Tracks on tracks on tracks! Every week, each member of the AW team chooses and reviews a song they’ve been playing on repeat. Contributions span different genres and eras, from early R&B classics to the latest lo-fi rock, from spaced-out-and-based-out beats to the most cutting-edge underground club. Read this week’s latest installment after the jump.

After far too long, we have implemented the new Aural Wes Band Page. On it, you will find a large list of bands currently operating on campus with bios and links to their music. We’ve updated the page with new bands to reflect a (hopefully) more current state of the music scene at Wesleyan. Our goal is to have this become a large archive that captures all the incredible music that comes out of Wesleyan. If you don’t see your band here or want to help us build up this archive, don’t hesitate to send us an email at teamauralwes(at)gmail.com. Check out the link on the sidebar to the left!

Tracks on tracks on tracks! Every week, each member of the AW team chooses and reviews a song they’ve been playing on repeat. Contributions span different genres and eras, from early R&B classics to the latest lo-fi rock, from spaced-out-and-based-out beats to the most cutting-edge underground club. Read this week’s latest installment after the jump.

How was your week? Exhausting? Probably. So then you need music things in your life! If that’s the case, then us kids at Aural Wes have got you covered. In this post, we’ve chosen a few concert highlights of the weekend, including tonight’s sweet grooves at Eclectic brought to you by Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction. Hit the jump to see what else you don’t dare miss out on this weekend.

I walk out of Fisk on the first warm Monday afternoon of the spring and I’m thinking about Dante. Who was Beatrice IRL? Virgil seems like a G, too bad he’s stuck in Inferno. Why is Paradise so boring? I soon spot Grand Cousin singer/ guitarist Henry Hall ‘14, drummer Evan Low ‘14, and bassist Robby Caplan ‘14 outside and these medieval ruminations vanish. We decide we’ll just wing an interview under the sun. As soon as we settle in the perfect spot of grass below North College Henry says, “I feel like I’m at Coachella right now a little bit. Whenever I sit in grass and I’m showered in the rays of sun I feel like I’m at Coachella.” Hit the jump…now.

On April 11th, RYAT came to Buddhist House and used her fusion of jazz, pop, and experimental sounds to make the crowd swoon. Aural Wes caught RYAT after the show. Check the video after the jump. 

Tracks on tracks on tracks! Every week, each member of the AW team chooses and reviews a song they’ve been playing on repeat. Contributions span different genres and eras, from early R&B classics to the latest lo-fi rock, from spaced-out-and-based-out beats to the most cutting-edge underground club. Read this week’s latest installment after the jump.

As a teaser for tonight’s Battle of the Bands, Adam Bresgi ’14 and I figured that we’d introduce you all to the only contestant that has never played a show at Wesleyan. Unfortunately, we have no idea what they sound like, so we asked our smartest friend (read: Google) about them. Here’s what we found:

Zonker Harris Day, an annual music festival on the WestCo Lawn, is coming up this Saturday.
Ethan Hill ’16 talks to Cal about the line-up featuring The Babies and Happy Jawbone Family Band.
Check the video after the jump…

A collection of photos of Ryat, Bananahead, Russian Tsarlag, and Homie Airport taken during Thurday night’s show by Rachie Weisberg ’15. Peep ‘em after the jump…