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Green River Music Festival 2021 (Music Festival Wizard)

A guide for local music festivals this summer

With concert season quickly approaching, here’s some recommendations for shows that you simply cannot miss!
Sean Dunham, Music Editor • May 7, 2022
Buy your tickets fast, as these six music festivals are coming soon.
Offical Poster for the O-Hill Festival. Courtesy of Sawyer Phillips

A Look Inside The O-Hill Music Festival

“SALT” brings the first annual outdoor concert to UMass this weekend
Shanti Furtado, Writer • April 15, 2022
Though this school year is quickly coming to a close, one thing is for certain: the music scene is not.
Bean’s Bops: Best Years of Pop

Bean’s Bops: Best Years of Pop

Emma Calnan • April 6, 2022
Emma, Neelima and Rory feel nostalgic now that graduation is looming.
Album Cover (Complex)

Anticipated Album: Rex Orange County’s “WHO CARES?”

Sean Dunham, Music Editor • April 1, 2022
The title of the album says it all. Rex addresses what it feels like to be single again, how to cope with bad thoughts, and appreciating the parts of life that we often take for granted.
Pusha T (The Guardian)

Pusha T retaliates against McDonald’s in his new single, “Spicy Fish Diss Track”

The artist has made his voice heard over social media, saying he has not received credit for past projects that featured his own ideas.
Patrick Shea, Contributor • March 27, 2022
The artist has made his voice heard over social media, saying he has not received credit for past projects that featured his own ideas.
Ghetto Gods Album Cover (Pitchfork Media)

What I listened to throughout the month of February

Daniel Vicario, Contributor • March 12, 2022
Featuring both well-known and undiscovered artists, this month's array of music caters to all genres and interests.
(Billboard.com)

Wire Staff Playlist: Throwback in Time

Looking for some old-fashioned tunes? The Amherst Wire Staff has some great suggestions for all your music-listening needs.
Amherst Wire Staff • March 7, 2022
Looking for some old-fashioned tunes? The Amherst Wire Staff has some great suggestions for all your music-listening needs.
Brady & Les on stage together in Burlington, VT (Juliet Margola)

100 Gecs: an alternative duo dedicated to hyper-pop

Dylan Brady and Laura Les formed the group back in 2015 in their hometown of St. Louis.
Juliet Margola, Contributor • March 4, 2022
Dylan Brady and Laura Les formed the group back in 2015 in their hometown of St. Louis.
UPCs announcement via Instagram (@umassupc)

Jack Harlow to perform at 2022 UMass Spring Concert

The spring concert will be the first at UMass since 2019
Sean Dunham, Music Editor • February 27, 2022
Here’s the details about the campus event’s return for the first time since 2019.
Photo courtesy of @umassupc

Polo G Postponed

Snowstorm puts the rapper’s UMass show on pause
Shanti Furtado, Writer • February 25, 2022
Polo G’s concert on Feb. 25 at UMass Amherst won’t take place after all. It wasn’t as a result of Covid concerns, or the Polo himself canceling the appearance. Instead, it was Winter Storm Oakee, bringing inches of snow and freezing conditions that prevented the show from going on.
The six stars on stage at Super Bowl LVI (Ronald Martinez/The New Yorker)

90’s hip-hop heavyweights take over Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show

Was this one of the greatest halftime shows of all time, or did the performance come up short?
Sean Dunham, Music Editor • February 17, 2022
Was this one of the greatest halftime shows of all time, or did the performance come up short?
Beans Bops: Whats Brewing

Bean’s Bops: What’s Brewing

Emma Calnan • February 17, 2022
What’s brewing you ask? Is it coffee, the Euphoria soundtrack, drama with Drake, or all of the above? Tune into Bean’s Bops to find out!
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