Features
Unknown Quantity: Mutandina
Mutandina hails from Buenos Aires and has never played a stateside gig. They defy easy classification; my first reaction is to call them a jam band, but they could just as easily be classified as Latin rock. To further confuse matters, some of their most infectious music is straight-up funk, and “Quaker,” arguably their best [...]
Linkin Park, Dave Matthews Band, and More Release Album to Support Haiti Relief
Music For Relief, a non-profit founded by Linkin Park, just recently released a 10-track album featuring Linkin Park, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel, Alanis Morissette, Slash, The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, Kenna, Enrique Iglesias and Lupe Fiasco. It’s all previously-unreleased material, which is pretty sweet, and all proceeds with go towards the relief effort in Haiti. [...]
The Best Music of 2009: Overall Favorites
So we have a long list of DJ Favorites of 2009, but what is the best music overall? The answer is only a short grading scale and Excel worksheet away! (Full disclosure: I’m kind of a computer nerd, which should explain why I write for a blog and make Excel spreadsheets for fun) Based on [...]
What It’s Like to See Brand New and Manchester Orchestra at Lupo’s
Review: WBRU Dunkin’ Donuts Holiday Bizarre with Brand New and Manchester Orchestra – December 3rd, 2009 ::
Have you ever had one of those days that you expected to be relaxed and easy going, but ended up being overbooked, hyperactive and frantic? Preferably one where you saw Brand New at the end? That was my [...]
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.
Artist Profile: Silversun Pickups
One of this year’s nominees for mtvU’s Woodie of the Year award, the indie band Silversun Pickups are beginning to receive the mainstream attention they deserve. While you may not have heard of this award (given to the artist who made the biggest splash on mtvU – the college campus edition of MTV), you’ve no [...]
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 [...]
