Oct 17

Oct 17 REVIEW: THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE & I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE AT ECLECTIC

Eclectic on Saturday night was all about feelings. Feeling that an emo-revival show is right there with those wistful moods of autumn, feeling a bombardment of mosh pit appendages, and, although this may not apply to everyone, feeling a good deal more of Eclectic’s skylight than intended. The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, the night’s headliners, described Saturday as “the gig with heavy make out sessions, fur vests, gold chains and someone falling through a sky roof.” In all its revelrous, sweaty glory, the scene at Eclectic embodied the 14-word worldview of TWIABP’s band name: beauty with a tinge of mortality. As Emo-rock catharsis and the ambulance service came together in an unfortunate but thrilling turn of events, Saturday night’s atmosphere truly coincided with its music.

Oct 15

Oct 15 WEEKLY TRACK ROUNDUP #8

Zack Kantor

Column, Weekly Track Roundup

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 here.

Oct 15

Oct 15 AN INTERVIEW WITH RUBAN NIELSON OF UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA

Aural Wes

Column

Oct 14

Oct 14 REVIEW: SLAVA AT ECLECTIC

Faith Harding

Column, Review

I would like to start this write-up with a nod of gratitude to whatever unnamable force (or hodgepodge of meaningless coincidences) is keeping concerts at full capacity well into October. I had been savoring the crowds of the first few weekends with greedy apprehension, believing that eventually attendances would thin to a pathetic smattering of students as our workloads increased. This has been the unfailing outcome of past years, but on Friday night, both the floor and the stage were teeming with gyrating friends and strangers (really, more strangers than friends—such is the blessing and curse of senior year) as I walked in to see the set of Wesleyan’s own Saarim Zaman (’16.)

Oct 14

Oct 14 A CONVERSATION WITH DONCHRISTIAN

Alexandra White

Column, Feature

Oct 10

Oct 10 WEEKEND PREVIEW 10/10 - 10/12

Ethan Hill

Column, What's On Campus

Yeah, the week is hard. But, can breathe easy because it’s almost over. Bar night came and went, the film series is back, and people are still working in Olin. Whatever it means to you, it’s Thursday, so hit the jump and check out what music is happening at Wesleyan over the next three days. It’s the Aural Wes Weekend Preview.

Oct 9

Oct 9 Photos: Featherwood Bee on 9/27

Albert Tholen

Photos

Featherwood Bee rocked the house late last month. Here are the gritty, sweaty visuals. Rock and roll.

Oct 8

Oct 8 FACEPLANT: GIRLS ARE PUNK TOO

Aural Wes

Column

White boys crying into your guitars, beware; all-girl punk band Faceplant has got your number. I sat down with the band (Blaise Bayno ’17- Vocals, Amy Mattox ’17- Vocals, Ann Surber ’16- Lead Guitar, Sophi Chavon ’17- Bass, Molly Hastings ’17- Keyboard, Isadora Shappell- drums, and absent Ella Weisser ’17- Auxiliary Percussion) outside of their practice space at 224 Cross Street for the outfit’s first interview.

Oct 4

Oct 4 WEEKEND PREVIEW 10/3 - 10/6

Ethan Hill

Column

How was your week? Exhausting? Probably. So then you need music things in your life! If that's the case, then us kids at Aural Wes have got you covered. In this post, we've chosen a couple concert highlights of the weekend, including tonight's club grooves at Eclectic brought to you by Slava. Hit the jump to see what else you don't dare miss out on this weekend.