and a continually vital musical force. In the past decade he has released three albums under his own name, his third under [...]
Frightened Rabbit Live at HOB
It’s been a busy year for the Scottish quintet, Frightened Rabbit. The band consists of Scott Hutchinson , his brother Grant Hutchinson, Billy Kennedy, Andy Monaghan, and Gordon Skene and they released their State Hospital EP in September just a mere five months before the release of their fourth full-length record Pedestrian Verse. The set [...]
James Brown YouTube Channel Launch
Home entertainment company Shout! Factory and the James Brown estate have come together to give the late James Brown an official YouTube channel and online site. Yesterday, Friday April 5th, was the 45th anniversary of Brown’s famed concert in Boston. For those who don’t know the story, the day after the assassination of Dr. Martin [...]
This Week In Music History
Calling all music aficionados! Did you know that April 5th has been a groundbreaking day in music for decades? Let’s take a look back. Today in 1976, Led Zeppelin released their seventh studio album, Presence. The album was released by Swan Song Records and recorded during the band’s more tumultuous times when Robert Plant was recovering from [...]
Fall Out Boy Tour Selling Out
Just in case you missed it, one of the greatest bands from the early 00′s is making a come back this year. Fall Out Boy shocked the world back in February with news of not only a reunion tour, but new music as well. Shortly thereafter, the band released their first single, “My Songs Know [...]
“The Invisible Way” by Low
Fans of slow, sad music should rejoice because Low’s latest album is some of the best you can find. Don’t be fooled – this is isn’t background music or music to fall asleep to. It’s far too engaging for that. Simple instrumentation plays the role of backdrop to Alan Sparhawk (what a cool name!) and [...]
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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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