Awesome Concerts Within Our Reach

When you’re not enjoying one of our amazingly free LIVE events, you should be hitting up the legendary venues within your reach right off of the Charles River Campus.  Here are some of the shows I’m looking forward to this semester with a few tracks by some of the artists below. There are tons of venues in the Boston area (BU Central included), so check ‘em out and explore the local scene.

Solange Knowles at Paradise Rock Club – February 19th

Passion Pit at Agganis Arena – February 9th

Alt-J at Paradise Rock Club – March 2nd & 3rd (*both shows are sold out #sadface)

The Rocket Summer at Brighton Music Hall – March 27th

Local Natives at House of Blues – March 30th

Andrew McMahon (from Jack’s Mannequin) at Paradise Rock Club – April 8th

Wavves & FIDLAR at Brighton Music Hall – April 8th

Cold War Kids at Paradise Rick Club – April 10th

Alicia Keys & Miguel at Agganis Arena – April 10th

James Blake at House of Blues – May 8th

Alex Clare at Paradise Rock Club – May 9th

Vampire Weekend at Agganis Arena – May 15th

Paramore at House of Blues – May 15th

Losing You – Solange Knowles

Matilda (Acoustic) – Alt-J

Do You – Miguel

Oxford Comma – Vampire Weekend

Dan Deacon is pretty great, heads up. Before I get too caught up on talking about how great he is, let me tell you about this amazing opportunity. Tonight. 7pm. Concert. What. Up. Meet me there and we will jam out with our yams out.

Anyway. Remember this?

That’s Dan Deacon. Dan Deacon also makes music.

True Thrush.

Crystal Cat.

Paddling Ghost.

Dan Deacon (born August 28, 1981) is an American composer and electronic musician based out of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, Deacon has released eight albums under several different labels. Deacon is renowned for his live shows, where large-scale audience participation and interaction is often a major element of the performance.

Do it, to it, kittens.

Boston Concerts to Hit Up This Fall

One of the best things about living in a major city? Easy access to concerts! I spent much of my freshman year getting acquainted with Boston’s numerous venues , and I intend to keep that up this year. My schedule may now be a bit more rigorous, but y’all can bet on me getting to as many shows as I have time for.

Here’s three dates I’m looking forward to most this fall!

NEON INDIAN - I had the good fortune to catch the Texan foursome at a festival last year and experienced one of my most intimate connections with music. The indie electronic band just released their second album, featuring the extremely danceable single “Polish Girl.” They’ll be playing Brighton Music Hall on 10/20 with tickets only $16 if ya pick em up at the venue (or even at Paradise Rock Club, which is essentially a part of BU’s West Campus). Event info can be found here.

THE NAKED AND FAMOUS - These New Zealanders burst onto the hipster scene last year with their unique brand of indie rock. I was a bit late to the party with them, and it wasn’t until early August that I finally gave their debut a listen. I became instantly obsessed and it didn’t take long for them to totally dominate my Last.fm account. The group plays Paradise Rock Club, my personal favorite venue, on 10/25 and tickets run for $20 if you pick em up there. Event info can be found here

M83 - This French electronic band has been spewing out quality dream pop for over a decade now, and I am beyond stoked to see them hit up Boston in support of their recently released sixth album. I completely lose myself in their music, and that is essentially guaranteed when I’ll be swaying with the crowd at the House of Blues on 11/20 (the event was recently moved from Paradise Rock Club due to consumer demand). Tickets are only $18 if pick em up at HOB! Event info can be found here.

Hope everyone has a great week!

- Josh