Music

Recent grad Nicky Berger juggled managing his band, Grouplove, with schoolwork while a senior at Penn.
June 16, 2011 at 9:45 pm

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June 13, 2011 at 10:57 am

An album in four acts
June 9, 2011 at 5:23 pm

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June 6, 2011 at 6:37 am

Arctic Monkeys grow and stay the same
June 2, 2011 at 9:30 am

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May 30, 2011 at 7:27 pm

Gaga champions the oddities of the 80s
May 26, 2011 at 5:22 pm

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May 9, 2011 at 11:47 am

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April 25, 2011 at 3:45 pm

So, Beyonce is back. And, apparently, still channeling her alter ego Sasha Fierce.
April 21, 2011 at 3:30 am

The Foo Fighters return to form.
April 21, 2011 at 3:30 am

Sometimes a superficial listen to today's pop music isn't enough. For a more comprehensive take, we turned to Penn's Music Department.
April 21, 2011 at 3:30 am

Flannely folk group falls somewhat short of past greatness.
April 21, 2011 at 3:00 am

1. Dosage Was a Surprise, And a Pleasant One, Too When the DP published a cover story on SPEC’s inability to peg down a fourth artist for Spring Fling, it was hard not to feel a bit disappointed.  Many, including your friendly music editors, were searching for a performer with more artistic pedigree.  Probably a larger contingent was hoping for a headliner with a bigger headlining name.  Dosage—the Philadelphia rapper of little fame who has toured with Lupe Fiasco in the past—filled neither of these needs.  But what he did do is arguably more important: he added a degree of serendipity and randomness to the most regimented brand of live music. Stepping on stage before Ratatat (and before most concertgoers had even arrived) Dosage’s set was a high-energy affair, masking his somewhat mediocre lyricism with a basic knack for performance.  Most students had no idea who this rapper was (trust us, we asked around), but this shouldn’t matter.  Everyone knows what to expect at a Spring Fling concert: Two or three artists will play, at least two will give a ra-ra shout-out to Penn, at least one will get the name of the school wrong (we’re looking at you, Snoop Dogg), at least a dozen kids will get carted off in ambulances and at least everyone will make a drunken, stoned mess of themselves.  What Dosage brought was something different—an unannounced opener, he took the audience off-guard.  And at a concert as predictable as Spring Fling, it’s probably the coolest thing he could have done. 2.
April 18, 2011 at 3:53 pm

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April 18, 2011 at 8:40 am

There are 23 hours worth of performances in the Quad on Friday and Saturday.
April 14, 2011 at 5:30 am

Fling performance schedule.
April 14, 2011 at 3:17 am

Tracks to prepare for the concert.
April 14, 2011 at 3:13 am

Animal Collective main man keeps things different.
April 14, 2011 at 2:28 am

My Morning Jacket is one of the few major label rock bands that still makes albums.
April 14, 2011 at 2:26 am