Kaki King at Brighton Music Hall
Word of mouth has it that Kaki King puts on a memorizing show. Word of publication has it that she’s a “Guitar God” (Rolling Stone). Word of nomination has it that she almost nabbed a Golden Globe. Yet for all these words, it’s funny Kaki King chooses to perform mainly instrumental music instead of singing. She [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Soul Tape 2
Fabulous celebrated Thanksgiving by releasing the new installment to the Soul Tape series. Soul Tape 2 features heavy soul samples and many guest appearances from J. Cole, Pusha T, Cassie, Joe Budden, Trey Songz, Teyana Taylor, Wale, and Troy Ave. Fab wasn’t dropped a full length album since 2009 and this mixtape should hold fans [...]
Riddims Watch: Chillax Riddim
Light the candles, bring out the red roses and pop in the Chillax Riddim. The songs are smooth and calming with slow seduction weaved in. The songs are slow paced and emotional. The theme of second chances rings throughout the riddim. This theme makes this riddim fresh. It’s not just another collection of love songs, [...]
T.I. Drops New Single “Sorry”
“The fact is you can’t please everybody”. That’s a lyric from “Sorry”, T.I.’s latest release from his upcoming album Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head. While that’s generally a true statement, this song comes fairly close. The track features a verse from Andre 3000 and the chorus is sung by up and coming R&B singer [...]
Mac Miller Drops a Jazz Album
Stepping far outside his comfort zone, Mac Miller recently released a free five-song jazz EP under the pseudonym Larry Lovestein. The project is called You, and finds Mac singing jazz love songs geared mainly towards a female audience. Larry Lovestein is Mac’s second alter ego, his first being Larry Fisherman, whom he credits his work behind [...]
Fleetwood Mac Reunion Tour Announced
Fleetwood Mac has finally marked their calendars for the reunion tour. Stevie Nicks has discussed the possibility in interviews, but this time it is the real deal. Nicks broke the news in an interview with the Huffington Post where she admitted that she was the one to put a halt on the tour. The other [...]
Artists Raffle Items for Project
As December 1st was celebrated world wide as World AIDS Day, it also marked the beginning to a project entitled, the AIDS Day Music Project. Throughout the month of December, numerous up and coming artists such as Grimes, Dum Dum Girls, King Tuff, and more have been generous enough to donate various signed merchandise, personal [...]
Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival Returns
When I think of Wilco, I don’t necessarily think of a large festival band. I think of the critically acclaimed indie group’s iconic albums like the iconic controversial Yankee Foxtrot Hotel, the Grammy winning A Ghost is Born, or their latest release The Whole Love. But two years ago Wilco became a big festival name [...]
Midnight Spotlight: True
The womb in its simplest explanation is the inside of a woman that is the growth place of her unborn child. In a deeper explanation, it houses the development and creation of something special. True was raised in Brockton which is a rough town right outside of Boston. True has been very talented at many [...]
New Album From Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds recently announced a new album entitled Push The Sky Away, their first album since 2008’s critically acclaimed Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!. Scheduled for release on February 19th, the band released a “trailer” for said album featuring some videos of Nick Cave and fellow band member Warren Ellis recording in the [...]
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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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