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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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Alt-Pop artist Emei stops in Boston for “RABBITHOLE” tour

Iris Zhan | May 6, 2025

Emei, an alt-pop artist from LA, returned to Boston in March on her “RABBITHOLE” tour. A Chinese-American musician with a growing following, Emei is no stranger to Wellesley College — she performed...

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Summer music recommendations for every type of Wellesley student

Ditch Spotify's AI-generated "DJ" and instead get your next music recommendation from your trusted Arts & Culture editors! We've crunched the numbers, read your horoscopes and listened to every song...

Boston band Cut The Kids In Half releases debut album

Boston band Cut The Kids In Half releases debut album

Sage Levy, Staff Writer | April 8, 2025

Hailing from Rahway, New Jersey and now located in Boston, brothers Charlie and Jack Silver have combined their musical talents to form indie-rock band Cut The Kids In Half. Their debut album, “What...

Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo perform “El Arte Del Bolero”

Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo perform “El Arte Del Bolero”

Margaret Jenkins | March 31, 2025

On March 1, I had the pleasure of going to see jazz artists Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo perform their two-part EP, “El Arte Del Bolero,” here on Wellesley’s campus. As a member of the Wellesley...

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St. Olaf Choir sings of hope

Margaret Jenkins | February 19, 2025
Performing at Wellesley College as part of their 2025 Winter Tour of the East Coast, the St. Olaf Choir achieved exactly what they had intended: a message of hope and light in dark times.
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A televised revolution: Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show

Teesta Kasargod | February 18, 2025

On the evening of Sunday, Feb. 9, I, along with 133.5 million viewers, tuned in to watch Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. While I was excited to see the 22-time Grammy-winning artist perform...

An historic night at the 67th Grammys

Norah Catlin | February 6, 2025

The 67th annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Los Angeles, just a short distance from the destructive wildfires that ravaged parts of the city in January. Along with recognizing and celebrating...

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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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