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The Music Unites Us World Music Series has been operating for a solid half decade at Brandeis University. The series' underlying mission of connecting global cultures through sonic textures may have finally met its defining moment with a Saturday evening performance by Nettle. Making their U.S. debut in the Slosberg Music Center, the rag-tag team of musicians from different parts of the globe made a stunning and startling mark for the series. With Jace Clayton (aka renowned producer DJ/rupture) acting as impromptu ringleader, the quartet performed a tight set that combined Moroccan composition, Western-classical strings, Americana folk, hip-hop breaks, electronic beats, and a scant bit of noise into a mind-bending set. more ›

Forgive Bostonist for the botanical metaphors, but where a rose once thrived, a nettle shall grow among a bush of thorns. more ›