Photo Credit: Christian Zajicek Originally from Atlanta but making his home base here in Boston comes the electro tinged sounds of Ben Absent, who has released his brand new EP today titled "Cat". His sound is reared within the house/techno realm, but he definitely takes in some subtle pop influences spaced out in between to balance out the musical texture on the surface. Ben goes to school locally at Berklee College of Music where his wealth of music knowledge is getting exp

Queens, NY based singer-songwriter Matt Sucich is set to make an appearance in the Boston area this Friday, 3/22 when he stops by Cafe 939 in Boston, right near Berklee College of Music. Matt is coming off the release of his debut full length album just a couple of weeks ago, and he has set out to make a big impact by playing intimate, small venues that best capture the magic and essence he set out to emulate when recording the album. Matt played Cafe 939 previously back in D

Boston based singer-songwriter Adrian Cohen has released his brand new album today titled "Jinx". Adrian's sound has an inherently goofy nature to it, with some similarities to Ben Folds and also has an immense knowledge of music and everything associated with it, largely attributed to him currently studying at Berklee College of Music where his skills are becoming even more apparent by the day. Adrian is originally from Coventry, RI and has a very pleasant and easy-going vib

Cali based and Berklee College of Music alum Jonathan Townes has released his intriguing, brand new single titled "You Are The Reason For Everything". One listen from the first few notes of the tune, and you're instantaneously hooked as it has some subtle, groove laden hooks that reel you in unsuspectingly, and drives the musical progression even further as the song travels along. I was literally floored from the first moment I heard the song, and you really see the musical e

Boston's own Dylan Rockoff is gearing up for the release of his debut album "115 Gainsborough" this coming Friday, to be followed by a release show happening next Mon. 10/16 @ Cafe 939 just steps away from Berklee College of Music. You may have caught wind of the first two singles released from the effort, "Come Over" and "Say My Name" which have hinted at a more bold, sophisticated direction for Dylan that sees him showing his sensual side that we'd never thought we would se

Boston's native country folksters The Novel Ideas are set to play a big show tomorrow night at Cafe 939 right on Boylston St. near Berklee College of Music. The band is gearing up for the release of their brand new, self-titled album that will be released this Friday that takes the band's pure and unadulterated folk rhythms to a whole new level of greatness. The band has been featured on the site numerous times before, and the group gets more profoundly beautiful each and eve

Nashville based Ryan Harris Brown has just released his brand new LP titled "Stranded In The Past Tense". The album features a plethora of singer-songwriter tunes rendered within the country rock frame of mind that is reflective of Ryan's Nashville surroundings. Ryan has some connection to the Boston area as well where he went to school at Berklee College of Music, earning his stripes honing his craft and emerging as a musical tour de force capable of anything he can set his

Berklee based outfit Harry Jay & The Bling are funking things up with their scorching hot new single "Brother Be Wise". The song has a bevy of funk based melodies to allow you to move along to the groove right from the start, and gain easy access to the band's collective consciousness that is brimming with such musical diversity that it's hard to keep track of. Being based at Berklee, they've amassed a large collection of musical knowledge that suits them well for the future,

Ivory Coast based and Berklee grad Jamil Kassam has released a touching and well evoked lyric video for his song "Rise Now". The clip couples together lyrics along with brilliant snapshots that tied in well with Jamil's musical message that can be a bit overwhelming, but is well worth watching all the way through to get a full grasp of. The clip touches upon a variety of societal issues, most notably coming out to a friend in which this song was inspired about. It's very hard

Photo Credit: Lindsey Grace Photography Chicago based singer-songwriter Hadley Kennary is back with her brand new EP titled "Momentum" that is slated to be released on August 24th. The amazingly talented songstress spent some time here in the Boston area studying at Berklee College of Music, where she learned to hone her talents and express her innermost thoughts through the power of song and helped build her confidence in the process. She was first featured here on the site

The Boston based psych rock quartet known as Bat House have just released a brand new video clip for the song "Patterns" that was filmed as part of Berklee College of Music's "Live @ Berklee" series that MusicBoxPete is proud to be a part of. The clip features the band performing amidst a psychedelic backdrop that melds in together beautifully with the band's brilliant melodies that are just bursting at the seams as they begin playing. I'm not familiar with these guys at all,

You may not know about her just yet, but you will in due time as Bast Vagabond has officially landed with their debut music video for the song "Angel of Love". The immaculately produced clip features stunning and breathtaking imagery, a woman covered in black body paint that speaks volumes about the depth of creativity that is omnipresent throughout the whole clip. This song here was chosen to be helmed as a video from the 2015 Berklee YouTube Hack Day submissions, and what r

Have another dose of indie pop rock from Night Lights with yet again a brand new tune from them called "Childish". As you know, they formerly spent some time here in the Boston area, but now call LA their homebase where they are living out their dreams and realizing they are in full possession of where they envisioned their lives being when they went to school here at Berklee a few years back. I've known bassist Jeff Kinsey from his prior effort Me vs. Gravity that was more o

Pleased to debut the latest "Live @ Berklee" video from homegrown indie rockers Oh Malo for you today. The gorgeous and inventive clip is shot entirely in black and white, and presents the band smack right dab in the middle of their comfort zone where they function at the highest level possible both creatively as musiciand and as human beings. Frontman Brandon Hafetz with his musically arousing and insatiable vocals will make you start swooning for more, while the other membe

Have an exclusive Live @ Berklee premiere to kick off 2016 for you! This vid comes courtesy of Berklee students Sean Trischka & Lula WIles who make for a formidable one-two musical combo with their performance of "Right At Me". This insanely enjoyable clip features Sean's trademark musical persona working its way through the musical confines, and right into your subconscious with its insatiable melodies that will get lodged in your head for quite some time, and will make it n

Starting off your Wednesday with another entry in my ongoing Berklee premiere live video series! Today, we feature an emerging artist straight out of The Bahamas called Selah Poitier. Selah has a funky, fresh blend of reggae infused jams that run the gamut across the whole musical spectrum to incorporate elements of jazz fusion, and even some classical sprinked about throughout the musical makeup to create something truly unique and groundbreaking. On this track titled "I've

Have an exclusive video premiere for you today! MusicBoxPete is so proud to partner with Berklee College of Music and their YouTube channel for the first in a series of live videos designed to present artists in a raw, organic setting that really brings out the best qualities of their music, and enhaces their allure and appeal to the outside music observer. The first vid in that series comes from Boston based folkies Dear June, who gladly performed their track "Fences" for Be

Boston's The Field Effect proved that they're worth every penny of admission with their recent performance this past Saturday at Cafe 939, right near the Berklee College of Music. The evening started out with the tremendous Ryan Langlois who will be finishing up Berklee later on this year with his smooth and incredbile talents clearly put on display for everyone to see. The Color and Sound followed up with some tremendous and vivacious tracks that really electrified everyone