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Rock and reverb: sweet93 kicks off nationwide tour in Cambridge

Sage Levy | October 31, 2024
sweet93, a rock band from New York, opened their first-ever tour at The Sinclair in Cambridge on Oct. 15 as the opening act for Porches. Prior to the show, sweet93 frontwoman Chloe chatted with The Wellesley News about new music, performing and existential spirals.
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Isaac Dunbar performs at Wellesley’s Fall Concert

Iris Zhan | October 31, 2024

When Isaac Dunbar asked “who here is gay?” the enthusiastic response made it clear that Dunbar, a Massachusetts-based musician and Wellesley’s 2024 Fall Concert artist, had found his target audience.  On...

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Odie Leigh wears her heart on her sleeve on “Carrier Pigeon”

Sage Levy | October 28, 2024

“All of my music is exactly what’s going on in my life,” indie-folk musician Odie Leigh told me over a Zoom call on Oct. 10. “So in a really broad sense, it’s all part of the same story.” Hailing...

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Review: Charli XCX’s “Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat”

Nita Kelly | October 23, 2024

Charli XCX’s new album, “Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat”, is the sonic embodiment of 2024’s ‘brat summer’ — chaotic, euphoric and unabashedly experimental. With...

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Award-winning composer Jonathan Suazo performs debut album “RICANO” at Wellesley College

Alina Edwards | October 2, 2024

On Friday, Sept. 19, the Wellesley College Concert Series kicked off the fall semester with “RICANO,” an Afro-Caribbean jazz experience led by award-winning saxophonist and composer Jonathan Suazo....

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“I know I’m not alone”: Alan Walker creates euphoria for fans past and present

Iris Zhan | September 30, 2024

Confetti burst in the air and magically descended above our heads like snow, as royal blue lights illuminated the hall. A dark masked figure emerged; it's Alan Walker, the headlining artist.  The iconic...

Dance floor at SBOG's 2024 Headphone Disco. Image courtesy of Sophia Wu.

SBOG’s Annual Headphone Disco: A Huge Success

Riya Koh | September 19, 2024

Can a dance party be successful without any music playing aloud? The “silent disco” model involves attendees listening to music on wireless headphones instead of a speaker system. The headphones offer...

Everything You Need to Know about LDOC Artist CupcakKe

Everything You Need to Know about LDOC Artist CupcakKe

Emily Cao | April 24, 2024

If you’re anything like me, you’ve heard bits and pieces of  CupcakKe’s music over the years through Tik Tok audios and viral remixes. Or maybe you hadn’t heard of CupcakKe at all, in which...

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Spotlight: New Professor Reinaldo Moya

India Lacey | September 20, 2023

This fall, Wellesley College’s music department welcomes Reinaldo Moya, a new associate professor of music. This semester he is teaching two music courses: “Composition” and “Harmonic Concepts...

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A Review of Lana Del Rey’s New Album: “Paul Fucking Revere”

Rebecca Birnbach | September 20, 2023

*This is an article from the humor section, not real news.* Track List: Under the CITGO Sign Over Fenway The Orange Line Never Came ft. Dropkick Murphys Grandfathah Please Stand On the Celtics...

Rio Romeo releases single "Over & Over"

Rio Romeo releases single “Over & Over”

Iris Martinez | May 9, 2023

On April 21, Rio Romeo released their new single “Over & Over.” This single, like a majority of Romeo’s songs, is short. However, being under two minutes hasn’t stopped it from being on a mental...

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10 Underrated Songs by The Beatles

Elizabeth Murno | February 22, 2023

"For You Blue," written by George Harrison: The last album to be released by the Beatles includes two songs by George Harrison. “For You Blue” is a beautiful love song written for his wife, Pattie...

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