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Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

BROCKHAMPTON has built a reputation of wearing bright matching jumpsuits in music videos and at their live shows

BROCKHAMPTON creates carefree atmosphere at Boston concert

Eddie Reinhardt December 11, 2019

Fans were already jumping and dancing in front of the stage before even half the arena was filled while the members of BROCKHAMPTON were still backstage at Agganis Arena on Nov. 24. When the group finally...

Hozier charms audiences during back-to-back Boston concerts

Hozier charms audiences during back-to-back Boston concerts

Morgan Hume and Sarah Turley November 20, 2019

Hozier was sweet as cherry wine on Wednesday night as the folk singer delivered a concert full of tender music and kind smiles.  Hozier played two sold-out shows on Nov. 12 and 13 at the Boch Center...

FINNEAS extends a hand to the audience during his concert

Concert review: FINNEAS brings harmony to Boston in packed venue

Zoe Saben October 30, 2019

When Finneas O’Connell, who performs as FINNEAS, stepped on stage at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club this past Thursday, he was greeted by a crowd of screaming, dedicated fans, all packed into the intimate,...

Iridescent lights beaming in the TD Garden throughout the show

Review: Bon Iver illuminates crowd with tracks from ‘i,i’

Nick Viveiros October 23, 2019

Last week, frontman Justin Vernon and his mythical compatriot members of Bon Iver brought their latest album to life at the nearly-full TD Garden for a stunning set that spanned their entire discography. The...

Rice taking center stage at House of Blues

Review: Chase Rice brings southern roots to Boston

Morgan Torre October 23, 2019

Chase Rice displayed the epitome of raw talent in his performance on Oct. 12 at The House of Blues Boston. He is not as well known as other country artists such as Dan + Shay or Thomas Rhett, but he has...

Martinez performing the song “Orange Juice” with dancers

Review: Martinez turns set into large scale production

Phoebe Adams, Morgan Hume, and October 23, 2019

Class was in session at the Orpheum Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 19 as Melanie Martinez brought the crowd from kindergarten through high school during her Boston stop of her K-12 Tour. Martinez’s pastel...

Whitney separates itself from the pack through compelling set at Royale

Whitney separates itself from the pack through compelling set at Royale

Allyssa DelVecchio October 9, 2019

When you think of famous Whitneys in music, many attribute the name to the award winning soul artist from Newark, NJ, not the indie soul band band from Chicago. However, if you strolled by the Royale...

Somerset band performing at the Thunder Road Music Club

Somerset band moves from Suffolk to Somerville

Catarina Protano October 9, 2019

Two years ago, The Journal wrote a story on the rebranding of Suffolk University’s contemporary music group, formerly known as “Rhythm,” into something a bit more personal: The Common. Now, the...

Avril Lavigne fills Orpheum with teenage nostalgia through set list of punk-pop chart toppers

Avril Lavigne fills Orpheum with teenage nostalgia through set list of punk-pop chart toppers

Morgan Hume October 9, 2019

Avril Lavigne brought fans back to the days of grungy skater kids and hot pink highlights with a set list spanning her most popular pop-punk hits from the early 2000’s during her concert Thursday night...

Mallcops give energetic performance alongside We The Kings at Brighton Music Hall

Mallcops give energetic performance alongside We The Kings at Brighton Music Hall

Allyssa DelVecchio July 19, 2019

If you’ve gone to school in Boston, one way or another you’ve heard of Mallcops. No, not Paul Blart or the intimidating folks at the Cambridge Galleria Mall, but the local band. Since the release of...

Firefly music festival headliners bring Coachella vibes to the East Coast

Firefly music festival headliners bring Coachella vibes to the East Coast

Allyssa DelVecchio July 18, 2019

Fear of missing out — popularly referred to as FOMO — from the seemingly endless social media posts about music festivals are never ending, and as college students, you can’t possibly spend hundreds...

Habibi transforms Great Scott into a ‘60’s psych rock paradise

Habibi transforms Great Scott into a ‘60’s psych rock paradise

Shayla Manning April 24, 2019

Brooklyn-based band Habibi brought their energetic and feminist driven surf rock to Great Scott last Tuesday night for their first time in Boston since 2012. The group of five crept up the dark little...

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