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Chiiild reaches out to an audience member while performing.

REVIEW: Chiiild brings ‘Synthetic Soul’ to The Sinclair

Florence Wang March 29, 2023
Chiiild delivered an unforgettable performance at The Sinclair last night with their rapid transitions from soft, soulful music to upbeat psychedelic sound dubbed as “synthetic soul."
Laufey

REVIEW: Laufey captivates audience with a harmonious return to Boston

Zea Karmadi September 29, 2022
Armed with a cello and the untethered voice of an angel, Icelandic Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey enthralled audiences at The Sinclair in Cambridge Tuesday night, with hits detailing bad dates, heartbreaks and lifelong friendships.
Lizzy McAlpine

REVIEW: Lizzy McAlpine performs simplistic, spectacular show

Talia Lissauer September 26, 2022
Lizzy McAlpine gives her fans the perfect performance and even better vocals
Jack-O’-Lanterns. As Boston prepares to celebrate Halloween this year, many residents are opting to get in the spooky spirit with smaller gatherings and parties. LUWA YIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Halloween festivities creep back into Boston, still more subdued than pre-COVID

Jit Ping Lee October 21, 2021
As we approach Halloween on Oct. 31, the City of Boston is preparing to celebrate the holiday. 
Molly Parden

REVIEW: Molly Parden opens the Sinclair with her folksy, alternative EP ‘Rosemary’

Seamus Webster October 11, 2021
Parden took the stage with just an acoustic guitar and emotional melodies.
Rapper Rapsody performs at The Sinclair in Cambridge in support of her 2019 album “Eve” on Feb. 7. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rapsody reflects on career thus far, shares idols and inspiration

David Simon February 13, 2020
American rapper Marlanna Evans, who goes by Rapsody, has had what can only be called an accomplished decade: she had a guest feature on an album that would go on to become one of the first rap albums archived in Harvard’s Library, secured two Grammy nominations for an album dedicated to her grandmother and is currently on tour in support of her 2019 album “Eve,” stopping at The Sinclair in Cambridge on Feb. 7.
Fusion, a student hip-hop dance troupe, performs at last weekend’s ELEMENTS XIX dance competition. The group will be one of the two openers at BU’s spring concert, 802.1, featuring Aminé. COURTESY OF JOSEPH LEE

Student performers Danny Diamonds, Fusion dance team to open for Aminé

Jennifer Suryadjaja April 5, 2019
A student rapper and an on-campus hip-hop dance troupe will open for Aminé Friday night at Boston University’s spring concert, 802.1.
Still Woozy performs Tuesday night at his sold-out concert, which took place at The Sinclair in Cambridge. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Still Woozy shines at sold-out Sinclair show

Victoria Bond January 24, 2019
Still Woozy captivated the crowd at a sold-out concert at The Sinclair in Cambridge Tuesday night.
British electronic artist SG Lewis performs at The Sinclair in Cambridge Sunday night. LEXI PLINE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: SG Lewis brings chill vibes, big smile to Cambridge venue

Dahlia Maleh October 4, 2018
SG Lewis erupted onto the electronic dance music scene in 2014 with his remix of Jessie Ware’s “You & I (Forever),” and over the last four years, the 24 year old has racked up an impressive following with over 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
Electronic musician Jon Hopkins performs in May 2010. Hopkins performed at The Sinclair in Cambridge Wednesday. COURTESY OF FLICKR USER PETER KIRN

REVIEW: Jon Hopkins brings psychedelic sounds, old remixes to The Sinclair

Kai Hellberg September 30, 2018
Intelligent dance music artist Jon Hopkins may produce electronic music, but comparing him to an EDM, or electronic dance music, DJ is like comparing a concert pianist to an MP3 file. Hopkins manipulates his songs’ textures like almost no one else can.
Nils Frahm. Frahm performed at the Sinclair in Cambridge on Monday night. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: Nils Frahm executes captivating one-man performance

Kai Hellberg March 22, 2018

If you called Nils Frahm a pianist, you would be making a mistake. The German musician has touched genre upon genre since his 2005 debut. He delivered complex piano riffs on “Wintermusik,” created...

INTERVIEW: Too Many Zooz’s Leo Pellegrino talks brass house music and busking

Maria Jimenez Moya January 22, 2018

Too Many Zooz has gone from performing underground on subway platforms to being on stage at the CMAs alongside Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks. The band performed at The Sinclair in Cambridge on Saturday...

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