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 [...]
“End of Daze” by Dum Dum Girls
With the Dum Dum Girls release of their fourth EP, End of Daze, the girls amp up their dream-pop sound with a little more dream and a little less pop. As a follow-up to 2011’s Only in Dreams, the EP samples a group of songs that were originally recorded for last year’s full length release [...]
Dinosaur Jr. at the Paradise
Fans at last night’s sold out Dinosaur Jr. show at The Paradise Rock Club were in for a treat as the legendary alternative-rock band delivered a delightful set full of classic hits as well as new material. Setting the mood for the evening was opening band Hush Arbors. The Charlottesville, Virgina based band’s blend of [...]
“Haunted Man” by Bat For Lashes
English singer-songwriter Natasha Khan, better known as Bat For Lashes, came in to prominence in 2009 with her sophomore album Two Suns. On that album, Khan created lush soundscapes and paired them against her elegantly haunting vocals to create a sound distinctly hers. After 3 years, Khan has followed up Two Suns with the highly [...]
Charlie Mars on Coffeehouse
“I only went to the party cause I heard you might be there.” This is the lyric that pops up on the screen then fades away if you visit Charlie Mars’ website, and just that one line conveys a lot of what makes Mars important as an artist. Sure it’s simple, but it carries a [...]
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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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