Don’t expect another Is This It with the Strokes’ new album. In fact, if you’re expecting that, you best avoid Comedown Machine, the band’s highly anticipated fifth and final album with record label RCA. It’s ...

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As the year progresses and the days get warmer, music lovers begin to collect some new tunes that will keep them occupied throughout the summer months. It takes a little something extra to make a ...

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If you are looking for a place with a little more character the next time you get pizza, give Cappy’s Pizzeria a try. This sit-down restaurant has a vintage vibe with all sorts of fun ...

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The best thing about the modern music industry is how quickly and suddenly it can take an unexpected turn. In a digital era, things happen instantly—you don’t really have time to think about it much. ...

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Another night, another packed house at The Ritz. However, this concert had a different feel to it. It was in your face, brash and loud hype from none other than A$AP Rocky. The rapper who ...

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A Late Quartet is a film about the difficulties of change and the depths of one’s life passion. This film follows The Fugue Quartet and the musicians’ relationships with each other. Peter, the cellist (Christopher ...

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You can hardly blame some music connoisseurs for having an aversion to the word “reunion.” After all, it tends to conjure up visions of aging rock stars performing sloppily in half-filled arenas in an attempt ...

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It’s amazing how much we can read and learn about Abraham Lincoln, yet we have no idea what the man would have been like in real life. That’s what it was like for me, at ...

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The Sessions is a true story about the life of Mark O’Brien and his relationships with three different women in the last years of his life. Starring John Hawkes as Mark O’Brien, this film was written ...

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If there was ever a musical antidote to a bad mood, Mika would be it. The British singer/songwriter who brought the world such peppy hits like “Grace Kelly” and “Love Today” is back with even ...

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The best feeling in the world is the one you get when a record just swoops in and knocks you completely off your feet. It’s especially satisfying when the record is from a band that ...

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When I ventured down to the Falk Theater Friday night to see the performance of “Picnic,” I was unsure of what to expect. Could there possibly be a picnic involved? The suspense was killing me. ...

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by Jessica Keesee I recently heard the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower described as this generation’s The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Normally, I would take offense to this statement, because ...

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If you are at all versed in the hip hop world, then you have heard of the rising star Macklemore. Macklemore, formally known as Ben Haggerty, just released his newest album on Oct. 9, named ...

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