Four bands battled it out at the WRBB x Tastemakers Battle of the Bands in AfterHours Feb. 20, with prizes including recording time in WRBB’s studio and a feature in the next edition of Tastemakers Magazine.
The night included most of the alternative Northeastern event mainstays...
When asked about an alternative rock band’s messaging, most would expect it to center around hatred of the patriarchy or love of jeans. But Foster the People's 2025 tour and latest album, “Paradise State of Mind,” encapsulates united hope for the future.
Foster the People,...
The 31st Screen Actors Guild, or SAG, Awards streamed Feb. 20 on Netflix, with host Kristen Bell kicking off the ceremony with a musical performance based on “Frozen”'s 2013 song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”
Bell gave a heartfelt nod to all the people in the room...
The March 1 cold open of “Saturday Night Live,” or “SNL,” which spoofed the combative meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, featured an imitation of Northeastern first-year Edward Coristine, who was identified as an engineer...
All the problems with “Captain America: Brave New World” are summarized in its title.
It isn’t “brave,” nor is it “new.” It’s one of the least inspired Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, entries to date. It’s hard to bring fresh ideas to the table after 35...
Fifty films are nominated across 23 categories at this year’s Academy Awards and, to watch them all, you’d have to dedicate 77 hours and 44 minutes of your life glued to the silver screen.
Although I fell slightly short of seeing all 50, my final pre-show tally of 42 —...
In an age of superhero trilogies and television series designed for streaming, an original story told in the span of one movie should be any cinephile’s dream. “Emilia Pérez,” however, could’ve benefited from some extra time.
The 2024 musical-drama film, directed...
It’s a cruel, devastating story of a family torn apart by its patriarch’s forced disappearance. And somehow, it’s one of the most empathetic and inspiring films in recent memory.
“I’m Still Here,” nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is a...
Meagan Ellis, news correspondent
• February 28, 2025
The next time you have 12 hours to kill, why spend it sitting around when you can be sitting in front of a silver screen? If you’re seeking a challenge — a quest, even — then the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy is for you. It has had a special place in the hearts of fantasy...
Muffled sounds of bands practicing inside Sonia, a live music venue in Cambridge, filtered through the building’s brick exterior while a crowd outside jittered restlessly, anticipating the track list for the Feb. 4 night. At 6:30 p.m. on the dot, crowds were let into the heated...
Couples, jazz fans, friends and families braved the tundra-esque wind chill Feb. 10 to hear the smooth, spontaneous sounds of “old school soul” vocal jazz artist Jazzmeia Horn.
It was an intimate show that took place at the City Winery Boston. Guests were seated in long...
Struggling with unrealistic beauty standards is a harsh reality for women, especially for those in the entertainment industry. When faced with a way out, a way that could bring happiness and security in one’s own skin, it can be difficult to not be blinded by possibility. Heavy...
