When the lights dropped after the openers’ — Blood Orange and The Japanese House — performances, the energy in the room shifted drastically. The rumble of "Hammer" filled the venue, and then the woman of the hour stepped out, wearing ripped mid-wash jeans slouched over visible Calvin Klein boxers and a navy cropped tee, with her hair loose in her face.
When people ask me to describe Mt. Joy, I typically respond with something along the lines of “if Hozier and the Lumineers had a baby, that’s what you would get.” And, their performance at TD Garden on Sept. 20 solidified this notion for me more than ever.
Not to mention — this is his major comeback after six years, during which he canceled part of a world tour to address mental health issues, took a career break for nearly 2 years and stepped back from the intensity of the limelight. To see that fans, both new and old, are just as eager to watch him perform is a testament to their loyalty. It felt as if his fame remained frozen in time, waiting for him to claim it upon his return.
I only got into hockey when I arrived at Boston University and realized there was no collegiate baseball or football — the only two sports I actually paid attention to.
The Boston Bruins came into the season with high hopes. They’ve made the last eight consecutive Stanley Cup Playoffs and 15 of the last 17. Just two seasons ago, they broke the NHL record for most points in a single season.
The NHL’s nation-based tournament is not the Olympics, and it isn’t really an all-star game either. Instead of the typical all-star format used by nearly every other professional sports league, the NHL opted to create the 4 Nations Face-Off, featuring teams of players from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden.
In celebration of the Boston Celtics claiming their 18th championship in the NBA Finals last Monday, the City of Boston put on its Rolling Rally victory parade.
In a crowd of 30,000 runners, Boston University's women’s ice hockey team will see two familiar faces on Patriots’ Day— assistant coach Megan Myers and assistant head athletic trainer Emily Gibb.
With the Beanpot being such an essential and famed part of the student community and culture in Boston, it must become more accessible to the people who wish to attend, especially if we want to boost support for women’s sports.
