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Non-mainstream essentials: September 2010

Sep 21, 2010

By: Nicholas DiNatale Staff Writer Post-hardcore band The Word Alive was originally started as a new project by Craig Mabbit, after he left blessthefall. However, after he created Escape The Fate as a side project, the members of The Word Alive decided that he wasn’t paying equal attention to...

It’s Back To The Roots for The Devil Wears Prada

Sep 1, 2010

For the first of two nights that The Devil Wears Prada’s Back To The Roots Tour would be at Harper’s Ferry in Allston, Massachusetts, the line to get in was stretched around the corner and a sign was posted on the door that the show was 100% sold out. Fans waiting in line without a ticket, hoping...

Non-mainstream essentials: July/August 2010

Aug 17, 2010

By Nick DiNatale Staff Writer Seeing that we’ve been rather busy for the last few months, I’ve sort of lost track of what’s been coming out for new music. However, I still managed to develop a strong liking for Call The Cops, a young band from Long Beach, California with a heavily pop-influenced...

Interview: Chloe Grabanski of To Write Love On Her Arms

Jul 12, 2010

At the last date of Bamboozle Roadshow, in Mansfield, MA., I interviewed Chloe Grabanski of the organization To Write Love On Her Arms. Chloe runs communications for TWLOHA, and is also the Benefit Coordinator. As of the end of August, she will have been with the organization for a full two years. Her...

Non-mainstream essentials: June 2010

Jul 6, 2010

By Nicholas DiNatale Staff Writer June’s largest success: VersaEmerge’s Fixed At Zero Looking back at June’s releases, there were a number of very solid records produced. From Hawthorne Heights’ fourth full-length, Skeletons to Pierce The Veil’s sophomore album, Selfish Machines, the...

Non-mainstream essentials: May 2010

May 26, 2010

By: Nicholas DiNatale Staff writer Last month’s largest success: Circa Survive’s Blue Sky Noise Without a doubt, Blue Sky Noise deserves the most attention amongst April’s releases. The long awaited follow up to 2007’s On Letting Go was finally released on April 20th. It can easily...

This Providence headlines The Middle East

May 13, 2010

By Nick DiNatale with Lena Mirisola Staff Writers The ‘Bout Damn Time Tour arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 13th 2010, at The Middle East restaurant in order to play for a rather large crowd of indie-rock and pop-punk fans. The tour, which travels all across the country, features...

Artery Foundation Tour visits Allentown, Pennsylvania

Apr 27, 2010

By Nicholas DiNatale with Lena Mirisola Staff Writers On Thursday April 1st, 2010, the Artery Foundation Across The Nation Tour made its way to the Crocodile Rock Café in Allentown, PA. Headlining the tour was post-hardcore band, Attack Attack!, supported by Breathe Carolina, I See Stars, Asking...

Spring Music

Apr 17, 2010

By James Knowles Staff Writer Spring is in wake and with a new season comes new music. Spring is known to everyone as the season of rebirth. When the green fields grow back their luscious grass, leaves sprout from the trees, myriads of flowers can be seen through out the various parts of town....

Chamber Music Named State Festival Winner

Apr 6, 2010

By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer On Saturday March 27th Westford Academy was named a Festival Winner of the final round of the Massachusetts high school drama guild festival. The cast was the eleventh school to perform, starting off the third and final day of festival which had begun on Thursday...

Vanna headlines first show at The Palladium

Mar 23, 2010

By Nicholas DiNatale and Lena Mirisola Staff Writers On Saturday, February 13th, 2010, The Valentine’s Day Massacre took place at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The show featured many New England-based alternative and post-hardcore acts, including Boston based act, Vanna, who was headlining...

Chamber Music named Winner and State Finalist

Mar 18, 2010

Zachary Webert Staff Writer Chamber Music, the Westford Academy Theater Arts’ submission to the Massachusetts Drama Guild State Festival, was declared winner during the Semi Final Round of the competition on Saturday March 13, 2010. WATA will now advance to the State Finals to be held in Boston...