Usually, Monday nights are depressing because it means the weekend is officially over. But teenagers swarmed the Middle East in Cambridge this past Monday night, psyched to see Sleeping with Sirens on tour with Secrets and Abandon All Ships. The show was sold out and the downstairs pit was packed with kids who probably should have been doing homework, but when the bands took the stage, everything else was forgotten. Sideshow, a band from Rhode Island, opened the show with progressive melodies and guitar riffs. This band formed when the members were in high school and they’ve come a long… click headline to Read More
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We’ve all done it; you say something you won’t expect to be a big deal or matter and then 10 minutes later it comes back to bite you in the ass. On March 5th I went to the Brighton Music Hall in Allston to see the British band Fanfarlo. They had been in Boston in early October, but I missed them then and had been determined to go this time. My friend and I arrived relatively early to get decent seats and check out the merchandise. We walked up to Fanfarlo’s table and my friend found a shirt she liked… click headline to Read More
Left of the Dial will be giving tickets away Friday at 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. for Donavaon Frankenriter at the Paradise for March 18 at 7 p.m. Make sure to listen in if you want tickets!
Bringing banjo and mandolin back into the forefront of the wonderful world of music, PunchBrothers played a sold-out show at the Somerville Theater on Friday that transported me back into myhomeland of North Carolina. The hand-clapping and foot stomping was led by Chris Thile on mandolin.Thile is accompanied by Noam Pickelny on banjo, Chris Eldridge on guitar, Paul Kowert on bass, andGabe Witcher on violin or fiddle, whichever you prefer. Aoife O’Donovan, a native of Massachusetts,opened the show with an acoustic set that was a mix between Ingrid Michaelson and The Wreckers.Surprisingly, she had a slight country-twang to accompany her… click headline to Read More
Leap Day happens only once every four years, so being able to see an act like Julia Nunes at TT the Bears in Cambridge on a night like that is rather special. If you haven’t heard of Julia Nunes, then you obviously haven’t explored the depths of YouTube well enough. She created her channel (youtube.com/jaaaaaaa) in 2006, and has gained over 207,000 subscribers over that time due to her hilarious personality and her seriously beautiful original and cover songs. She started filming herself playing songs in her college dorm room, and since then, she has toured with Ben Kweller, Ben… click headline to Read More
It’s not news that there’s a lot of pressure that comes with being a full-time student. The strain of midterm week, a part-time job, and trying to be involved on campus can make a trip across the river to Cambridge seem like a trip around the world. Except when there’s music involved. Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing both The Watson Twins and Jessie Baylin in Cambridge at T.T. the Bear’s on February 28th. The venue is pocket-sized and cozy, much like its Central Square locale, and so it should come as no surprise that the rest of… click headline to Read More
Devin, an up and coming vintage rock and roll trio comprised of lead singer Devin Therriault, bassist Steve and drummer Angus opened for Heartless Bastards last Thursday at the Middle East in Cambridge. Before the show I was able to grab a quick interview with the man behind the name. How did the band come together? Well Steve and I were together and we auditioned for a drummerfor months. We went through like 20 different drummers before we finally found Angus and he’s from Australia. We had to go across the world to find a good drummer. How do you… click headline to Read More
The WTBU stream is now working on all web browsers. For Chrome users, right click the “Listen Live” button and hit “save link as,” this will save it to your computer that way you can open it up on iTunes. If you are having any trouble, please contact newmedia@wtburadio.org.
Folk music has taken many shapes in the past few years. We’ve felt theman-made energy in sets from the Avett Brothers, and on the other end, theserene harmonies in ballads from the Head and the Heart. It has become a moredimensional genre as artists have strived to whisk some energy into unpluggedsets. That’s where Chicago’s Paper Thick Walls seem to gain the advantage. Threepieces and a lack of over-amplification, you might expect café material, but the triomanaged to embrace a dynamic that found a comfortable home in a liquored up Cambridge setting. Click here for more. By: Perry Eaton @allstonpudding.
Australian musician Ben Lee’s acoustic performance Wednesday, February 22 at Brighton Music Hall in Allston, Mass. was both an excellent and touching show. Backed up by backing vocalist, lead guitarist and keyboard player, Nicholas Jones, the two performed songs to no more than a couple dozen people, making it the most relaxed and intimate show I’d ever been to. Lee not only toke a number of song requests, but also interacted with the audience with the biggest of smiles, especially when he misplaced his guitar pick and I gave him mine. Even when a bit self-loathing, claiming one of his songs… click headline to Read More