The Underground Sound of Emerson College
It seems the quintessential American experience to be, at one point in fifth grade, sat down by your music teacher and asked to choose the instrument that will define your musical experience through middle and, for some, high school. With deep concentration and a furrowed brow I made the valiant choice of learning to play the clarinet.
From modern pop to punk, in honor of Women’s History Month, I have curated a playlist of some amazing female artists who empower their audience.
Staff photographer Will Ingman took photos of bands Trophy Husband, Muzak, Makeout Palace, and Lurid Purple Flowers at the 2/17 Wonderland show!
The Milk Crate staff’s favorite tracks of the week from their ‘On Repeat’ Spotify playlist, presented with blurbs worthy of a promotional sticker on a jewel case. Tune in Fridays from 2-3 EST to the Staff Pix radio show.
With elements of synthesizer, happy “da da da’s” and even a tambourine, the former Berklee student didn’t write just any song about the trials and tribulations of love. He completely funked up the cliché concept’s highs, lows and all the moments in between, happily encompassing all of the things that make loving another person worth it with a bounce.
Our staff photographer and resident house show enthusiast Will Ingman photographed the 2/10 show at Wonderland in Allston, MA.
What better way, then, to jumpstart our frozen hearts with a high energy anthem for the disenchanted, messy, and procrastination-prone, than with “To Know You’re Screwed is to Know a Lot,” the latest single release from LA-based rock duo Mediocre.
28-year-old singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers embodies what it means to put every part of yourself into music. At one point during her Feb. 10 set at Roadrunner in Allston-Brighton, she doubled over between songs, overcome with emotion.
The Milk Crate Staff chooses tracks that defined their Valentine’s Day this year, and called it Milk Date! Tune in Fridays 2-3pm to the Staff Pix radio hour.