“Monback,” once an abbreviation for “come on back,” now can be heard during fans’ encore chants at venues such as the Norva and the Jewish Mother in Hampton Roads.
Comebacks. They’re what diehard fans of countless artists dream about, usually to no avail. After keyboardist Drew Stavola left Mutiny Within and Roadrunner Records dropped the band for failing to achieve high-enough record sales with its debut album, vocalist Chris Clancy left because of financial difficulties and the group went on hiatus.
A$AP Rocky is a textbook case of a budding musician in the Internet age: His series of music videos on YouTube in 2011, including “Purple Swag” and “Peso,” garnered attention from record labels and led to a $3 million contract with Polo Grounds/RCA Records.
This Christmas, as I was thrust into the past by an assortment of old-school gifts, I found myself in the good company of blink-182.
Alicia Keys is the type of artist that compels you to search for the lyrics to her songs while you listen to them.
If you weren’t at the Parachute concerts Nov. 29 and 30 at the Jefferson Theater, you missed out on a high-energy show jam-packed with great music and fantastic performers.
If I were to describe British boy band One Direction’s sophomore album Take Me Home in one word, it would be “familiar.” It seems the five insanely successful X Factor alums wanted to take this album in exactly the same direction as that of their first record, Up All Night.
Has it really been a year since Lana Del Rey captured the attention of taste-makers all over the Internet with her viral tunes and self-directed music videos?
What did you miss if you weren’t at the Jefferson Theater Nov. 16? In the words of Carbon Leaf lead singer Barry Privett: “A row, a ruction, a fracas, and a fray.
Mark your calendars: The University may be a hotbed of a capella culture, but it’s not every day that the most exciting act in instrument-free music sweeps through town.
It’s the end of the second quarter at Scott Stadium. The energy of the game momentarily subsides as fans talk among themselves, go for refreshments and check their phones; they don’t notice the assembly congregating on the sidelines in front of section 104, clothed in blue and white, orange capes fluttering in the breeze.
A case of privileging quantity over quality, Hope on the Rocks is country mega-star Toby Keith’s 16th studio album.
Along with Killswitch Engage, All That Remains has been one of Massachusetts’s metal titans for a decade.
Acclaimed country ensemble Lady Antebellum has released its first Christmas studio album, On This Winter’s Night, featuring songs from the group’s 2010 A Merry Little Christmas EP, other covers and new tracks.
The lineup of the Reptar and Rubblebucket concert at the Jefferson Theater last Wednesday struck a chord with the festival-going crowd, and the resulting show lived up to expectations. The performances kicked off with Stepdad, an electro-pop band from Grand Rapids, Mich.
Most University students consider the Academical Village People to be the most outrageous of the wide selection of University a cappella groups; in fact, some may write them off as the goofballs of the choral community.
Indulge your inner hipster and hop on the Mansions on the Moon bandwagon now because pretty soon it’ll be standing room only.
It’s probably safe to say singer-songwriter Joshua Radin never thought a medical problem would give rise to a highly-acclaimed fourth album.
Kendrick Lamar hails from Compton, Calif., known as the Mecca of gangster rap and a hotbed of drugs and gang violence.
Country crooner turned pop princess Taylor Swift delivers again with her fourth studio album, Red, by far her most versatile album to date.
