This year has been a good one for hip-hop fans. With rising “freshmen” such as Kendrick Lamar and Meek Mill and returning veterans such as Pusha T (from Clipse) and 2 Chainz (Tity Boi from Playaz Circle),...

Netsky the Belgian drum and bass producer brought the noise with Dynamite MC at the Middle East in Cambridge last Saturday, the concert itself yielding over five consecutive hours of kicks, snares and...

As students get settled into their daily lives at Boston University, sometimes they might forget that there are in fact places to hang out besides the George Sherman Union, the BU beach and the third floor...

A recent $6.8 million grant to Boston breast cancer research programs gives hope for a future cure, researchers said. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation donated $6.8 million to Boston-area programs,...

A music junkie’s guide to the venues of Boston Sydney Moyer New to Boston? Looking to take in great music? Well then, be sure to take advantage of the awesome venues that make up the Boston/Cambridge...

Last night, British indie sensation The xx held a concert downtown at the Wilbur Theatre for a completely sold-out crowd—although “concert” may be an ill-fitting descriptor for the experience. What...

I’ve wanted to go to the Newport Folk Festival since I was fourteen years old. That was the year that I saw the Bob Dylan documentary “No Direction Home,” and watched the clips of Dylan’s legendary...

Up-and-coming folk darlings Milo Greene stopped by the Middle East (upstairs) on Saturday night in support of the recent release of their eponymous debut album. The first time I saw Milo Greene, they...

In one of their last stops on the “Road to the Newport Folk Festival” tour, beloved Seattle folkies The Head and the Heart stopped by Boston’s Royale for two nights this past week. I had the chance...

SoCal natives Milo Greene are exploding onto the indie folk scene right now with their impressive eponymous debut album. Before hitting the road to embark on a summer tour through the coastal U.S., multi-instrumentalist...

Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino and co. graced the Royale on Wednesday night with their dreamy California surf pop, alongside openers Those Darlins and DIIV, plunging the Boston nightclub into...

The Hold Steady, a Brooklyn-based band with the tongue-in-cheek tagline “America’s Number One Bar Band”, left the bars for a little while and stopped by Boston’s Royale Nightclub on Tuesday night.Lead...