Review: Darwin Deez at Brighton Music Hall
By Ian Janer Walking into the Brighton Music Hall, I had no expectations whatsoever for Darwin Deez. Sounded interesting, I thought. Might as well check it out. Darwin’s performance was great....
View ArticleAlbum Review: Brightest Darkest Day by Pyyramids
Photo Credit: Eleanor Stills By Robbie Simmons It is understandable for a musician within a band to feel as though their musical “voice” isn’t being heard. In these cases, said musician will generally...
View ArticleSteven Wilson Gives Phenomenal Performance at the BPC [REVIEW]
By John Tyler Kent Following the release of his latest solo album, The Raven That Refused To Sing, Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson recently brought his very unique live experience to North America...
View ArticleA Look at The Great Gatsby’s Success
By Adriel Tjokrosaputro A lot of my friends were excited when the news came out that The Great Gatsby was going to be adapted into a motion picture. I, having not read the book because I’ve never...
View ArticleBoston Calling Music Festival Draws Nearly 20,000-Person Crowd to City Hall...
No amount of rain could keep this Boston crowd down! By Alliz Nicholas and Lisa Occhino Click here to check out the rest of our Boston Calling photos! The last weekend in May unfortunately brought...
View ArticleFilm Review: Before Midnight
By Zev Burrows There is a burning question that we must ask ourselves: why should we care? Why should we care about what’s happening in a world that doesn’t exist? Is it not just a figment of our...
View ArticleFilm Review: Man of Steel
By Adriel Tjokrosaputro Man of Steel exceeded expectations when it became the second biggest opening for a non-sequel (behind The Hunger Games) and broke Toy Story 3’s record for the all-time highest...
View ArticleFitz and The Tantrums Give Standout Performance at Paradise Rock Club
[Click here to check out the rest of our photos from the show!] Review and photos by Lisa Occhino After waiting for nearly a half hour at the Hynes stop for a B train to come, I hoped I hadn’t missed...
View ArticleFilm Review: This Is the End
By Zev Burrows Hell has come to Los Angeles. Literally. What else is new? Actually, quite a lot. For instance, how often does one see the famous Hollywood sign go up in flames, Emma Watson threaten...
View ArticleEditor’s Pick: The Blessed Unrest by Sara Bareilles
By Lisa Occhino I think it would be best for me to start this off will full disclosure: I am a huge Sara Bareilles fan. (And if you’ve been reading The Groove for a while, you’ve probably begun to...
View ArticleWalk the Moon Plays for Full House of Face-Painted Fans at House of Blues...
Review and photos by Lisa Occhino The last time Walk the Moon played Boston’s House of Blues, it was 2011 and they were opening for Fitz and the Tantrums. But two weeks ago, they performed for a full...
View ArticleLife is good Festival Review: Do What You Love, Love What You Do
By Caleb Hsu, with contributions from Lisa Occhino, Alyssa McCord, and Alliz Nicholas The Life is good Festivals continue to be a huge success, having raised over $11 million altogether for kids in...
View ArticleSara Bareilles Takes Audience on a Journey at the Orpheum Theatre (Review)
Photo by Belinda Huang By Belinda Huang New seasons in life are hardly ever easy, and for singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, her new season of striving to live life with honesty and courage was boldly...
View ArticleElectric Run Attracts 15,000+ Runners to Gillette Stadium for Nighttime 5K...
Photo credit: Nate Christenson By Lisa Occhino and Adriel Tjokrosaputro On October 4th, over 15,000 people gathered at Gillette Stadium in pom-poms, tutus, neon wigs, face paint, and glow-in-the-dark...
View ArticleAustin City Limits 2013: Weekend Two (Review)
Photo by Lisa Occhino By Lisa Occhino, with contributions by Phillip Peloubet At Austin City Limits 2013, there were two firsts: 1) the first time the music festival was extended to two consecutive...
View ArticleThe Parkington Sisters Play The Red Room, Partner With Joel Hamilton (Black...
By Prathit Kadam, with contributions by Lisa Occhino In support of their recently released EP, Inside My Head, the Parkington Sisters — consisting of Ariel, Sarah, Nora, and Rose Parkington —...
View ArticleRECAP: 2013 ‘In the Groove’ Songwriting Competition (Listen to the Winning...
LISTEN TO THE WINNING SONGS AS YOU READ: Player not working? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. • First place: “Scarlet Lies” by The Rare Occasions (Website/Bandcamp/Facebook/Twitter/Instagram) •...
View ArticleNEC’s Contemporary Improvisation Department Creates Live, Original Scores for...
By Lisa Occhino Sometimes we can get so caught up in our Berklee bubble that it’s easy to forget how much musical talent our city is filled with – even just blocks away. As part of New England...
View ArticleParamore, Metric, and Hellogoodbye Rock the DCU Center (Show Review)
By Lisa Occhino and Alyssa McCord After a long trip out to Worcester, MA, a crowd of all ages packed the DCU Center on November 15 for a night filled with high-energy performances from three of...
View ArticleChinese Pop Tribute Sparked Awareness of Chinese Sounds in Berklee
By Shereen Cheong In the hopes of raising awareness of the sounds of Chinese music amongst Berklee students, Xingyu Yao and Louisa Foong, both from China and Malaysia respectively, worked together to...
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