08.28.09: Teaparty Boston: The Search for White Jeans and Other Adventures with Aloud (Boston, MA)
Interview
Aloud played The Luxury’s CD release at the Paradise back in July, which continues to be one of the most talked about Boston events of 2009, and Jessie and I recently caught up with them after their sound check at TT the Bear’s Place before their high-impact show on August 6th with The Lights Out. Henry Beguiristain and Jen de la Osa, the pair behind all things Aloud, left Miami for Boston nearly ten years ago in order to capitalize on their artistic enthusiasm and mutual appreciation for meticulously crafted lyrics and songwriting. They haven’t looked back since.

08.28.09: The Metro: A Crush that makes a One Night Band (Boston, MA)
Show Preview
This is Henry Beguiristain and Jen de la Osa from the band Aloud. If you see them this weekend, they will not be sharing a stage, but playing with totally different bands.

08.28.09: Boston Band Crush: C.D. on Songs, 8/28/09 (Boston, MA)
Song Review
Aloud is one of those groups that has the luxury of having two exquisitely talented vocalists in Henry Beguiristain and Jen de la Osa. This embarrassment of vocal riches means Aloud has to choose who's going to sing lead, but the two work together so well in this particular track that you barely notice the differentiation.

08.05.09: Serve The Song: Center Stage with Aloud - Part 2
Interview
In part two of my interview with Aloud, Jen and Henry talk about the recording studio, videos and online promotion, and balancing the business end of their music with creative stuff.
[Part 2 of 2]

08.03.09: Serve The Song: Center Stage with Aloud - Part 1
Interview
Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain have been writing, singing, and playing guitar together since they were young. Today they are the core of Boston-based Aloud. The songs on their sophomore album Fan the Fury are an engaging collection of observations, each expressed with urgency and true emotion.
[Part 1 of 2]

06.30.09: Boston Band Crush: C.D. on Songs, 6/30/09 (Boston, MA)
Song Review
If Neil Young had Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s, Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain of Aloud provide an update of maybe not her status but their own in “Hard Up In The 2000s.” The drums and the chord progression plod ahead like a heart monitor as Doctor de la Osa gives her own prognosis on life in the current century. The once-per-measure piano chords sound out a dirge akin to John Lennon's “Mother,” minus Lennon's atonal primal screaming but plus singer de la Osa's powerful vocal delivery.

05.13.09: Boston Band Crush: Von Iva, Sick of Sarah, and Aloud ... (Cambridge, MA)
Live Review
Pound-your-foot pop rock Aloud kicked off the show with Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain trading powerhouse vocals as the hometown heroes. ...They played together with obvious ease, with the understanding of two musicians who have known one another a very long time. Aloud's songs are sometimes rock and roll, sometimes bluesy and soulful, and other times very nearly new wave. The credit comes from the way in which they comfortably play each song.

04.01.09: Pilgrims of Sound: All Things Aloud
Article
Aloud is, through all the experiment, mood swings, and live shows, a rock band by the Webster’s definition. Their trick is that they’re aware of where and when they are and embrace the warts as well as the gold of the times. They are a statement that through all the bells and whistles at work on music, the heart of American youth remains in the 4 piece, verse-chorus-verse, kids in their mom’s basement and under furbished practice space, rock and roll ideology.

03.13.09: The Wire: Aloud at the Muddy River (Portsmouth, NH)
Live Review
The four band members demonstrate striking chemistry onstage. Beguiristain occasionally sidles up to Osa to sing into the same microphone, and the pair often meet center-stage to play guitar face to face.… The music is raw rock with a hard punk edge to certain tunes, all rooted around a classic Americana core.

02.12.09: The Post and Courier: Preview (Charleston, SC)
Show preview & interview
The brainchild of lead guitarist Henry Beguiristain and Jen de La Osa, the band combines two voices for triumphant harmonies. Individually, each singer brings something different to the table. De La Osa's deep, almost Joplin-like voice adds thickness to the songs, while Beguiristain's vocals steadies the John Lennon-inspired tracks.

11.18.08: Cheap Thrills: TUES 11/18: News Talk, Film, Rock n' Film (Boston)
Show preview
If it was only Aloud onstage, I'd still recommend this show. I've seen them twice, and they've delivered the goods. Their recordings have a big, melodic rock sound that gets translated into a no-nonsense, driving monster that doesn't forget the melodies.Tonight is the premiere of the multi-media show based on their CD "Fan the Fury", where the band has collaborated with filmmaker Johnathan Carr...

11.17.08: Boston Herald: Aloud and clear: It’ll be rockin’ time (Boston)
Show preview
Aloud knows you like to watch. So tomorrow night at Berklee’s Cafe 939, the local rock band is augmenting its live show with interactive visuals... Carr and the band work to create an Orwellian drama using today’s culture of 24-hour news channels, YouTube awareness, camera phones and prime-time reality shows.

10.23.08: realworcester: The Weekly Nod (Worcester, MA)
Show preview
Saturday sees the hardest working indie band in Massachusetts taking over the Sahara Cafe on Highland St for a low-key acoustic performance.

10.08.08: The Signal: Aloud vocal on social, political issues (New Jersey)
Show review & interview
Aloud creates music for a reason, intending to end poverty and encourage people to stand up for political change. They are not pushovers, asserting, "No is not an option, not where we come from."

10.03.08: Huffington Post: Dog Ear Music, Volume Forty (blog)
CD Review
Beguiristain and de la Osa grew up together and have been writing partners since their teens. Their high-energy female and male vocal leads are ear-catching, and their melodies sink in. The title "Fan the Fury," from the band's second release Fan the Fury (2008), has kick and spirit.

09.04.08: Andrew Palmacci: Aloud, Middle East Upstairs (Independent)
Show review
Aloud delivered a special spectacle and resoundingly raucous end-of-summer moment.

08.09.08: The Daily News Tribune: Arts Calendar: 8/10-8/16 (Massachusetts)
Show preview
Aloud, a Boston-based rock group, makes its Framingham debut at Bru-Burgers Saturday, Aug. 16.

08.07.08: The Deli Burlington: Aloud at Radio Bean (Vermont)
Album review & show preview
Jen de la Osa’s vocals are deep and powerfully feminine, a bit like that of Debbie Harry of Blondie... Fan the Fury certainly has a story to tell...

08.06.08: Seven Days Vermont: Aloud 'Fan The Fury' (Vermont)
Album review & show preview
Lead vocalists and childhood pals Henry Beguiristain and Jen de la Osa share songwriting duties and make for well-matched musical sparring partners. But de la Osa wears the pants in this Sonny & Cher relationship. And to borrow a line from Wayne Campbell, “She wails.”

07.02.08: Jersey Todd Show: Special Edition - Aloud (New Jersey)
Album preview & Downloadbale podcast
Origianlly posted 03.11.08. Over 1,000 downloads to date.

06.27.08: The Noise: Aloud, The Lights Out, Brian McGee & Hollow Speed (Boston)
Live review
At times, they (Jen and Henry) sing together in super-tight harmony that leaves little to be desired. When Henry takes the keys midway through the set, Aloud transitions from their regular indie/mod-rock sound to a Jefferson Airplane feel, showcasing the vocals of Jen, whose voice is comparable at times to Joan Jett and Ann Wilson... Overall, though, a great performance.

06.12.08: The Noise: Rock The Runway Fashion Show (Boston)
Live review
Next up is Aloud. I’ve seen this band before and been very impressed. Tonight is no exception with lots of catchy tunes, poppy hooks and songs that kick ass. Overall, they’re a great band... Aloud is on fire tonight. Swapping lead guitar licks and trading off vocals, Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain, prove that the only thing better than one great frontman, is two great frontmen.

06.01.08: The Noise: Radio Chart June 2008 (Boston)
'Fan The Fury' climbs to #2 on The Noise radio chart

06.01.08: The Noise: Aloud, Lemon Merchant Records, 'Fan The Fury' (Boston)
Album review
"The band’s supporters generally focus on Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain’s vocals, but it’s their shimmering guitar work that gives their voices a platform from which to explode."

05.29.08: Revolt Media: Aloud - 'Fan The Fury', Lemon Merchant Records (National)
Album review
"Aloud brings a strong formula of smart, powerful indie-rock that ranges from slow ballad 'Hard Up In The 2000s' all the way to the pulsing garage-rock tune 'When The Ants Attack The Queen.'" - 4 stars.

05.28.08: AlgoRhythms: Aloud - 'Fan The Fury' (Vermont)
Album review
"The second album from Boston quartet Aloud [is] packed with twentysomething rage, but it also brims with flourishes and crescendos... There’s not much middle ground, and that’s a good thing."

05.21.08: RIYL Weekly Radio Chart (National)
'Fan The Fury' climbs to #183 on the RIYL Charts

05.19.08: WMFO Weekly Radio Chart (Boston)
'Fan The Fury' enters WMFO's weekly chart at #1

05.01.08: The Noise: Radio Chart May 2008 (Boston)
'Fan The Fury' enters The Noise radio chart at #9

04.29.08: Adam Salsman: Dancing In the Moon Light - Aloud 'Fan The Fury' (Boston)
Album review
"I wish to buy dinner for and then make sweet sweet love to Aloud’s new album, Fan the Fury. It’s that good. And better... If Aloud isn’t considered local rock pantheon, I don’t know what would be."

04.15.08: LimeWire Music Blog: MP3 - Aloud 'Fan The Fury' (New York)
MP3 Recommendation
"This Boston-based band of fresh faced, precocious rockers fuel their music with a soulful, '70s vibe, channeling the energy of classic rock legends like Jimi Hendrix and The Doors."

03.24.08: Time Out New York (New York)
Show listing
"Boston’s Aloud plays brightly agile retro rock with smooth male and female vocals. It’s celebrating the release of a new one, Fan the Fury."

03.25.08: Guilt Free Pleasures Blog: 'Fan The Fury' (New York)
Show preview & album review
"...powerful, dramatic, energized rock songs... some really beautiful harmonies throughout the album... After just a few listens, I can't get half the songs out of my head."

03.21.08: Ryan's Smashing Blog: 'Dateline: Boston - Hot Album Release' (Boston)
Show & album review
"Rock enthusiasts rejoice. An emerging new sound from Boston is helping make their mark in the scene. This week Aloud released a highly recommended new record, "Fan the Fury" - which shows the band performing tracks on opposite ends of the rock spectrum."

03.20.08: Cheap Thrills Blog (Boston)
Show preview
"If you feel like listening to some great, blood-pumping rock tonight this is the show."

3.20.08: Boston Metro: 'The Fast And The Fury' (Boston)
Print article with show preview
"For all their songwriting hooks and power-rock charms, Aloud's best asset is co-lead singer Jen de la Osa's step-back voice (think Concrete Blone's Johnettee Napolitano), which holds a commanding grip on the bulk of the Boston foursome's new CD."

03.14.08: Boston Pheonix: Print Edition (Boston)

03.12.08: Boston Phoenix: On The Download (Boston)
MP3 of the Week: 'Fan The Fury'
"...the hooks are bigger, the lyrics smarter, and the arrangements tighter."

02.24.08: FNX: Radio Debut (Boston)
First radio single debuts on New England Product: "When The Ants Attack The Queen"