Revo Radar: Zedd
Europe is home to some of the best and most dedicated electronica artists. Anton Zaslavski, or “Zedd”, a Russian-born German DJ, is one of these rising stars of the electric music genre. A classically trained musician, Zedd began producing his own music in 2002 in a German hard rock trio, Dioramic. In 2009, hearing Justice’s [...]
Thoughts on Theater: The “Fan” Impact on the Modern Musical
The fandom: it’s tentatively called this by millions of people from brace-faced middle-schoolers to middle-aged 9-to-5ers who need a name that sounds a little more mentally stable than “obsession”. It exists in all corners of the arts, from those frantically blogging Gossip Girl fans to message boards begging the eternal question of who is ruining [...]
Mieka Pauley at T.T. the Bear’s
It’s not unusual to find a rising star who will blow you off in a crowd, but even rarer to find someone who will stand in a crowd with you pointing at their own opener, and telling you how awesome their peers are. That’s local artist Mieka Pauley for you—an extremely talented, accomplished, and relatable [...]
“Neck of the Woods” by Silversun Pickups
The year 2012 has proved to be one of the most prolific years to date for Los Angeles alt rock group Silversun Pickups. This upcoming Memorial Day weekend the band will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival, for this year’s annual Record Store Day the group released a three track 10” vinyl with three previously [...]
Fun at the Playground: Dorchester
Looking for fun this summer? There is a great neighborhood to visit in the local Boston area: Dorchester! Its fun for the whole family no matter rain or shine! The biggest attraction in Dorchester is the historic Franklin Park. It was built in 1911 and named after the famous patriot Benjamin Franklin. Franklin Park is [...]
Chagigah Kitchen: Shavuot Cheese Blintzes
With the Shavuot holiday just on the horizon, Chagigah is pleased to bring you a number of delicious, finger-licking recipes to make your holiday happier, as well as some background on the holiday itself. This week on Chagigah, we have a bunch of new tracks, artist Peri Smilow coming in to visit us in the [...]
Avenue Q Live In Studio
The touring cast of Tony-winning musical “Avenue Q” stopped by the WERS studio this afternoon on Standing Room Only for a live preview of some of the musical’s hit songs. The production just extended their run at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston before doors even opened last week. The cast’s palpable energy, bright smiles, [...]
All A Capprofile: Pentatonix
The Pentatonix are anything but a traditional a cappella group. This five person group started in Arlington, Texas with the three original members: Kirstie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, and Scott Hoying. The trio – who were all high school friends – entered a local radio station contest for the chance to meet the cast of Glee. [...]
Revo Radar: Steve Aoki
If you’re new to the EDM (Electric Dance Music) culture, then you should be familiar with one of the most recently spoken and mainstreaming artist, Steve Aoki. Aoki, or as others love to call him “Asian Jesus”, has been around longer than one might expect. Not only has he been working for past decade, but [...]
Thoughts on Theater: Indian Street Theater
The other day in the train terminal, I struck up a conversation with an Indian doctor whose name I believe was Armarind, but I’ll never be completely sure. He was an Indian born doctor who was in town for a medical conference. I picked his brain on how interesting it must be to work in [...]
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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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