WMFO Top 5

3/29/09 11:48 PM

WMFO Top 5  1. Bang Camaro II by Bang Camaro. This Boston-area arena rock band has attempted to capture everything that made ‘70s and ‘80s hair metal good; epic guitar solos, and catchy hooks sung by ridiculous lead singers – in this case, anywhere from 10 to 20 ridiculous lead singers. They’ve been known to collaborate extensively with other Boston indie rock bands – where else could they get so many hard-rocking vocalists? 2. Folk Tales by Eastern Blok. Formed by Croatian native and classical guitar virtuoso Goran Ivanovic, the Chicago-based quartet Eastern Blok fuses classical, jazz, and eastern bloc folkloric music. Their sophomore album “Folk Tales” (2005) continues the songwriting skills that brought Ivanovic’s...

Ben Folds Photos

3/26/09 5:12 PM

At Tuesday's Jumbo Jam concert, Daily photographer Kristin Collins captured the following images of Ben Folds' performance at Somerville Theatre. Folds played to a full house.

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Punk Rock for Puppies Photos

3/10/09 8:46 PM

Notice we missed something a couple of weeks ago?  Punk Rock for Puppies, a concert featuring four bands, took place at Oxfam Cafe on February 27th. All profits raised by the event benefited the Animal Rescue League of Boston. The event was sponsored by Theta Psi, Oxfam Cafe, the Tufts Pre-Veterenary Society, and Tufts Health Services.  We didn't get to cover the event, but the following are a few pictures Daily photographers caputred during the concert.

Audio | Mae speaks on music and activism

3/6/09 12:20 AM

Mae, the popular rock band formed out of Virginia, performed at the Middle East club last weekend. Afterward, Daily arts editor Matt DiGirolamo caught up with the band to discuss their music, their story and their recent decision to donate all web sale profits to victims of Hurricaine Katrina. See this week's story about the band here>> You can listen to the full interview below, click here to download the file and click subscribe to get Tufts Daily Radio delivered to your iTunes each week. --Interview by Matt Digirolamo...

WMFO Top 5

3/2/09 6:15 PM

These are last week's top 5 most-played albums on WMFO with commentary by music editor Joshua Zeidel. 1) "Back to Basics" by Christina Aguilera: For her third studio album, released in 2006, pop icon Christina Aguilera partnered up with famed hip-hop producer DJ Premier in the hopes of creating a more jazz and soul-influenced album. A two-disc release, the first CD features heavy beats and samples while the second was recorded live in order to sound more authentically like the '20s, '30s and '40s sound that Aguilera was looking for. 2) "The Dance of the Moon and the Sun" by Natural Snow Buildings: This French duo has created what many listeners regard as a masterpiece of the ambient drone - psychedelic folk - avant-garde genre. The double-disc epic, initially...