Foxygen Live at Brighton
A few minutes before the show starts, a stagehand approaches the record player that rests on top of an organ. He flips through a few records, one being Foxygen’s own, before finding what he’s searching for. He slides the record out of the green and grey sleeve, lays it down, and drops the needle before [...]
Little Boots Live at Sinclair
Little Boots first hit the scene in 2009 with the release of her debut album, Hands, a strong night-on-the-town album that earned her favorable comparisons to contemporary Synth-Pop singers like Ellie Goulding and La Roux’s Elly. Now, four years later, Little Boots is continuing to bring the beats while taking on a more aural and [...]
Billy Bragg Live at Berklee
Billy Bragg took to the stage at the beautiful and acoustically fantastic Berklee Performance Center at around 8pm Sunday night. Flanked by a full band for about 2/3rds of his set, Bragg played a career spanning set that lasted a good two hours. Bragg’s politically charged reputation proved true as he held court on everything [...]
Dillon Francis at House of Blues
Moomnahton DJ-extraordinaire Dillon Francis has seen his fame skyrocket in the past year, and his show at the house of Blues last Wednesday was a perfect example of why. With a packed set list, lots of heavy DJing, and a stage setup guaranteed to get even the most skeptical raver dancing, Francis’s “Wurld Turr” (yes, [...]
Muse Live at TD Garden
If you would take one thing away from last night’s Muse concert, it would be this: Muse loves lights. They put them on everything from their guitars and grand pianos to their massive, pyramid shaped light show that expands and contracts and engulfs the entire band at certain points throughout the show. It is fitting [...]
SKATERS Live at Brighton
New York-based rockers, SKATERS, have been one of the most talked about new acts so far this year, particularly after their dynamic performances at South By Southwest in Austin last month. After their headlining show at the Brighton Music Hall on Friday, April 12th, it’s no surprise why. The band consists of Michael Ian Cummings [...]
Cold War Kids Live at Paradise
Spring has sprung in Boston and Cold War Kids have coincidentally turned a new leaf with the release of their latest album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts. Having been sold out for weeks, last night the Paradise Rock Club welcomed Nate Willett and his band with open arms. When I told friends that this was my fifth time [...]
Lianne La Havas Live at Brighton
Similarly Britain-born and hollow body guitar loving Jamie N Commons opened for the lovely Lianne La Havas at the Sinclair on Saturday April 6th. Jamie and his 4-piece band have been beloved for their their raspy, cowboy-swing vibe for a while now, and have received even more popularity recently for their song ‘Lead Me Home’s [...]
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 [...]
SKATERS Live at Mohawk
The entirety of the two-tiered outdoor section at Mohawk in Austin was jam packed on Thursday, March 14th.The rustic venue boasts a 21X16 outdoor stage as well as a smaller indoor stage. Fans crowded together on the wooden floor of the outdoor stage and leaned over the railings of the roof deck to see the New York-based trio, Skaters. [...]
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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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