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A Back-to-School Show You Can’t Miss

A Back-to-School Show You Can’t Miss

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So there’s a sort of underground hardcore/punk scene in Allston. There are basement and house shows of all shapes and sizes. The music is partly based on DIY (do it [...]

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Aug 26, 2010 | Leave a response

Interview, Pitchfork Style

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Pitchfork Media broke out in the 2000s as a sharp music-review publication amongst a backlog of blogs. Today, the site is one of the most popular websites of its kind, [...]

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Aug 24, 2010 | Leave a response

AV Club Create Genius Video Series

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These are kind of awesome…just saying. Cursive covers Starship Ben Folds covers Elliott Smith Fruit Bats cover Hall & Oates Frightened Rabbit covers The Lemonheads More videos are available for [...]

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Jul 27, 2010 | Leave a response

New Buzz Band Yawn at Middle East Tonight

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The last night I was at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, I saw the band Yawn open for Local Natives. The sold-out crowd was incredibly receptive to the local band [...]

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Jul 23, 2010 | Leave a response

Pitchfork Highlights

Pitchfork Highlights

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The last night of the festival I was with two of my good friends at Lincoln Hall, watching the new Chicago buzz band Yawnopen for Local Natives. The sold-out show was brilliant–my [...]

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Jul 20, 2010 | 1 Response

Chromeo Stopping Through Boston on Business Casual Tour

Chromeo Stopping Through Boston on Business Casual Tour

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Canadian-born, electro-funk duo Chromeo will be coming to Boston July 30 to promote the release of their third studio album, “Business Casual.” The pop duo are known for their groovy [...]

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Jul 9, 2010 | 1 Response

The National - High Violet

The National’s New, High Violet

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The National‘s new album, “High Violet” (4AD) is out in stores today, after an electronic leak of the album started flooding the Internet in the winter, alongside a band profile [...]

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May 11, 2010 | 7 Responses

Stellar DJ Lineup at Rise this Friday

Stellar DJ Lineup at Rise this Friday

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So, many of the students have left the university…but there are the seniors and the random summer kids who will be sticking around. Graduation is of course just around the [...]

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May 10, 2010 | 2 Responses

Bob Zelnick, Turning 70 this Summer…

Bob Zelnick, Turning 70 this Summer…

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I hope this piece speaks for itself. Bob Zelnick from Jennifer Brown on Vimeo. One of the greatest American journalists, Bob Zelnick.

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May 5, 2010 | 2 Responses

David Wax Museum Tomorrow Night at Passim

David Wax Museum Tomorrow Night at Passim

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David Wax Museum – The Persimmon Tree from Steve Legare on Vimeo. The David Wax Museum are headlining a show tomorrow night at Club Passim in Cambridge. The folk group [...]

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May 1, 2010 | Leave a response

BU Alums Play Album Release at Church Tonight

BU Alums Play Album Release at Church Tonight

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BU graduates in the band Banana Phonetic are releasing their EP “The Western End” on Vinyl and CD at Church tonight. Akhil Bhatt and Andy Bickerton are joining their BC [...]

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Apr 30, 2010 | 1 Response

Allison Francis’ New Plans

Allison Francis’ New Plans

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Allison Francis is one of the leading female acoustic musicians at Boston University. When a local show needs a solo acoustic act to add to a lineup, the booker turns [...]

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Apr 29, 2010 | 1 Response