Ghost Funk Orchestra @ Royale
Photos by Griff Giacchino
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Geese at Paradise Rock Club
Design by Sophie Parrish By Lucca Swain Yeah, the show was good. Great, even. And why would anyone but the most steadfast Geese hater be inclined to believe otherwise? Possibly the fastest-rising indie band of the moment, not long into touring their spectacular latest album, with one of modern rock’s most eccentric and most quietly…
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Confessions From “Blanket” – The 2 Year Anniversary
Design by Katie Lew By Katie Lew On November 3, 2023, Kevin Abstract’s fourth studio album Blanket was released, featuring 13 tracks. 2 years after its release, Kevin Abstract’s music career has greatly shifted. The popular hip-hop group Brockhampton he was a part of disbanded in 2022, a year before Blanket’s release, and this year…
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Staff Pix 11/21: Guilty Pleasures
“Trust Fund Baby” by Why Don’t We Alright, everybody, go ahead and make fun of the girl who put herself out there. It’s true: I will always have a soft spot for boy bands. Yes, sometimes they’re cute enough to ignore the subpar quality of their songs. But “Trust Fund Baby” is different. Written by…
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The Neighbourhood’s Ultra-Unenthusiastic Return: “(((((ultraSOUND)))))”
Design by Sophie Parrish By Heather Thorn Angst is back, baby! And so is The Neighbourhood. After an almost three-year-long hiatus, The Neighbourhood has returned with their new album (((ultraSOUND))) released on Friday, November 14, 2025. This is the group’s first project in five years (following Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones (2020)) and the group’s…
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STAFF PIX 11/14: Calm
“If Not For You” by George Harrison Off of George Harrison’s triple-album All Things Must Pass (1970) is Harrison’s version of Bob Dylan’s “If Not For You,” a cover that’s smooth as it slides—literally, thanks to Harrison’s Dobro slide guitar—into a love song sweet enough to swoon over. Keyboardist Billy Preston on the organ, Alan…
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Rosalía Finds Divinity on “LUX”
Design by Sophie Parrish By Bennett Himmel Note: Rosalía’s LUX is in 13 languages, for clarity, all lyrics have been translated to English. Rosalía contains multitudes. Over her nearly ten-year career, she’s skipped along the zeitgeist like a perfectly shaped stone, effortlessly traversing radio-ready reggaeton, avant-garde folk, and flamenco-infused R&B. Her last album, 2022’s MOTOMAMI…
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Repetition and Renewal in Oklou’s “choke enough (Deluxe)”
Design by Katie Lew By Katie Lew Oklou’s debut album choke enough was released earlier this year and now, about 9 months later, she has come out with 4 new songs on the deluxe version. In June, she released a remix EP with four of the original tracks off of choke enough with features from…
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Jurassic Groove: Herbie Unleashes the “Prehistoric Predators” at the wang theater
Design by Charlotte Heintz by Grace grandprey Last Wednesday, a friend of mine had an extra ticket to see Herbie Hancock at the Boch Center Wang Theatre. I know what you’re thinking: Isn’t Herbie that eleven-year-old who performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1952? Didn’t know that charming little anecdote? Well, he’s aged a…
