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Annie DiRusso on friendships, clean rooms, her headline tour

By Elizabeth Barrett | April 12

Like many other recent college graduates, singer-songwriter Annie DiRusso has spent her year living with her friends (in her case, in Nashville) while also visiting her home state of New York. But, unlike most early 20-somethings, DiRusso is preparing to embark on a 27-show headline tour starting April 12, in addition to playing at Lollapalooza and opening for Ruston Kelly at four of his shows. DiRusso released her first EP “God, I Hate This Place”(2023) in February after years of releasing singles and embarked on a promotional tour that included appearances such as a musical guest spot on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (2015–).

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Eliza McLamb creates space for feeling at The Sinclair

By Elizabeth Barrett | March 13

Upon first listen, singer-songwriter Eliza McLamb’s songs are shockingly soft, often featuring audible guitar plucking and clear vocals that sound like they could have been recorded next to you. In a sort of Generation Z folk style, McLamb combines an intimate sound with equally intimate storytelling, incorporating down-to-earth imagery of dorm dryers, apartment balconies and tattoos throughout her lyrics about love and self-discovery.

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Annie DiRusso’s ‘God, I Hate This Place’ EP is an anti-coming-of-age story

By Elizabeth Barrett | March 6

“Baptized by a pedophile/ In a church that reeks of oak and death” is the opening line of Annie DiRusso’s new EP, “God, I Hate This Place” (2023). While it might shock new listeners, fans who have heard her past singles know that this line is classic Annie DiRusso.

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A guide to the MIT List Visual Arts Center

By Elizabeth Barrett | February 27

A few minutes away from the Kendall/MIT Red Line stop and free to the public, the MIT List Visual Arts Center is an accessible and intimate space to see art in Greater Boston.

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Caroline Polachek’s ‘Desire, I Want to Turn Into You’ explores the mythos of desire

By Elizabeth Barrett | February 22

You would not expect most modern pop artists to include bagpipes, operatic influences and a guest verse from Grimes on the same album, but for Caroline Polachek, it is completely on brand.

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TXT takes listeners to Neverland and back on its newest EP ‘The Name Chapter: Temptation'

By Elizabeth Barrett | February 1

On its newest EP, “The Name Chapter: Temptation,” K-pop band TOMORROW X TOGETHER explores “how you are seduced by the sweetness of instant gratification,” as member Choi Soobin describes it. While the band is not the only music group to approach this topic recently (see: the surreal parties of Taylor Swift’s “Lavender Haze” (2022) music video or Caroline Polachek fondling elaborate wine glasses in her “Billions” (2022) music video), TXT is uniquely qualified to speak on it.

Annie DiRusso on friendships, clean rooms, her headline tour

Eliza McLamb creates space for feeling at The Sinclair

Annie DiRusso’s ‘God, I Hate This Place’ EP is an anti-coming-of-age story

A guide to the MIT List Visual Arts Center

Caroline Polachek’s ‘Desire, I Want to Turn Into You’ explores the mythos of desire

TXT takes listeners to Neverland and back on its newest EP ‘The Name Chapter: Temptation'

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