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Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/18/19

Will Sullivan January 20, 2016

ime is awhirl in Boston. Months overlap and seasons intertwine. Candidates have spent January incessantly clamoring for our attention and our ballot tick-marks in November. Roses bloom only to be coated in another winter snow. We sing “Auld Lang Syne”...

Groupmuse Kickstarter – Saving Classical Music One Get Together at a Time

Tom Dillon December 2, 2015

Groupmuse, the beloved Boston-startup that connects music lovers directly with musicians, classical musicians with a place to play and people to play for recently launched a Kickstarter campaign and they need your help! Groupmuse is looking to bank $100,000 dollars...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 10/26/15

Will Sullivan October 26, 2015

ast night I had the good fortune to be in attendance at the U.S. premiere of the dramatic performance “Chopin Without Piano” in Swarthmore, PA. A Polish Romantic composer who lived a tragically short life at the beginning of the...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 10/19/2015

Will Sullivan October 20, 2015

While gleefully watching Tom Brady dismantle the Colts’ defense (who’s deflated now, you rapscallions?), I bring to you October’s second installment of the weekly wrap-up! I promise, no more football references from this point on. Rare Occasions Releases New Track...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 10/12/2015

Will Sullivan October 13, 2015

Leaves are falling, evenings are finally cool and crisp, pumpkin-spice is omnipresent, and Boston is churning out music. Here’s our summary of the week that was. Darlingside Featured on NPR’s World Cafe: Next Last week Darlingside, the Cambridge-based band and...

Interview: DJ Spooky

Jon Simmons September 14, 2015

he first ever artist-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, DJ Spooky, will be taking his galaxy of sampled sounds to Boston’s Museum of Science. On September 24, Spooky (Paul D. Miller) will perform the world premiere of...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 9/11/2015

Samantha Fleishman September 11, 2015

Sleeping away the knotted-stomach feeling that accompanies the start of school? Wondering what happened throughout the Boston music scene these past two weeks? Looking to impress your new college buds with knowledge of the local music haps? The Weekly Wrap-Up...

Listen Local: 5 Songs for August

Knar Bedian August 28, 2015

This August edition of Listen Local features handclaps, lazy surf-rock, smooth jazz solos. Ready? Go. “Television” – You Won’t Most TV’s are overwhelming, bursting with an excess of programs. But You Won’t must not have cable, because “Television” is extremely bare....

Weekly Wrap-Up: 8/23/2015

Billy August 26, 2015

Welcome back to the Wrap-Up! This week we’ve got new tunes from Michael Christmas, Houseguests, and Tall Heights, plus a strangely touching car advertisement! Plugging In and Pissing Off: Check Out this Mini-Documentary on Bob Dylan at Newport Folk...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 8/17/15

Billy August 17, 2015

Welcome back to the wrap-up! This week we’re hitting you with a new single from Potty Mouth and a couple can’t-miss, free-as-fuq, end-of-summer fests. Take a Trip Back to the 90s with Potty Mouth’s “Cherry Picking” Paying homage to acts...