Music
Gracie Abrams Concert Review: The Community of Nostalgia
Abrams’ performance was at once deeply personal and universal, an exhilaration of feelings too powerful to be conquered alone.
Tom Lehrer ’47, Mathematician and Musician Who Set Wicked Satire to Cheery Tunes, Dies at 97
Thomas A. Lehrer ’47 — a beloved musician and mathematics instructor who set sardonic commentary to upbeat piano melodies — died on July 26. He was 97.
From Boston Calling 2025: Vampire Weekend Caps Off The Weekend With A Charming Performance
Vampire Weekend’s performance gave each song room to breathe, allowing moments for the band to jam out in a way that added energy to each song.
From Boston Calling 2025: Saturday Sound Bites with All Time Low, Cage The Elephant, and The Black Crowes
Leaping from one side of the stage to the other, All Time Low allowed the music to carry them off the stage, thanking Boston for its support.
From Boston Calling 2025: Sunday Sound Bites with The 502s, Sublime, and Dave Matthews Band
Sublime’s set was chill yet compelling, showing that Nowell is doing right by his father’s legacy.
Japanese Breakfast Concert Review: From Melancholy to Euphoria
On May 7 at MGM Music Hall, Japanese Breakfast stopped in Boston on their U.S. tour, delivering existential angst to every sad woman in the city.
Friend of a Friend Concert Review: A Good Time For A Cloudy Day
If the audience hadn’t been won over by Friend of a Friend up to this point, the holdouts were certainly in the duo’s camp after their song "FTV" ended.
From Boston Calling 2025: Headliner Luke Combs Shines Through the Downpour
Combs brought the South to Boston for an evening, transporting fans from a cold New England to the warm feeling of a friendly country bar.
From Boston Calling 2025: Friday Sound Bites with Thee Sacred Souls, Sheryl Crow, and Megan Moroney
After the group had charmed Boston Calling with its chill yet lively energy, the crowd was happy to let Lane call them “Rose” under the rain.
Artist Profile: Kate E. Vandermel ’25 on Her Harvard Music Journey and Performing Internationally
For singer and performer Kate Vandermel ’25, a relationship with art is a love story fueled by curiosity, deepened through discipline, and defined by an unwavering commitment to chasing inspiration.
Gryffin Concert Review: A Night of Infectious Energy
In Gryffin's nearly hour and a half long performance, his dynamism never faltered, even for a split second.
‘Luster’ Album Review: The Idea of Home Has Never Felt So Bittersweet
With tracks that emulate soft embraces, soothing conversations, and begrudging introspections, Somerville extends beyond the ordinary.
‘Down to be wrong’ Single Review: HAIM’s Rock Anthem for the Summer
There’s a time for noodling saxophone solos and intertwining melodies, yet this latest track shows that the band finds its home in spirit, not substance.
2000s Alternative Rock Music and Teenage Angst: What We’re Missing Today
Perhaps the genre that relied so heavily on a very collective atmosphere was no longer necessary, though it doesn’t make the loss any less sad.
Artist Profile: Prazul is ‘Bringing the Saxophone Back’
Prazul makes music for himself and describes his need to create like a compulsion — not a hobby, interest, or want, but a need.
‘SABLE, fABLE’ Album Review: Bon Iver Chooses Peace in Myths and Reality
In “SABLE, fABLE,” Vernon reckons with the challenge of leaving the certainty and comfort of suffering, opening his sound to an affirmation of peace, love, and joy.
Role Model’s No Place Like Tour Review: There’s Truly No Place Like Boston
After a lost voice, cancelled show, and brief change of plans, Role Model took the stage at MGM Music Hall for the final stop of his world tour.
Lucy Dacus’ ‘Forever is a Feeling’ Concert Review: How to Feel Forever
When Lucy Dacus appeared on stage for her “Forever is a Feeling Tour,” it was easy to assume that the indie rock superstar was a trick of the light.
Artist Profile: Ahmed Spins, Carlita, Lucas Zivkovic, and Guillaume Blanchet on Friendships and Growth in Deep House Bible
It all started at Northeastern University, where Lucas Zivkovic and Guillaume Blanchet met DJs Ahmed Spins and Carlita.
Penny & Sparrow Concert Review: A Saturday Night Serenade
Jankhe’s acoustic guitar provides a surprisingly full backing to what can only be described as angelic vocals from Baxter.
After Fight Over Replacement of Allston Sound Museum, City Kicks Off Redevelopment
The city of Boston officially kickstarted a process to replace the Sound Museum on Monday. The replacement of the Brighton-based rehearsal space has been hotly contested by the musicians who once rehearsed there.
‘Henry, come on’ Single Review: Ethereal Vulnerability
Del Rey excels at creating a deeply personal, confessional tone in her music, and nowhere is this ability stronger than in “Henry, come on.”
‘You and I’ Single Review: Introducing Alice Phoebe Lou’s Personal Sound
The way in which the vocals are simultaneously cinematic, effortless, and warm are uniquely Lou’s.
The Perfect Spring Playlist for Walks in the Rain and Warming Weather
There is no better remedy for spring blues than a playlist containing the full range of emotions that this transitional period entails.
‘The Sun’ Single Review: Brittany Broski Redeems the Influencer-Turned-Artist Pipeline
Rather than romanticizing heartbreak, she accepts these emotions and in doing so, maintains her self-worth in the end.