Fun. w/ Miniature Tigers @ House Of Blues Boston 4.21.12

What’s the best way to describe a Fun. show? Well, it’s a ton of fun. The band hit the House of Blues on Saturday night playing to a sold out crowd. After the recent success of their latest single, “We Are Young,” I was expecting the crowd to be unknowing of the band’s other music, but boy was I wrong. Every person in the crowd was singing along, to each… continue reading

Fun. – Some Nights

Moldy | Stale | Edible | Fresh | Tasty!

A theatrical intro prepared Fun. fans for an explosive sophomore album. Some Nights magnifies all of the infectious rhythms and soaring choruses that you loved from Aim and Ignite. The band as a whole knows how to take it to the next level, creating something lovable and genuine. Fun. gives us a little bit of a whirlwind with some out-of-breath, fast-paced anthems that we did not get the chance to… continue reading

Show Preview: Steel Train and fun. @ Royale Boston 12.3.10

Jack Antonoff is not the only element that connects bands Steel Train and fun.  Besides Antonoff being a member in both bands, the two bands are currently touring together, and they make a stop at the Royale in Boston on December 3rd.  On top of that, both bands have made an appearance at Northeastern’s AfterHOURS, so they are not foreign to Boston. Although I missed fun. at Northeastern, I did… continue reading

For the Fun. of It

The three-man-band, Fun., may include members from three different groups, but they have a sound all their own.  Consisting of Nate Ruess (The Format), Andrew Dost (Anathallo), and Jack Antonoff (Steel Train), Fun. made a stop at Northeastern University to play from their highly anticipated first album Aim and Ignite.  Not only did they perform an intimate yet energetic show in afterHours, Nate and Andrew were able to sit down… continue reading

Lunchrooms

What if the music industry was broken down into a high school lunchroom?  Where would everyone sit?  What would the cliques be?  We at Tastemakers sat down and mapped out our guide to the Music Lunchroom! The Hard Groove Table- John Scofield, Charlie Hunter, Medeski Martin and Wood, Soulive, and Lettuce. With the exception of Lettuce, the Berklee born funk super group, they’ve all been on Blue Note Records at… continue reading