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Alessandro M.M. Drake

Formerly the Co-Music Executive for the Harvard Crimson's 151st Guard. He was a good one.

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Music

The Backfires Concert Review: Indie Rock on All Cylinders at Sonia

The energy was amplified exponentially by The Backfires in a show that took the audience for a ride of head banging, pounding beats, and power chords.

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Year in Review

Arts Vanity: The Top Ten Music Pieces I’ve Published This Year

I compiled a list of my ten favorite articles that I published. Here they are, in a particularly suggestive order.

Music

Thanksgiving Vignette: Music We’re Thankful For

Here’s some of the music that The Crimson’s Arts Board is thankful for this year.

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Arts

Sarma Review: An Experimentalist’s Dream

Sarma is certainly tasty — there’s no doubt about it.

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Arts

The Maple Creemee. If You Haven’t Yet, You Should.

It’s maple. It’s creamy. It’s at an independent grocery store near you.

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On Campus

Hans Zimmer Concert Review: A Cinematic Spectacle at TD Garden

"Hans Zimmer Live" showcased a rarely seen aspect of Zimmer's genius: his live performance.

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Arts

Gufo Review: A Step Up in Italian Dining, But Lacking the Final Touch

Italian cuisine, while simple at face value, relies heavily on the subtleties of a dish — elements that sometimes slipped through Gufo’s fingers.

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Music

Maggie Rogers Concert Review: Boston Won’t Forget Her

With a thousand fans surrounding her and her voice cartwheeling over every song she sang, Rogers’s performance was nothing short of ethereal.

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Arts

When We’re Back in Boston: Metropolitan Vignettes

Here is a collection of vignettes that demonstrates what exactly makes The Crimson’s Arts Board feel the pulse of Boston in that special, intangible way.

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Arts

Nostalgic Candy: Vignettes by The Crimson’s Arts Board

This week, The Crimson’s Arts Board reflects on their favorite types of candy from childhood, and the memories that it brings to mind.

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Film

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Review: A Fun Flick, but a Far Cry From the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Days of Old

Although it’s enjoyable, “Kung Fu Panda 4” is shallower, less funny, and disappointing when compared to its predecessors.

Weeks in the Summer
Arts

Harvard in Bloom: Springtime Stories from The Crimson’s Arts Board

With spring break concluded, spring at Harvard is a time for memories to be made.

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Arts

Whalemobile Makes a Splash: The Huge, Inflatable Whale that May be Coming Soon to a School Near You

Inflatable Nile looked majestic as ever on the dusty floor, having completed his job as a wonderful tool to teach kids about our planet’s largest animals.​​

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Music

On the Record: Black History Month Vignettes

Here’s how The Crimson’s Arts Board embraces Blackness to the fullest (with the volume all the way up).

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Books

‘Thick With Trouble’ Review: Beauty in the Outskirts of the Ordinary

In her latest collection, Amber McBride spins together a beautiful web of interconnected pieces relating to her identity as a Black woman.

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