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Zara Larsson performing with her back-up dancers on Tuesday.

GALLERY: Boston just wants to be part of Zara Larsson’s symphony

Talia Lissauer November 6, 2024
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson returned to Boston’s Royale on Tuesday for the second-to-last stop on her “Venus” tour in support of her new album of the same name.
Jake Scott

REVIEW: Jake Scott performs 18 love songs at Royale on his “Lavender Tour”

Lian Niu November 13, 2022
The singer-songwriter performed at Royale for the Boston stop of his “Lavender Tour” on Nov. 4.
BLACKSTARKIDS opening for beabadoobee at Royale nightclub Friday night. VISHVA VENKATESAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

OPENER SPOTLIGHT: BLACKSTARKIDS bring vibrant, electric hip-hop support for beabadoobee

Isabel Chambers November 9, 2021
BLACKSTARKIDS, a trio from the Midwest, toured with Glass Animals earlier this fall.
Sororities and fraternities at Boston University must transition their traditional philanthropic and social events to virtual formats due to COVID-19. COURTESY OF ALPHA PHI

Greek Life shifts traditional philanthropic, social events online

Charlotte Howard September 22, 2020
Sororities and fraternities — social, professional or otherwise — are working to adapt recruitment to a virtual format this fall.
Grace VanderWaal performs at The Royale in Boston on Friday as part of her “Ur So Beautiful” tour. MARIA JIMENEZ MOYA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Review: Teen prodigy Grace VanderWaal wows crowd at Royale

Maria Jimenez Moya September 16, 2019
A 12-year-old girl walks out onto a stage, alone, with a ukulele, a microphone and an original song. In front of her sit four judges and a theatre filled to the brim with strangers. Everyone in that room is hoping she’ll “wow” them, but probably expect nothing more than a cute performance. 

T-Pain made a stop in Boston to perform a sold-out concert on March 23 at the Royale. EMMA KOPELOWICZ/ DFP STAFF

REVIEW: T-Pain shocks the Royale with an unexpectedly explosive performance

Emma Kopelowicz March 27, 2019
It can no longer be denied that T-Pain is a force to be reckoned with, and he has the vocal chops to prove it.
Los Angeles-based dream pop trio LANY will perform at the Royale in Boston on Friday. PHOTO COURTESY ALESSIO BONI

INTERVIEW: Trio LANY to play Royale Friday, has bright future

Ally Bryant October 27, 2016

In a one-bedroom apartment in the middle of Los Angeles, long-time friends Paul Klein, Les Priest and Jake Goss squished in front of the dusty screen of an ancient laptop. They watched as emails from...

KT Tunstall, who just released her new album KIN, plays Saturday at the Royale.  PHOTO COURTESY TOM OXLEY

INTERVIEW: KT Tunstall comes into her own with new album “KIN”

Mariel Cariker September 16, 2016

Upon hearing the name KT Tunstall, you probably think of classic 2005 soft rock hits, “Suddenly I See” and “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,” but that’s not nearly all Tunstall has to offer....

Funnyman Kyle Kinane, best known for his many appearances on Comedy Central, performed at the Royale Sunday night as part of his “Shooting For Third” tour with Shane Torres. PHOTO COURTESY MOSES ROBINSON/PITCH PERFECT

REVIEW: Kyle Kinane’s comedy melds immaturity, subtle wisdom

Conner Reed March 17, 2016

It’s an interesting cultural moment for the man-child, and this was only proven further by Kyle Kinane’s Sunday comedy set at the Royale. The mid-2000s, with the sudden omnipresence of the Judd...

Guitarist and vocalist of Best Coast, Bethany Cosentino, sings during her set Saturday night. PHOTO BY JACQUI BUSICK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Short-lived summer at Best Coast, Wavves concert

Samantha J. Gross February 22, 2016

[mediagrid cat="28184"] It was 60 degrees in Boston this past weekend, and the aptly named Summer Is Forever II tour came to town for a two-night, sold-out show at the Royale. The tour included California...

Amanda Palmer took the stage at the Royale nightclub Tuesday for the Boston leg of the tour promoting her new book, "The Art of Asking," also released Tuesday. PHOTO BY CONNER REED/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Amanda Palmer’s “Art of Asking” tour kicks off in dizzying emotional fashion at Royale Tuesday

Conner Reed November 17, 2014

Much has been made in recent years of Amanda Palmer’s crowdfunding habits. In the early 2000s, the controversial singer-songwriter kicked off her music career as one half of the Boston-based “cabaret-punk”...

Allston Rock City Hall, a proposed live venue in community artist space Studio 52, was never opened due to issues with permitting and zoning. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Red tape records: How large venues and legislation are quieting the Boston music scene

Alex Creed October 30, 2014

Boston, the home of sites like hyperlocal music blog Allston Pudding, institutions such as the Berklee College of Music and a smattering of concert venues, has long been associated with a burgeoning music...

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