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The Who take on TD Garden

By Daily Free Press Admin November 19, 2012

As the overhead lights dimmed and the spotlights started to glow, the packed stadium erupted into applause for rock legend The Who on Friday at TD Garden. Peter Townshend, Rodger Daltrey and the other...

Van Etten charms the Paradise

By Daily Free Press Admin November 15, 2012

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten brought her melancholic folk-rock to the Paradise on Sunday night on the last leg of her tour for her latest album, Tramp. Van Etten seemed confident...

Splitting sides, not hairs, over competition

By Daily Free Press Admin November 14, 2012

With an array of student groups on Boston University’s campus, it is easy for students in every college to find their niché. For students looking to make people laugh, BU’s comedy groups, which strive...

Performing under pressure

By Daily Free Press Admin November 13, 2012

Scientists are using an online test to study how people cope with pressure in sports and everday life.   Everyone has sunken into a stress response when expected to perform, minutes before a test...

Tame Impala blisses-out the Royale

By Daily Free Press Admin November 11, 2012

Scattered enthusiasts, charged by the suddenly dimmed stage lights, called out for the Australian-based band. With a good pair of headphones, Tame Impala’s songs wash over you. Playing live Friday night...

Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city

By Daily Free Press Admin November 8, 2012

I will admit that I am a recent fan of Kendrick Lamar. My first encounter with the West Coast MC was when a friend suggested that I listen to his 2011 independent release, Section.80. Beyond impressed,...

Interview with Brooklyn indie darling Sharon Van Etten

By Daily Free Press Admin November 8, 2012

Brooklyn indie darling Sharon Van Etten is bringing her unique blend of bluesy singer-songwriter tunes and rock to the Paradise on Sunday in support of her critically acclaimed new album, Tramp. Music...

Margarita Diaz: Rallying voters as dedicated Democrat

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

This is one article in a two-part series profiling a day in the life of a Democrat or Republican on campus. Margarita Diaz represents a student campaigning as a Democrat. While many students made their...

Sophie Miller: Leaning right amid liberal surroundings

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

This is one article in a two-part series profiling a day in the life of a Democrat or Republican on campus. Sophie Miller represents a student campaigning as a Republican. College of Arts and Sciences...

An interview with Yeasayer guitarist Anand Wilder

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

Since the release of their first album, All Hours Cymbals, in 2007, Brooklyn experimental pop rockers Yeasayer have been consistently touring and releasing new music. A few years, another critically...

Science Tuesday: Objectively measuring consciousness

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

One of the most subjective analyses — that of measuring a person’s consciousness — is now moving toward greater objectivity in differentiating between patients in vegetative and minimally conscious...

The incendiary style of Blitzen Trapper

By Daily Free Press Admin October 31, 2012

There’s a moment in Almost Famous (the greatest movie of all time) where William Miller tells Russell Hammond, lead guitarist of Stillwater, that his guitar sound is “incendiary.” That’s kind of...

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