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Concert Review: Silversun Pickups Rock WBRU’s Birthday Bash

Among the hordes of crowd surfers and tireless dancers in the pit, a sold-out crowd that reached the far-back rows of the balcony was captivated by the genuine surge of music, power, and dedication to sound that the Silversun Pickups perfected last Saturday night at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel.

Concert Review: AFI with Gallows at Lupo’s 10/14

Wednesday’s Birthday Bash show mixed grit and grace, dirt and disco, punk and polyester. Although Gallows and AFI have roots in the same music genre, their performances highlighted that they lie on opposite ends of the spectrum. Together, they treated the audience to a very enjoyable concert.

Artist Profile: An Horse

Foreign groups are certainly on the rise now more than ever and Austraila’s An Horse is no exception.  This duo consisting of Kate Cooper and Damon Cox has been playing since their humble beginnings working together in Skinny’s record stores.  In July 2007, they toured on Tegan & Sara’s 2008 Out of Hibernation tour and opened [...]

Concert Review: Monty Are I at Lupo’s

Friday night, I made it down to our 40th Birthday Bash show at Lupo’s just in time to see The Coming Weak perform.  Dressed all in black, they showed what makes them one of the more popular local acts: catchy relatable music, a lively familiar relationship with the crowd, and a high-energy performance that left [...]

Concert Review: Passion Pit at the Black Rep

WBRU’s 40th Birthday Bash couldn’t have begun any better than last Sunday’s Kickoff Party. A fun band playing to a packed crowd at an awesome venue; what more could you ask for?

[Photos] Passion Pit at the Black Rep / WBRU Knows How to Throw a Birthday Party

Passion Pit played the Black Repertory Theater tonight to a packed crowd of die-hard fans. The show kicked off our 40th Birthday Bash, and I can’t imagine what could have been better. This was an astounding show – Passion Pit won the crowd over from the first notes, kept the energy high despite a handful [...]

Podcast: Live Recording with Papa Roach from the Archives

Every Wednesday, we’re posting an in-studio performance from our archives. Today, we have a performance and interview with Papa Roach before they played our 37th Birthday Bash.

Announcing the WBRU 40th Birthday Bash!

At last Friday’s Summer Concert Series show, we made an exciting announcement.