Lukas Harnisch
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Lukas Harnisch is a freelance culture reporter and writer working in the greater Boston area. Along with WBUR, his work has appeared in The Daily Beast, The Boston Globe, Spin Magazine and Cambridge Day.
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Our favorite local music from July
This month's music roundup brings an angsty song layered with the irony of adulthood, a laid-back yet turned up hip-hop project, a compilation album inspired by a crowd-pleasing food, and...
Our favorite local music from June
This month's music roundup brings a punk rock concept album inspired by a deck of playing cards, an Americana take on a Revolutionary soundtrack, and an irony-laden album that deliver...
Our favorite local music from May
This month's local music roundup offers a study in charting something new, from two Berklee jazz professors' expansive improvisation to a trio of rap upstarts with a vivid, inventive LP...
Our favorite local music from April
From a fresh live album by a local stalwart to new DIY pop music, our critics round up the releases that caught their attention this month.
New England's best new music this month
Our critics' local picks for the month of February. Crank up these tunes and forget your troubles for a while.
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A Boston guitarist's optimistic soundtrack for the internet
Characterized by soaring guitar tones and recursive riffs, Evan Lo's music has become the essential soundtrack for a corner of the internet dubbed “hopecore."
Arlington's Capitol Theatre celebrates a year of breaking the 4th Wall
Manager David Jubinsky and talent buyer Ethan Gerber have hosted bands almost every week for the last year in an auditorium at the theater, offering more than the typical basement...
This Boston guitar pedal builder is shaping the sound of rock music
A longtime guitarist with a doctorate in electrical engineering, John Snyder started building pedals in 2015 to solve a problem for the band he played in. Now, his company Electronic...
A beat-making competition highlights the sounds of the Boston Harbor
Local organization Save the Harbor/Save the Bay created a competition that merges environmental advocacy with racial justice. Using sounds recorded on the beach in Revere, local DJs will have a...
How a Berklee student went viral getting Bostonians to let their guard down
Alden McWayne, who goes by the handle gucci_pineapple on TikTok, has amassed thousands of followers for his quirky blend of absurdist sketches, quick jam sessions, and for his videos complimenting...