Recommendations: WRUV’s top music of the week
April 13, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture, Reviews
Looking to update your Spotify playlist? Need some new tunes for your next dance party? WRUV has got you covered with their top artists of the week. Yo La Tengo Frankie Cosmos Bahamas Young Fathers Caroline Rose Dent May Nap Eyes The Brian Jonestown Massacre Loma Alvvays ...
Lorde hypnotizes Boston with new album
Hunter McKenzie, Arts Columnist
April 11, 2018
Filed under Arts, Culture, Reviews
Whenever I attend a concert, the aftermath is the only thing I remember clearly: running up cement staircases into cement garages, holding onto a new t-shirt and sweating. My mind always unable to catch up with itself, spinning from the lights, the sounds and the stage. These were the events that unfolded after I ...
Headliner: Carti. Opener? Hardly.
Eleanor Webster, Staff Writer
March 28, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Headliners, Multimedia, Uncategorized, Videos
Rapper Playboi Carti will headline SpringFest, according to UPB’s announcement at Battle of the Bands March 24. UPB did not reveal to the winner of the event due to time constraints. “We were told we had to clear out of Nectar’s, and didn’t have time to make a clear decision,” said sophomore Tay...
Singer-songwriter chronicles journey to Burlington stage
Dahlia Maleh, Arts Columnist
March 1, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular
ZZ Ward made her way back to Burlington this past Presidents Day at 9 p.m. Feb. 18 at Higher Ground. The long wait standing on the dance floor for her to arrive on stage was worth it. Fans showed up for the show; it was a packed house. The concert-goers ranged from teens to the middle-aged. All ...
Female singer-songwriter visits Burly on a solo tour
Sarah Robinson, Staff Writer
February 6, 2018
It takes real musicianship to set a song apart from other mainstream tunes. Burlington can expect a refreshment from cliche electro-pop next Monday. The musician Ashe, a Berklee College of Music graduate, is returning to New England Feb. 12. Her show at Higher Ground is a part of her tour with ...
Dead Set concerts unite music and fanatics
Addie Beach, Assistant Arts Editor
January 30, 2018
Men in biker vests and college students in flannel sit clustered on Nectar’s barstools. Neon disco balls flash gently. The smell of craft beer stings. It’s been 30 minutes of waiting and shouted small talk attempted over the sound check, but when the first guitar notes hit the amps, the energy ...
What do UVM students listen to during sex?
Sarah Robinson, Staff Writer
December 14, 2017
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular
“There was the time I was dry humped to Simon & Garfunkel's ‘Sound of Silence,’” first-year Garet Ewing said. Putting on some tunes to set the mood can make or break an intimate situation. The emergence of music streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music have increased the number o...
Birthday party celebrates Radio Bean’s commitment to young musicians
Allie O'Connor, Staff Writer
November 15, 2017
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular
More than 90 musical acts came together recently in honor of a downtown venues 17th birthday. Radio Bean celebrated the anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 4. The party kicked off at 8am and ended at 2am the next morning, serving free pancakes until 10 a.m. and free coffee all day. Originally opened...
Music builds and breaks female stereotypes
Autumn Lee, Cynic Correspondent
September 28, 2017
Seven years old, in the back seat of my family’s Dodge Stratus, headphones blasting, “Hit Me Baby One More Time,” I was thinking to myself I could be the next big pop star. As I sang out loud, my dad turned to my mom, upset I was listening to music he deemed “too sexy” and disrespectful to...
Student adds to musical tradition
September 20, 2017
Filed under Artist Spotlight, Arts
A bass, a sax, a synthesizer, a drum machine and boundless creative energy: these are the five key components that went into UVM sophomore Cameron Gilmour’s latest release. Gilmour released his debut EP “Sleeping Minds” Aug. 19 with five completely self-made songs. The idea of students producing...
Hip-hop boy band takes personal approach to new album
September 17, 2017
America has never been more ready for a new boyband, and BROCKHAMPTON is ready to fill that void in all our hearts. The 15-member ensemble changes the standards for what a rap group should be in 2017. Only 45 days after dropping their first album, “Saturation I,” they blessed their fans with...
A Night Out with Rose Street Collective
February 14, 2017
Filed under Features
Snapping their fingers under lights of purple, blue, and yellow hues, Julia Spelman, Lilly Dukich and Erika Polner spend the majority of a Friday night set perfecting harmonies as a powerful vocal trio, while reserving a few songs for solo performances highlighting individual strengths. Rose Street Collective,...
