REVIEW: Ra Ra Riot, Guards at the Paradise
I was slightly apprehensive waiting in line to see Ra Ra Riot and Guards at the Paradise Rock Club on Saturday night. Not because I thought the coat check would fill up (it did). Not because I thought I was going to get stuck behind the prodigal obnoxious indie rock couple whose mere existence seems [...]
A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP Album Review
If you have listened to mainstream hip-hop within the last year, chances are you have heard the name A$AP Rocky. After the success of his mixtape LiveLoveA$AP — featuring the hit single “Peso ” — the Harlem native released his debut studio album, Long.Live.A$AP, early last week . Featuring notable guest appearances from artists such as Drake, Kendrick [...]
From indie-rock to psychedelia to funk …
Music Editor Lucien Flores’ highlights the shows worth waiting in line for this spring semester. The Darkness @ Paradise Rock Club Saturday, January 19 Sad you missed out on the era of larger-than-life hair metal bands? If so, The Darkness is your fix. Christopher Owens @ Paradise Rock Club Friday, January 25 The [...]
The MUSE A-List: The Top 20 Tracks of 2012
2012 was a year for comebacks, for female artists not named Rihanna or Beyoncé, for bared pop emotion without apology. It was a year for Frank Ocean, for coming out not being such a big deal, for sounds that were brand new but still somehow familiar, for standing up for what we believe in. Such [...]
Band of Horses concert hits House of Blues
“He’s so tiny I could almost break him in half!” crowed a middle-aged woman as Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell and company took the stage for a concert Sunday night at the House of Blues. And while yes, Bridwell is a bit on the small side, he packs the soaring voice (and mighty beard) [...]
