It was a close, thrilling battle but Western Education have pulled it off and are MusicBoxPete's 2016 Artist of the Year, decided on by you the readers! The band based out of Lowell have been delighting listeners the last couple of years, and have made a big return this year with their brand new LP "Restless Dreams" that continues the band's sonic odyssey of synth based rhythms conjured upon a strong musical foundation of guitars and bass lines that give the songs a cohesive,

Lowell, MA based Western Education have just dropped their eagerly anticipated, brand new LP titled Restless Dreams. The three piece are beginning to come into their own as musicians, and expand upon on their sound demonstrated on their last LP "Let Your Secrets Out" that officially put them on the map with their indie synth vibe turning alot of heads and ears in the process. We start things out with "Running Wild", a song that strikes the perfect balance between the indie ro

Boston's own Western Education are teaming up with Colbis The Creature and a host of other bands for a show at Mid East Upstairs on 7/1 that will provide for a frolicking musical romp that is guaranteed to boost your energy as the summer gets into full gear. Other bands that will be joining them on this odyssey will be Totem, Charles Delta, and Mokita. Western Ed have been featured numerous times on the site before, and are definitely considered to be in the elite of local ba

Lowell based alt rockers Western Education are gearing up for a big show at the end of the month, October 29th to be exact over at Brighton Music Hall where they will be sharing the stage with Australia's own Strange Talk. Western Ed have been making some noise in the local scene as of late, with their recently released album "Let Your Secrets Out" solidifying their status as a local band that is at the top rung of the local scene right now as we speak. The guys craft some of

Lowell's own Western Education are gearing up to play a local show this coming Mon. 2/23 @ TT the Bear's in Cambridge. The guys have been running rampant throughout the local Boston music scene for the past year or so, all culminating with their album release show where I first saw them last year at The Mid East Downstairs, where everything came full circle for me. The band definitely established their presence and musical foothold that is starting to run circles and take sha

Lowell, MA's own Western Education has just released their newest effort titled Let Your Secrets Out. The full length album is a cohesive, expansive effort that takes their sound into a larger, more dense space than ever before where the audience is more open minded and accepting of a change of pace from the other types of music being produced today. The track opens up with "Peace", an electroriddled opus with some dense rock rhythms and Greg's dynamic vocals allow them to cr

Bringing to you another edition of Artist Spotlight today as we come across the sounds of Western Education! Hailing from Lowell, MA the band consists of Greg on lead vocals and keyboards, Georgio on guitars and backing vocals, Will handling bass and production duties, and Mark on drums and backing vocals. The band's sound is a hard nosed blend of fast paced alternative rhythms conjured upon a slight electronic wave that when combined, is a totally different ballgame and is u