Music
Passing on the Gift of Music
When musicians perform, they create a mood that lasts until the last patron leaves the concert hall—but it seldom moves ...
Faculty Notebook: Parliamentarians and All That Jazz
Harvard faculty continue to look nervously at snacks that disappeared from faculty meetings in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
Pfoho to Musicians: Let's Start at the Very Beginning
The sound of music will soon be floating down the halls of Pforzheimer House—but there might be a few missed notes.
Ryan Adams Produces Lackluster Record
The problem with his latest effort “Ashes & Fire” is that in his recent two-year hiatus from recording, he seems to have forgotten all of the charisma and arrogance that made him so appealing in the first place.
Zola Jesus Experiments With Enhanced Production
Zola Jesus’s previous two albums were, in a certain sense, more straightforward. Danilova, operatically trained since childhood, let her throaty, raw-yet-velvety voice dominate the arrangements by keeping atmospherics and instrumentals minimal. Her third venture into an almost gothic style of somber rock marks the evolution of her style away from this sparse aesthetic
DRC Music Weds Foreign Sounds
“Kinshasa One Two,” is an album that’s much less governed by the intentions of the producers and much more by the people and sounds of the city.
Foster the People More Than “Pumped Up”
The concert was an electrifying performance of their latest album, “Torches,” and was equal parts spectacle and dance party.
Portrait of an Artist: Sharon Van Etten
Last Saturday, singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten performed at the Harvard Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH) for the kickoff event ...
BSO Takes Tentative Lead in Season Debut
A master conductor can guide a symphony to reach its full potential. An electrifying soloist can compensate for uninspired programming. ...
Silk Road Embraces Artistic Entrepreneurship
An exotic hum resonated in Sanders Theatre last Tuesday, September 27. The piercing sound of Galician bagpipes enveloped the hall ...