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Big Bucks on Saturday
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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Make Love In Stockholm
Allston’s Love in Stockholm is most certainly a rock band. But to try to force their sound into one flat genre would be an insult to their talent and versatility. …
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BU Central And Its Business
Article Written by Jen Brown and Grace Dover Hoffman Boston University’s student on-campus venue, BU Central, has been an entertainment fixture at BU for five years. The venue has hosted …
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WTBU’s Award Ceremony Open to the Public, Tonight
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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Music at Large: SEX AND CANDY ALWAYS SMELL THE SAME
The nineties weren’t all bad. The alternative rock scene that peaked at the end of the decade has arguably yielded some of the best sounds of our generation. Here, take …
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Asthmatic Kitty Records Gets You Ready for Christmas
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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Base Trip Records Takes Over BU Central for a Night of Good Music for Good People
Ask 21-year-old Conor Loughman (COM ’10) about the meaning behind the name of his record label, and you’re likely to see a sheepish grin emerge. Then he’ll ask you a …
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Music at Large: BOY BANDS ARE BACK!
Just kidding. You may resume breathing. In the course of the last twenty years or so, I have developed a fairly eclectic taste in music. From Coltrane and Coldplay to …
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The Novel Ideas Release their New Album for Free
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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Songs about baseball and other reasons you should probably be listening to the Felice Brothers
Last night, Woodstock, New York natives The Felice Brothers played a show at the Paradise with folk compatriot Willy Mason. Mason’s set was okay but not great- a pretty standard …
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BU’s Allison Francis Takes the Mic This Friday
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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Super Mash Bros Cause Dance Frenzy
Saturday night the Student Activities Center gym was filled with three things: sweat, eardrum-blasting beats and glowsticks. The cause? The DJ duo Super Mash Bros, who played two sold out …
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