ENTERTAINMENT

There aren’t many words in the English language to describe a multisensory, musical experience. But if lips, bodies and beats in sync had a name, it would be Home Body. Hailing from Northampton, Massachusetts, Eric Hnatow and Haley Morgan have been playing music together for almost seven years. Haley Morgan …

I had the distinct pleasure of seeing musical prodigy Bernie Morrell and his Orchestra perform last night at Gemstones Lounge in Lowell, Massachusetts. Toted as the “Jimi Hendrix of Keyboards,” Bernie orbited his moog last night with the precision of a proud pioneer. His electic career has become synonymous with …

This past weekend was a sonic jolt for a crowd of music-lovers descending upon Boston’s Historic City Hall Plaza. With a city that’s been undergoing massive infrastructural changes and has been welcoming back a slew of college students and their mattresses, Boston Calling was the perfect round-up and release for …

We’ve still yet to see the swimming pool. We’re not even sure the pool exists anymore, but Virago Magazine was thrilled to descend upon Planet Brooklyn’s Cosmic Freaks n’ Geeks Mardi Gras, otherwise known as Afropunk. If you’re not familiar, GET WITH IT, because Afropunk is one of the few …

I thought I’d never breach the continental divide between my 16 year old nephew’s taste in rap (aka 2 Chainz) and my own (mostly Golden Age and some newer stuff), until I posted a photo of Slick Rick performing at the Middle East on Thursday. My nephew asked who Slick …

The Foreign Exchange played the Middle East Downstairs last night to a very happy audience with extreme allure generated by their sultry sound and message of love. The core of the band: North Carolinian emcee Phonte (Little Brother) and the R&B and hip hop producer from the Netherlands, Nicolay. This power duo …