On the Verge: Julia Easterlin
Julia Easterlin, one of the many talented artists performing at the upcoming Songs for Soldiers event, is just a year out of Berklee and already she has performed at SXSW and Lollapalooza. She is a singer/songwriter who does something with her music that I have never seen before: Easterlin is a loop-artist, and the two [...]
Riddims Watch: Sign Up Riddim
Produced by King Sound Music, the new Sign Up Riddim features a groovy old school sounding reggae backdrop for three talented MCs. Within it’s tight 3:27 run time, the riddim manages to fit in tracks by Jah Mason, Triston Palmer, and the title track by Rod Taylor, “Sign Up”. The first song, “Selassie I Bless Me”, [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: The Yellow Album
West coast native Dom Kennedy blessed us recently when he dropped his new project, The Yellow Album. Dom Kennedy’s laid back style really helps him create great summer time music. The Yellow Album is easy to listen to. The project is perfect to listen to in eighty degree weather while cruising down the street with [...]
“Picasso, That’s Who!”
Attention all playgroungoers! If you love to use your imagination, love to do art, or simply enjoy having fun, I have found a new way that will allow you to be creative and learn new things about art without stepping foot into a museum! 2011 Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award Winner, Hope Harris, has released [...]
“Live From the Underground” by Big K.R.I.T.
What’s the last album you bought where an artist produced and wrote every record? Well, now there’s an artist who knows how to spread his creativity thick without wearing himself thin. Big K.R.I.T. has been making his way into the underground hip-hop world since 2005 and made his presence known by dropping three album-worthy mixtapes, [...]
Midnight Spotlight: P. Goods
Each week, 889@Night will recognize local unsigned talent and promote their music on air as well as on our website. We highlight the talented few who got that “fire”. By the end of the week, we let our listeners choose whether they want these artists to be added to constant rotation or not. This week [...]
JEFF The Brotherhood Live
I’d heard about JEFF The Brotherhood shows from friends, presented as the stuff of mosh pit legend: sweat, crowdsurfing, and a girl who had to be helped out of a show after she dislocated her knee. JEFF is part of a wave of up-and-coming bands who have taken garage rock into a huge resurgence. Groups [...]
Chagigah Kitchen: Potato Knish
Hello, Chagigah listeners! This week we’re reverting to an old favorite—what’s better than a Potato Knish prepared in under an hour for a midnight snack? It’s one of the oldest Jewish recipes in the book, and we’ve got a simple recipe using only five ingredients to tide you over until breakfast! Have a wonderful week, [...]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
If you, like me, are a fan of both a cappella music and William Shakespeare, you are in for the best treat: from June 28 until June 30, Opera Hub presents the East Coast premiere of “A Midsummer’s Night Dream Opera A Cappella”! The show will be taking place at The Boston Center for 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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May 25
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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