Music

  • Groovy Findings: Researching How and Why Music Moves You

    Groovy Findings: Researching How and Why Music Moves You

    When Stevie Wonder’s 1972 hit “Superstition” comes on, you might find yourself bobbing your head, tapping your feet and maybe even dancing along. This phenomenon is widespread and seemingly automatic, but why humans consistently react this way to certain music is still unclear. The questions of why and how music can make us want to… Read More

  • How We’re Designing Musical Instruments with the Help of Disabled Musicians and VR

    How We’re Designing Musical Instruments with the Help of Disabled Musicians and VR

    Most new digital technologies tend to be designed with an able-bodied user in mind. The first desktop computers required fine motor skills to navigate software menus using a mouse, and mobile phones need users to press buttons, swipe screens, and so on. To use such technology a person needs to be fairly dexterous. In our… Read More

  • 7 New Orleans Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    7 New Orleans Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    The birthplace of jazz and the home of some of the world’s most unique musical traditions, New Orleans is truly one of the United States’ musical and cultural centers. The city that gave rise to Louis Armstrong also gave rise to some of the most iconic names in funk and R&B — the Meters, Irma… Read More

  • 8 Toronto Bands College Music Fans Should Keep an Eye on

    8 Toronto Bands College Music Fans Should Keep an Eye on

    O Canada! Our neighbors to the north have never quite gotten their due for producing beautiful noise. The likes of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, and, yes, Drake, hail from the Great White North. In the 21st century, Toronto has established itself — along with Montreal  — as an epicenter of the Canadian music… Read More

  • 7 Seattle Bands College Music Fans Should Keep an Eye on

    7 Seattle Bands College Music Fans Should Keep an Eye on

    The storied Seattle music scene is known best for its ‘90s alt-rock scene — that which produced Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and Alice In Chains, among others. But Seattle’s musical legacy goes far beyond just grunge. The city is also famously the birthplace of the original guitar wizard and heavy rock pioneer Jimi Hendrix, and it… Read More

  • 7 Cleveland Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    7 Cleveland Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    Cleveland may be best known by music fans for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, America’s towering monument to the music industry bastions of old, but Cleveland (and neighboring Akron) quietly has a phenomenal track record of producing great bands. It’s a legacy that includes pioneers across many genres — the industrial rock group… Read More

  • 7 Bay Area Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    7 Bay Area Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    The San Francisco Bay Area has one of the most legendary music scenes in the United States. The legacy begins, of course, with the psychedelic madness of the Haight Ashbury’s heyday in the 1960s. The hippies are long gone (most of them, at least), but new scenes — from hardcore punk to the ever-underrated Oakland… Read More

  • 8 Athens, Georgia Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    8 Athens, Georgia Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    As a college town with a population of just over 100,000, Athens, Georgia, boasts one of the most storied music scenes in the country. There is a long and rich history of music in the Classic City, the birthplace of R.E.M., Widespread Panic, the B-52s, and Neutral Milk Hotel. Those bands have since outgrown their… Read More

  • 8 Philadelphia Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    8 Philadelphia Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    Philly may not always have been known for its music scene, but the city has quietly grown into one of the nation’s musical centers in the past decade. Philadelphia has become a haven for musicians seeking refuge from steep rents as well as proximity to major cultural centers in nearby NYC and Boston. Known for… Read More

  • 8 Nashville Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    8 Nashville Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    Nashville may be known for country, but the Music City has so much to offer across all genres. For years, it was difficult for rock bands and rap artists to gain any traction in the city’s world-famous music scene, but that has begun to change thanks to an influx of talent from other parts of… Read More

  • 8 Los Angeles Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    8 Los Angeles Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    As one of the cultural centers of the United States, Los Angeles has been called home by many towering figures of popular music, who have flocked to the shores of Southern California seeking the warmth and distinctive creative energy that only L.A. can provide. The city that produced The Doors, the Red Hot Chili Peppers,… Read More

  • 8 Chicago Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    8 Chicago Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    Chicago, the hub of the heartland, has produced some of the greatest pop and rock acts of all time. The list of Chicago luminaries, as diverse as it is star-studded, includes Muddy Waters, Kanye West, Earth, Wind & Fire and, of course, Chicago. Never keen to fall far behind its coastal competition in New York… Read More

  • 8 Boston Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    8 Boston Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    With 35 colleges, including the eminent music school the Berklee College of Music, Boston is overflowing with young musicians and music fans alike. Over the years, the city has produced luminaries of various genres, from the Pixies to the Cars to none other than Aerosmith. Here are eight Boston bands to keep an eye on:… Read More

  • 8 Portland Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    8 Portland Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    A city best known for keeping it weird, Portland’s commitment to eccentricity has created one of the most unique music scenes in the country. The city’s scene came to prominence during the hipster explosion of the 1990s and 2000s, as bands like the Decemberists, Modest Mouse, and Menomena rose to prominence out of the city.… Read More

  • 7 Austin Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    7 Austin Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on

    Home to the University of Texas, Austin is one of the musical hubs of the United States. The city was put on the map in the 1970s by the outlaw country movement led by artists like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Frustrated with the silky production standards and buttoned-up culture of the country… Read More

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