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Weekly Wrap-Up: 6/2/14

Joycelyn Chen
These past two weekends have been very exciting for local acts. Boston bands Karmin, Aer, and Timeflies performed alongside big names like J Lo and Calvin Harris last Saturday for the KISS-108 Concert. Boston-bred Tigerman Woah! and Magic Man were...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/28/14

Joycelyn Chen
Last week, Boston rapper Steels the Great released a brand new music video for his track “Blow”. Take a listen to the rapper’s distinct voice and catchy beats! After 23 years, legendary rock band The Pixies released their new album Indie...

A Guide to Record Store Day 2014 in Boston

Jenna Buckle
‘Tis the season… for records. If we can have national holidays for ice cream and hugging cats, why can’t vinyl have a holiday too? Seven years ago, the record store community banded together to make it happen. Now, on the...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/14/14

Joycelyn Chen
Berklee College of Music alum Betty Who just dropped her Slow Dancing EP  last week and everybody has been raving about her catchy synth-pop tunes. In just one week, she was been interviewed and featured on everything from Billboard and Ok! Magazine  to...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/7/14

Joycelyn Chen
If you regularly take the MBTA, then you probably have spotted a bear jamming out on its keytar, performing for passerbys as they wait their train.  Since his first performance, the T’s Keytar Bear has become quite the local celebrity...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/31/14

Joycelyn Chen
Hey everyone, welcome to this week’s Weekly Wrap-Up! In this week’s Alt-18 Countdown, Magic Man’s “Paris” finally climbed up to the #1 spot after being in the countdown for several weeks. We would like to congratulate Magic Man for making...

Boston Music Tech Fest Part 2: The Sound of Glaciers

Tom Dillon
This is part 2 of the Boston Music Tech Fest series. Check out part 1 to learn about Anthony de Ritis’s meshing of classical and DJ-based music. Aaron Einbond (@einbond) – Harvard – CataRT Einbond’s talk, though highly technical, had fascinating...