NightCrawler: Jackhammer Time!

NightCrawler: Jackhammer Time!

by | Apr 23, 2009 | Music

While his music has been compared to everything from "garage-rock Springsteen" to "post-punk Prince," the style and work habits of Jesse Sterling Harrison have always been easy to peg. In short, he's the quintessential DIY poster boy, a...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Apr 23, 2009 | Music

BearfootDoors and Windows(Compass)Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, young bluegrass combo Bearfoot has just delivered its fourth album. Vintage Martin guitars, fiddles, bass, mandolin and minimal percussion fill out their rootsy yet decidedly modern sound. Smooth-voiced...
Behind the Beat: Dakar Dub

Behind the Beat: Dakar Dub

by | Apr 23, 2009 | Music

Hailing from Pikine, Guinaw Rail, a poor part of Dakar, Senegal whose name literally translates as "the other side of the tracks," the African hip-hop group Gokh-Bi System believes that the universal language of music can be used to connect countries and...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Apr 23, 2009 | Music

Chris IsaakMr. Lucky(Reprise)Though Isaak may have made a career out of cooking up tasty bits of nostalgia, this latest release is truly an aural snapshot of another time. Spanning the spectrum of throwback songwriting from beautifully styled, crooning '50s pop a...
SoundCheck: A Hall of Halls

SoundCheck: A Hall of Halls

by | Apr 23, 2009 | Music

The historic Chapin Auditorium is the largest indoor performance space at Mount Holyoke College. The auditorium can be found inside Mary Woolley Hall, set amid Mount Holyoke's rolling greens, artfully designed quads and picturesque red stone buildings.A...