Bringing the full force of an electric band with just four string instruments, Yonder is able to whip audiences into a frenzy with their feverish and skillful musicianship, whether it be from Adam Ajiala's guitar, Ben Chambers' bass, Jeff Austin's mandolin, Dave Johnston's banjo or the combined force of all four of their voices singing.

It's the perfect setting for a ghost story. The moon, a yellow orb, rises over the burial grounds at the Boston Common and the sound of rats scratching through the gravestones is audible from the sidewalk on Boylston Street.

Matt Hires is the same on stage at Caf'eacute; 939 as he was earlier in the evening' when The MUSE sat down to talk with him - a quiet, regular guy. His acoustic set lasts about 20 minutes, playing songs from his album Take Us to the Start, opening with 'Your Are My Sunshine,' as he does every show.

Their music has been featured in Coca-Cola commercials, they've remixed the likes of N.E.R.D. and Justin Timberlake and they've worked with everyone from Yoko Ono to Kelis to Dizzee Rascal.

The MUSE spoke to Joy Huerta, of Jesse y Joy, the Grammy winning, Latin-American brother-sister duo. Their tour began last week, following their new album, Electricidad.

Kelly Carlos had deposited her payroll check two days earlier and planned to spend a little money on her day off from work. Her first stop: a local doughnut shop. Carlos did not have any cash on her, so she used her debit card to buy her favorite treat. The Boston University College of Communication junior then went shopping and made two other purchases with her debit card.

In the midst of Miike Snow's set last Sunday at TT The Bears, an erroneous cheer erupted from the audience.

Busy touring the country in support of its new album, Eskimo Snow, WHY? frontman Jonathan 'Yoni' Wolf managed to make some time to chat with The MUSE about music, touring and germophobia.

Dropping in at the House of Blues Thursday night, Moby played to a crowd just as eclectic as his back catalog.

The ice cream man has met his match. Gourmet food trucks are lining the streets of major cities and have begun to change the face of the fast-food industry. From the Kogi BBQ trucks in Los Angeles to the Clover Food Lab in Cambridge, these mobile eateries have built cult-like followings using Twitter to update hungry customers with their location and special meal offerings.

GEICO can save you money on your car insurance, but can worms save you money on your trash? In communities such a Brookline with pay-as-you-throw trash disposal programs, residents are encouraged to recycle and cut down on the amount of trash they generate by paying per bag. Vermicomposting, or the use of worms to produce fertilizer indoors, is not only a way to cut down on waste production, but has environmental benefits as well.

If you want to show up at a direct bank and make a deposit, you will run into a few problems. Additionally, if you want to discuss your interest rate with a direct bank representative in person, you will see that it is not easy.