The world’s end may not arrive in December 2012 after all. An archeology expedition led by Boston University researchers and students gives insight into recently discovery Mayan calendars. The Xultun...

Charming pianist and whimsical lyricist Regina Spektor brought her manic-pixie-dream-girl wonder act to the Orpheum Theatre on Thursday night in support of the release of her sixth studio album, What...

Photos by Sydney Moyer, MUSE Editor Horse Feathers, with opening band Brown Bird, at Brighton Music Hall

If there’s anything folk aficionados can count on, it’s for Americana lifer M. Ward to be consistently pleasant. The musician brought his homespun, tea-and-honey live act to the House of Blues on...

I have never been so happy to be out of middle school as I was when I exited the Paradise on Thursday night after Taylor Momsen’s Pretty Reckless show. It was (naturally) an all-ages show, so come 11:00,...

Portland, OR-based folk act Horse Feathers has never before made doomsday thoughts of grief and despair sound more appealing. “Every night we all go to a house we’ll never own / Every night we are...

Do-it-yourself culture lives on in the Boston community.  On April 20, Ceremony, a California hardcore band, played a sold out show at the Democracy Center in Cambridge. This is not abnormal; Ceremony...

The name Yann Tiersen may have become household material, not for music fans, but for film buffs, as the guy who composed the soundtrack to French indie favorite Amelie. His work in classical composition...

New knowledge prompts researchers to investigate better methods of decreasing stress levels People encounter stress on a regular basis in some way, shape or form. Furthermore, everyone has likely experienced...

By Kimberly Clark, Features Staff Writer It was once believed that talking to oneself was the first sign of insanity. However, I am sure that you have found yourself holding a conversation alone. But...

Compiled by Music Editor Lucien Flores Even if you missed some of the best concerts this spring, MUSE has always had you covered. As an end of the semester hurrah, Music Editor Lucien Flores collected...

By Emilia Navarro, MUSE Staff Writer Hidden beneath glowing theatre marquees, the men in black guard the entrance to the Royale. After showing ID and passing security, you hand over your tickets to the...