ToriTori Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/toritori/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:09:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png ToriTori Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/toritori/ 32 32 Year in ReView: Nick Minieri showcases a scene with ‘HOMETOWN’ 2025 https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/12/year-in-review-nick-minieri-showcases-a-scene-with-hometown-2025/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:18:23 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042803 Two things hit every December that remind us that our Boston music scene is far more diverse, varied, and prolific than whatever cliques and circles we currently roll with. One is the Boston Music Awards, arriving next week; and the other is Nick Minieri’s annual HOMETOWN mix, a deep-dive playlist and artist showcase from the veteran DJ, MC, and beat maker that offers up the latest n’ greatest to emerge out of New England in the past year. As we […]

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]]> Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s favorite homegrown songs of 2025 https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/10/year-in-review-vanyalands-favorite-homegrown-songs-of-2025/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:54:47 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042791 Well, that happened. 2025 was definitely a year, a whole 12-month rollout of the most absurd political and economic developments in recent memory. (A presidential administration accidentally texting out military strike plans? Kim Kardashian hawking faux-hair thongs? The tsunami of AI slop rapidly overtaking the equally-vapid Internet ragebait made by actual humans? How can a loving god permit such lunacy?) But the end of the year is always ripe for counting blessings, and as 2025 comes to a close, we’re […]

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]]> ToriTori croons enchanting R&B on new single ‘You Don’t Know’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/09/29/toritori-croons-enchanting-rb-on-new-single-you-dont-know/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:52:41 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042404 ToroTori is moving on from her Pocket Knife era, but her rhymes are as sharp as ever. “You think it’s cold? Wait ’til winter comes / I’ll be the storm that you tremble from,” she professes on “You Don’t Know,” the Boston R&B singer’s new tune. The single and its accompanying music video both arrived earlier this month, issuing what’s either a captivating warning, or the most ominous seduction we’ve ever heard. Whatever the case, it’s a shiver-inducing home run […]

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]]> Photo Gallery: ToriTori live at Boston Calling https://vanyaland.com/2024/05/26/photo-gallery-toritori-live-at-boston-calling/ Sun, 26 May 2024 11:44:26 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10038374 Editor’s Note: And the beat goes on: Boston Calling rolled with its chill vibe on Saturday (May 25), offering up an eclectic and electric slate of national and homegrown sounds that paired familiar faves with new music discovery at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston. Vanyaland’s Emily Gardner and Jason Greenough were everywhere — Green Stage, Happy Valley Red Stage, Allianz Blue Stage, and the local Orange Stage — to capture the sights that accompanied the sounds. Swipe across to […]

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]]> Boston Calling 2024 Homegrown Artist Profile: ToriTori https://vanyaland.com/2024/05/22/boston-calling-2024-homegrown-artist-profile-toritori/ Wed, 22 May 2024 09:32:40 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10038191 Editor’s Note: In addition to our ongoing preview coverage, Vanyaland and Boston Calling are teaming up once again to showcase the homegrown bands and artists that help shape the local flavor of the city’s most vital music festival. Boston Calling’s ’24 headliners — The Killers, Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers — and its remarkable undercard are well-known and established; but over the next few weeks, keep it locked as we profile the New England talent that decorates the lineup like few other […]

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]]> Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s favorite homegrown songs of 2023 https://vanyaland.com/2023/12/11/year-in-review-vanyalands-favorite-homegrown-songs-of-2023/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:07:18 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036755 It’s never easy to summarize Boston’s annual outpouring of homegrown music, but hey, someone’s gotta do it. Whether you’re seeking an earnest confidence boost or a funk-spiked sendoff for your ex, chances are a Boston artist penned exactly what you’re looking for in 2023. Check out our varied highlight reel from this year, ranging from apocalyptic indie-rock to bubblegum hip-hop. Brandie Blaze featuring Miranda Rae, “So Free” Brandie Blaze has unleashed a salvo of stage-scorchers over the years, yet the […]

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]]> This Show Is Tonight: ToriTori loops a musical vision in Somerville https://vanyaland.com/2023/11/09/this-show-is-tonight-toritori-loops-a-musical-vision-in-somerville/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:51:34 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036514 ToriTori is no stranger to excellent company. Earlier this year, the Boston-based vocalist, songwriter, and producer unveiled her Pocket Knife EP, a captivating twirl of R&B and pop that first flexed with March single “Places” and welcomed top-shelf collaborators like Latrell James and Notebook P. The music and vision led to a trio of nominations in the 2023 Boston Music Awards — New Artist of the Year, R&B Artist of the Year, and Album/EP of the Year — and ToriTori […]

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]]> City of Boston unveils first-ever mixtape with ‘Dear Summer Vol. 1’ https://vanyaland.com/2023/07/18/city-of-boston-unveils-first-ever-mixtape-with-dear-summer-vol-1/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:27:27 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10035448 The City of Boston has declared its official songs of the summer — 68, to be exact. Straight from City Hall and into your headphones is Dear Summer Vol. 1, a mixtape of Boston music presented by Mayor Michelle Wu and the City’s Tourism, Sports and Entertainment Office. The project marks the city’s first-ever mixtape and is described as an “annual collaboration,” implying that more editions will follow in the coming years. The project dropped yesterday — June 17, a […]

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]]> ToriTori maps out all the ‘Places’ in her future with new video https://vanyaland.com/2023/03/14/toritori-maps-out-all-the-places-in-her-future-with-new-video/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:23:46 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10033703 ToriTori has places to be, and by her ex’s side isn’t one of ’em. The Boston singer and producer would rather be signing checks backstage or at the bank — ideally, one after the other — in her newest music video “Places,” released last week (March 9). “Telling all your friends / How you’ll get me back someday / I ain’t banking on a future / But I got plans to stack this paper, homie” she cracks on the first […]

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