Jun 3

Jun 3 AURALWEST: CEREMONY

n case you've never heard of Matador Records they are probably the coolest label ever. The original label of Sonic Youth and Pavement has been producing some of the world's best indie rock since. Any band signed to Matador is worth checking out and you guessed it this week is a Matador band. Ceremony is a post-punk outfit from norcal that are hella tight. Blistering guitars, a driving rhythm section, and the bleak whiny yet hypnotic voice of frontman Ross Farrar made their Matador debut "Zoo" one of my favorite records of 2012.

Jun 1

Jun 1 AURALWEST SHOW OF THE WEEK

Nick Selden

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What’s the best thing about Wesleyan? Is it the food at Summerfields? The polite and helpful individuals at Reslife? What about our vast resources and easy to access popular majors? I’m probably in a minority, but I wouldn’t cite any of the above. But, the thing Wesleyan has on all of my friends’ schools is that we have awesome fucking concerts. This year you may have seen iceage, Joey Bada$$, DIIV, or Mac Demarco. I saw all of them. Not because I was a huge fan of any of them, but because I could. That’s the main thing I’ve taken from my freshman year. Concerts are fucking awesomesauce. And even if it’s a post-punk-all-chill-no-wave-eco-jazz-pop-power-slap-fusion quartet its worth checking out because, “hey why not?”

May 4

May 4 AURAL WES WEEKLY TRACK ROUND UP #6

Aural Wes

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Tracks on tracks on tracks! Every week, each member of the AW team chooses and reviews a song they've been playing on repeat. Contributions span different genres and eras, from early R&B classics to the latest lo-fi rock, from spaced-out-and-based-out beats to the most cutting-edge underground club. Read this week's latest installment after the jump.

Apr 27

Apr 27 AURAL WES WEEKLY TRACK ROUNDUP #5

Aural Wes

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Tracks on tracks on tracks! Every week, each member of the AW team chooses and reviews a song they've been playing on repeat. Contributions span different genres and eras, from early R&B classics to the latest lo-fi rock, from spaced-out-and-based-out beats to the most cutting-edge underground club. Read this week's latest installment.

Apr 23

Apr 23 A SUNNY INTERVIEW WITH GRAND COUSIN

Aural Wes

Column, Feature

I walk out of Fisk on the first warm Monday afternoon of the spring and I’m thinking about Dante. Who was Beatrice IRL? Virgil seems like a G, too bad he’s stuck in Inferno. Why is Paradise so boring? I soon spot Grand Cousin singer/ guitarist Henry Hall ‘14, drummer Evan Low ‘14, and bassist Robby Caplan ‘14 outside and these medieval ruminations vanish. We decide we’ll just wing an interview under the sun. As soon as we settle in the perfect spot of grass below North College Henry says, “I feel like I’m at Coachella right now a little bit. Whenever I sit in grass and I’m showered in the rays of sun I feel like I’m at Coachella.” Hit the jump...now.

Apr 18

Apr 18 WHO THE F$#K IS GIRL#$WAG

Isaac Silk

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As a teaser for tonight’s Battle of the Bands, Adam Bresgi '14 and I figured that we’d introduce you all to the only contestant that has never played a show at Wesleyan. Unfortunately, we have no idea what they sound like, so we asked our smartest friend (read: Google) about them. Here's what we found...

Apr 9

Apr 9 RECITAL PREVIEW | RAFA ROMO TAVIZON

Isaac Silk

Column

Apr 3

Apr 3 RECITAL PREVIEW | JOHN WELSH

Isaac Silk

Column

On Tuesday I met up with John Welsh (Grad '13) in the music studios lobby to find out some information abou his upcoming recital. A composition graduate student and guitar player, Welsh has been studying with Anthony Braxton and other professors here for the past two years. His concert will take place on Thursday at 7pm in Beckham Hall. Read the interview after the jump

Mar 31

Mar 31 Download VLC, Exit iTunes

Chelsie Green

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A couple of nights ago, I found out about a radio function on VLC while I was with some friends. You might've heard of VLC — it's a program that allows you play videos in formats that QuickTime (and probably the Windows Media Player?) don't recognize, to play .flac files, and whatever else it can do. It also has the Icecast Radio Directory which has hundreds of radio stations to choose from.