Though the local music festival has only been running for four years, Boston Calling proves itself integral to the Boston music scene and as a contender with other big-name music festivals around the nation.
Arts, Music
Lush is “Out of Control,” Parquet Courts Gives a “Human Performance,” and More in Singles this Week
Parquet Courts gives a beautiful guitar ode in “Human Performance,” Lush gets intorspective in “Out of Control,” and Car Seat Headrest creates a musical sense of doubt in “Fill in the Blank” in singles this week.
Arts, Music, Featured Column, Column
Finding Guitar’s Next Hero
Guitar is finding a new place in the modern band landscape, becoming something we have never seen before, while harkening back to the great players of old.
Arts, On Campus
Open Mic Night Opens the Stage for Seasoned and New Voices
The mic does not care who you are, because when you step on stage, all that matters is the artist who dares to take it.
Arts, Television
‘The Ranch’ Remains Conceptually Banal, Despite Rustic Execution
‘The Ranch’ is a simple multi-camera sitcom ridden with laugh tracks. In many respects, its story of a forlorn son is one that has been told before, but it has the propensity for adding something refreshing as the Netflix medium allows for more earnest character interactions.
Arts, On Campus
JCBC Garners A Cultural Conglomeration Through Captivating Performances
The Japanese Club of Boston College put forth a show that proved to be relevant to all peoples, as cultural differences expressly aids in the process of cultural growth.
Arts, Music
Wire, War on Drugs, and Whitney in Singles This Week
Wire goes into “Internal Exile,” War on Drugs embraces a “Touch of Grey,” and Whitney enters its “Golden Days.”
Arts, Music
Weaves Weaves “One More,” Frankie Cosmos Sings “On the Lips,” and More in Singles This Week
Frankie Cosmos makes ordinary music beautiful, Audacity calls back to youthful bus rides, and Weaves embraces disorder in singles this week.
Arts, Music
White Lung is ‘Hungry,’ The Kills Are ‘Doing It to Death’ and More in Singles This Week
White Lung has an appetite in ‘Hungry,’ The Kills challenge the reaper in ‘Do It to Death,’ and Explosions in the Sky ponder the ‘Logic of a Dream’ in singles this week.
Arts, Music, Television
‘Vinyl’ Deftly Critiques the Cultural Evolution of Music of the ’70s
Set in the ’70s, during a turbulent time in the music industry, ‘Vinyl’ uses its star power on and behind the scenes to create a marvelous period piece on one of the most crucial times in the history of music.
