Archive for ‘September, 2010’

A piece of Cake

Being a communications major and self-proclaimed writer since I mastered the grip on my pencil, there are seldom times I find myself at a loss for words. At the risk of sounding cliché, this past Saturday night left me speechless, unable to articulate the overwhelming joy that washed over me being one of the few (well…almost 3,000) lucky individuals spending their “evening with CAKE,” as John McCrea so eloquently put it. And it was just that: a full evening with CAKE in which McCrea, who unlike this writer was at no loss for words, and his fellow band-mates made the audience feel like more than the usual third-party onlookers: we were elemental in this “evening.”

Surprising Tobacco

I should start out by saying that Tobacco, the band I went to see on Saturday night, are excellent performers and put on a hypnotic, impressive, and memorable show, because after my review of the opening band, I’m going to seem like a sour puss. Few things are more frustrating for a music lover than a miserable opening band, because it makes the wait for the good band that much more painful and long. Junk Culture, project of Oxford, MS native Deepak Mantena is a primarily sample-based music (“cosmic R&’B” according to his MySpace), of which I am generally in favor.

75 bikers fined on BU Bridge for traffic violations

Seventy-five bicyclists were ticketed and fined $20 for traffic violations on Thursday, Boston Police Department officials said.

Blue Scholars take on Paradise

Three weeks after the Paradise Rock Club reopened following its summer hiatus, Blue Scholars performed on its freshly erected stage. The duo, DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, brought their brand of West Cost beats, along with their West Coast-style fans, for a night of astute and introspective hip-hop.