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Author: Jennifer Brown

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LIVE: RIBS and Nooka Jones at Church this Sunday

January 14, 2010January 16, 2010 - by Jennifer Brown - 1 Comment

Two musical acts with members from Boston University are playing a show at Fenway’s Church this Sunday. Nooka Jones and RIBS will play alongside Berklee’s Art Decade and New York …

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Big Bucks on Saturday

December 17, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - Leave a Comment

The Boston band The Big Big Bucks whose album I reviewed for The Quad this past fall is having their 7″ release party/show at Great Scott this Saturday. The release …

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WTBU’s Award Ceremony Open to the Public, Tonight

December 10, 2009December 10, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - Leave a Comment

As posted on Boston University’s College of Communication website, BU’s radio station, WTBU, will be having an open award ceremony tonight at BU Central. Hosted by WTBU’s BU In the …

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Asthmatic Kitty Records Gets You Ready for Christmas

December 3, 2009December 3, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - Leave a Comment

Asthmatic Kitty Records is home to a long list of well-known indie acts, including My Brightest Diamond and Sufjan Stevens. The record company is warming up for the holiday season …

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The Novel Ideas Release their New Album for Free

November 25, 2009November 25, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - 1 Comment

The local band The Novel Ideas just finished their new album The Sky is a Field, and they’ve decided to release it on the Internet for free. Led by Boston …

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BU’s Allison Francis Takes the Mic This Friday

November 16, 2009November 16, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - 1 Comment

Allison Francis is arguably one of the lead  female musicians at Boston University. A junior now, the Portland singer/songwriter is a face for BU’s student-run record label, Base Trip Records, …

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Hello BU: Meet Spitzer Space Telescope (updated w/video)

November 16, 2009November 16, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - Leave a Comment

From his rusty-red haircut and 70’s-style paisley pants to his feisty and fearless onstage antics, Boston University student and musician Dan Macdonald (Spitzer Space Telescope) keeps people on the edge …

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Tom Waits Releases A(nother) Live Compilation

November 13, 2009November 14, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - Leave a Comment

Apparently Tom Waits needed to add yet another album to his lengthy decades-spanning discography. Fans of the timeless musician can mark their calendars for November 24, the release of Waits’ …

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Dean Elmore’s New Plan

November 6, 2009November 7, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - 3 Comments.

Last night I went to a student-based gathering at Boston’s House of Blues. The event was organized by the Dean of Students, Kenneth Elmore, and the Executive Director of Student …

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Ben Gibbard’s Next “Big” Thing

November 3, 2009November 3, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - Leave a Comment

In the past couple months, Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard has managed to marry indie actress Zooey Deschanel, and put out a new musical project with Son Volt’s Jay …

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Old Hannah Brings A New Sound to Folk Music

October 31, 2009October 31, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - Leave a Comment

Old Hannah’s EP, Bright World, is a fresh indie-folk album with four well-composed, distinct acoustic tracks. Old Hannah combines the musical talents of Boston University grad Alexandra Kalinowski (A.K.) and …

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So Many Dynamos Headline O’Brien’s in Allston

October 23, 2009October 23, 2009 - by Jennifer Brown - Leave a Comment

The dance-punk band So Many Dynamos headlined Allston’s O’Brien’s Wednesday night, with the bands Cinemechanica, Ho-Ag, and Thief Thief as openers. So Many Dynamos’ last concert in the Boston area …

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