For many people, there is nothing quite as freeing or cathartic as seeing their favorite artist live. And yet, concerts are disappointingly inaccessible.
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Do You Think She Listens to Girl In Red?
The pandemic brought about a new sense of normalcy and forced all of us to find new ways to communicate with one another from inside our homes. We all became familiar with new terms and phrases like “super-spreader” and “remote learning.” Another popular phrase...
Not Another Nepo Baby: Jason Schwartzman and Phantom Planet
Nepo Baby? Yup. Let’s set the scene: Winter 1998. Los Angeles, California. The weather is uncharacteristically dreary, with constant rain and freezing temperatures. Alex Greenwald, Sam Farrar, Darren Robinson, Jacques Brautbar and Jason Schwartzman are meeting in one...
Ben’s Classic Reviews: “Last Splash” by the Breeders—After 30 years
Aug. 30, 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of an album that I would today consider a classic: The Breeders’ iconic sophomore album “Last Splash.” This album is their best selling work to date and is most well known for the breakout single “Cannonball,” a strange but...
Macklemore Concert Review
On the second stop of Macklemore’s highly anticipated U.S. leg of the BEN Tour following the release of his latest album, BEN, Macklemore was joined by 6,000 people in The Anthem to sing along to iconic releases like “Thrift Shop” and new masterpieces like “NO BAD...
George Clanton concert preview—Wednesday, Oct. 12
If you don’t mind, I am going to ask you a few quick questions. Don’t worry, you are not being graded on this assignment. This is just for observational purposes, I promise. Are you someone who enjoys music of the shoegaze, electronica, dreampop, new wave or chillwave...
Across the Universe: Beyond the Iron Curtain: Or, an Ode to Soviet Funk, Jazz, and Disco
Growing up, my mom and I used to spend eight long hours together driving from Pittsburgh to Chicago. Being stuck in a small, moving vehicle with one other person for such a long time is no easy task, but my favorite part of the journey was always listening to my mom’s...
A Walk Down Memory Lane’s Bargain Bin: Mike Posner—Definitely “Cooler Than Me”
Howdy, y’all! This is Larson Bukowski writing to you live from WVAU to bring you the first installment of A Walk Down Memory Lane’s Bargain Bin! This is the column where I’ll be takin it back to the past to listen to those hidden gems and forgotten hits and giving a...
Concert Preview – From Wallsocket, MI to Washington, D.C. underscores Finds Themselves Out on the East Coast
It’s been a while since I first saw underscores perform live. The initial opportunity I had to witness her live talent was in New York City, where she was the opening act for glaive in 2021. I distinctly recall the moment when she stepped onto the stage; she appeared...
Field Medic Concert/Tour Preview – Thursday, Oct. 5
Kevin Patrick Sullivan, more commonly known as Field Medic, is a California based singer/songwriter breathing life back into small town folk music. Even with his growing fame, Field Medic continues to nurture the made-in-your-bedroom, hazy, dreamwave sound. His...