by Jennifer Brown | March 4, 2010
(+1)Jukebox the Ghost played at Great Scott last night after just arriving back from their European tour. The band opened for Tally Hall. Here’s some footage from the show with an interview. Jukebox the Ghost comes to Boston from Jennifer Brown on Vimeo. (read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | March 1, 2010
(No Ratings Yet)Sometimes I wish I could have the opportunity to go to shows earlier on Fridays and then go out afterwards…I rarely seem to have the energy to go out after the typical show ends around 1 a.m. This Friday, I’m in that particular predicament and luckily there’s a show that’s meeting my needs! The local band [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | February 21, 2010 (+2)Boston University senior Dory Greenberg is known for her outgoing and larger-than-life personality as a DJ at BU’s radio station, WTBU. Greenberg began her radio career with an on-air stint on “BU in the Morning” and she eventually developed her own show two years ago, “White Chocolate Drizzle.” Greenberg was recently crowned the “Hip-Hop Czar” [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | February 12, 2010 (+2)Boston’s Young Adults is playing Great Scott this Tuesday with NYC’s Grooms and Boston’s Earthquake Party. Young Adults is Demitri Swan, Chris Villon, and Kurt Villon. They’re a loud, post-punk band with a lot of energy. They’re not a year old yet, but they’ve received a lot of attention and press from the national media [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | February 10, 2010 (No Ratings Yet)This past Saturday, three a cappella groups from Boston University participated in the annual northeast quarterfinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella at Morse Auditorium. The BU group In Achord hosted the event and drew a nearly sold-out crowd. Berklee’s a cappella group Pitch Slapped won the night, and Northeastern’s Nor’easters were the [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | February 10, 2010 (+1)Pennsylvania native and Boston University graduate Vikesh Kapoor is celebrating the makings of his new 7-inch record, “Newspress Scare,” at a release show in Cambridge tomorrow night. The show will be at the Democracy Center, located at 45 Mt. Auburn Street in Harvard Square. I talked with the folk artist about his music and the [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | February 4, 2010 (No Ratings Yet)The indie-rock band The National recently announced they will be releasing a fifth studio album in May, accompanying a full US and European tour (they booked a June show at House of Blues in Boston and have a gig lined up with Pavement in Paris). The album, which is a follow-up to the band’s last [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | January 25, 2010 (+1)The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently released 2008’s year-end shipment statistics on music sales in the United States. Numbers show that digital sales have increased, CD sales have decreased, and vinyl sales have not only increased, but doubled. While many record stores across the nation have met their demise, music lovers can hope [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | January 14, 2010 (+1)Two musical acts with members from Boston University are playing a show at Fenway’s Church this Sunday. Nooka Jones and RIBS will play alongside Berklee’s Art Decade and New York City’s Ultra Violent Lights for an $8, 21+ night of live music. It’s a good show to catch, with no classes the next day (Martin [...](read more...)
by Jennifer Brown | December 17, 2009 (No Ratings Yet)The Boston band The Big Big Bucks whose album I reviewed for The Quad this past fall is having their 7″ release party/show at Great Scott this Saturday. The release is for their first single, “Be A Baby,” which is off their upcoming and highly anticipated album, Crucial Schmooze (Static Eye Records). The Bucks are known [...](read more...)
