“Kill This Love” is the fastest music video to ever reach 100 million views on YouTube. (Photo courtesy of ABS-CBN News) Troy Lafond Connector Editor Blackpink is a K-pop girl group who burst onto the scene in 2016 with a string of hits, including “Playing with Fire” and “As If It’s Your Last,” which garnered them…
David Archuleta’s Boston City Winery review
David Archuleta has mentioned Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder and Bryan Adams, among others, as his musical influences. (Photo courtesy of Christina Laderoute/UMass Lowell Connector) Christina Laderoute Connector Staff The lights dimmed and David Archuleta took the stage at the Boston City Winery. He was met with an abundance of applause from the dinner guests waiting…
Billie Eilish review: The perfection of the debut album
To promote the album, Eilish will go on tour starting April 24, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Darkroom and Interscope) Troy Lafond Connector Editor “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” is the debut album by teenage alternative-electropop singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. Eilish has rapidly captured the streaming world by storm with her debut EP “Don’t…
David Archuleta at The City Winery
UMass Lowell Connector photographer, Christina Laderoute, photographed David Archuleta at the Boston City Winery.
Boston Calling tenth anniversary festival preview
The lineup for Boston Calling’s tenth anniversary. (Photo courtesy of Boston Calling) Owen Johnson Connector Editor The Boston Calling music festival will be occurring at the Harvard University Athletics Complex in Allston, Massachusetts. The festival will run from Friday, May 24 until Sunday, May 26. The festival runs from 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on…
‘American Idol’ alum David Archuleta embarks on US tour
Archuleta has released eight albums, the latest in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Robbie Klein) Christina Laderoute Connector Staff At just 16-years-old, David Archuleta made a name for himself as runner-up on season seven of “American Idol.” As an 11-year-old, Archuleta was introduced to “Idol” in its first season and was hooked. “I took it in…
James Bay and Noah Kahan concert review
James Bay’s (pictured above) album, Electric Light, was released in May of 2018 (Photo credit Emily Hope) Christina Laderoute Connector Staff James Bay and Noah Kahan played a show at The Orpheum Theatre in Boston on Sunday, Mar. 10. For Vermont native Kahan, this was his hometown show. His family came out to support him as…
Hozier performs at The Palace Theatre in Albany, New York
UMass Lowell Connector photographer, Christina Laderoute, photographed Hozier on the second night of his Wasteland, Baby! world tour in Albany, New York.
