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The band Cut the Kids in Half. Cut the Kids in Half released its debut album Jan. 31. COURTESY OF KYLIE MORGAN

Boston students form Cut The Kids In Half, release debut album “What We Became”

Brian Chan March 19, 2025
Ever since they were kids, brothers Charlie Silver, a freshman in Boston University’s College of Engineering, and Jack Silver, a sophomore majoring in writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College, listened to the lyrics and guitar sounds of artists like Bob Dylan, The Strokes and Leonard Cohen.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

One Flegacy: Patrick Flegel’s impact on underground rock

Miguel Gonzales September 11, 2024

About two years ago, I was fortunate enough to catch the Canadian post-punk band Preoccupations perform at The Sinclair. Before the concert began, I was busy observing the stage set-up. The stacked amplifiers...

ELIO

REVIEW: ELIO’s ‘The Inferno Tour’ at The Sinclair — perks of live music in small venues

Isabella Lapriore April 11, 2023
ELIO ended her set with a dramatic drop to the stage and a kiss blown to the audience.
Zolita posing in a recent photoshoot

Zolita returns to Boston as headliner, supporting LGBTQ community

Stella Tannenbaum February 21, 2023
Zolita said she makes music that tells queer stories through a “familiar framework” with a sense of nostalgia, joy and happy endings.
The website of local Boston band “Trophy Wife.” Peyton Renegar highlights five local bands killing it on Boston’s indie music scene. ANH NGUYEN/DFP STAFF

A guide to Boston’s indie music scene

Payton Renegar February 2, 2022
Here are five local indie bands and artists everyone should become familiar with.
Maggie Lindemann released her debut EP “PARANOIA” Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Maggie Lindemann deviates from old sound in exciting debut EP ‘PARANOIA’

Emma Vacirca January 24, 2021
Rather than the indie predecessors to “Pretty Girl” and its pop-y remixes, Maggie Lindemann's debut EP “PARANOIA” strikes a different chord, with a new alternative-rock sound more aggressive than the simple pop flair of her 2016 single.
The Boston Music Awards, which highlights musicians throughout the Commonwealth, will announce this year’s winners on the award show’s website on Dec. 11. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Local musicians gear up for annual Boston Music Awards, now digital

Nicole Bartuch November 12, 2020
There’s no tribute to talent quite like an awards show, and in terms of local talent, look no further than the upcoming Boston Music Awards, which will highlight musicians throughout the Commonwealth.
“Fake it Flowers,” London-based singer beabadoobee’s studio debut album, was released Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: beabadoobee’s ‘Fake It Flowers’ proves ’90s rock transcends its era

Cameron Morsberger October 19, 2020
Twenty-year-old Dirty Hit stand-out beabadoobee released her debut album Friday, cementing her status in 90s-influenced rock.
Elise Roche manages indie booking company Artificial Contact. PHOTO COURTESY ELISE ROCHE

Terriers InBiz: Elise Roche on Artificial Contact, passion for DIY music

Hannah Shearer February 15, 2018

Elise Roche got into DIY music through her freshman year roommate and went to shows at the Lillypad in Cambridge at least once a week. Now a senior, Roche is managing Artificial Contact, a booking...

REVIEW: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper at TT the Bear’s

Daily Free Press Admin February 25, 2013

I wonder if this is what the forty-niners felt like when they found that first gold nugget in the river. I first heard folk/rock-ish songstress Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, about a week ago, later to the...

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