Music A parting glass to Atwood's Tavern The beloved East Cambridge restaurant and venue closes on March 31 after a 16-year run. Musicians who played there over the years share their memories of what made this space... Arts & Culture Mar 27, 2023 Boston saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart reflects on a life in music with 'The Harlem Suite' "Those tunes were written in the language of modern jazz...In hindsight, I realized that I’d composed a book of short stories," Shwarz-Bart says of his album. Arts & Culture Mar 22, 2023 Advertisement 7 albums to listen to this spring From queer indie pop to spiritual jazz to bluegrass phenoms, our spring music guide highlights a tone of unrest that requests an audience. Arts & Culture Mar 20, 2023 Heavy metal vocalist Haydee Irizarry reveals her lighter side as Zahra Lux Irizarry is out with the new single “Revive My Soul,” a three-and-a-half-minute musical postcard that captures the moments in life that spark excitement, and are just for you. Arts & Culture Mar 9, 2023 How a Berklee student went viral getting Bostonians to let their guard down Alden McWayne, who goes by the handle gucci_pineapple on TikTok, has amassed thousands of followers for his quirky blend of absurdist sketches, quick jam sessions, and for his videos complimenting... Arts & Culture Mar 8, 2023 7 Celtic music concerts to get you into the St. Patrick's Day spirit A slew of local appearances by traditional Celtic musicians from Ireland and America are coming our way for St. Patrick’s month. Arts & Culture Mar 3, 2023 Berklee's buzziest band puts a fresh spin on pop convention On its debut album, "Girls at Parties," Little Fuss brings to life complex female characters in songs designed to fill a stadium. Play Arts & Culture 06:08 Feb 23, 2023 Newton native Aoife O'Donovan brings 'Nebraska' home to Boston Aoife O'Donovan will play Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" at Harvard’s Sanders Theater on March 17. Arts & Culture Feb 14, 2023 The Stage at Suffolk Downs announces line-up for June debut The concerts are part of live entertainment company AEG's regional, multi-city series dubbed “Re:SET,” and includes headliners Steve Lacy, LCD Soundsystem and boygenius. Arts & Culture Jan 31, 2023 At MASS MoCA, a composer traces the pandemic's arc through music Murray Hidary's "Distanced Together" invites everyone to briefly slide back to those early pandemic days, reflect, feel, heal, and –– hopefully, finally –– move on. Arts & Culture Jan 27, 2023 After 30 years and a successful law career, O Positive frontman releases new album Singer-guitarist Dave Herlihy gained regional acclaim in the band O Positive in the late '80s and early '90s. Now, he has a new EP on the way and a gig... Arts & Culture Jan 25, 2023 New Bob Dylan photo exhibit provides a candid look into a critical point in the artist's career “Don’t Think Twice: The Daniel Kramer Photographs of Bob Dylan, 1964-65” will be on view at the Boch Center Wang Theatre through March 29. Arts & Culture Jan 23, 2023 7 albums to listen to this winter From DIY indie masterminds to mainstage gothic hip-hop, our winter music guide has you covered for the cold season. Arts & Culture Jan 12, 2023 Meet the Heatons, the musical couple who play Irish, surf and children’s music When the Heatons aren't playing Irish music together, Shannon shares Irish tunes and stories through educational videos and a podcast, and Matt abandons his bouzouki and acoustic six-string for an... Arts & Culture Jan 11, 2023 Sound Museum owners cry foul as their tenants secure potential new spaces without them A new plan will make rehearsal spaces available in Dorchester for musicians who must vacate the Sound Museum at the end of this month. But the evolving saga has raised... Arts & Culture Jan 10, 2023 Foo Fighters, Lumineers and Paramore to headline Boston Calling Music Festival this spring Over 50 acts will play in Allston over Memorial Day weekend, including Queens of the Stone Age, The Flaming Lips, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Alanis Morissette, who hasn't played Boston... Arts & Culture Jan 10, 2023 Berklee Indian Ensemble's expansive, star-studded debut album is a Grammy contender “Something like 130 people have been involved in the creation of this album called 'Shuruaat,' which is Hindi for beginning,” said ensemble founder Annette Philip. Play Arts & Culture 06:51 Dec 27, 2022 The 10 best local albums of 2022, according to our critics If there is a throughline to be found in our critics' selections, it’s that Boston is no longer the music epicenter it once was -- or, at least, that we... Arts & Culture Dec 21, 2022 Hip-hop sweeps the major categories at the 2022 Boston Music Awards Rappers Cousin Stizz and BIA confirmed their hometown hero status, and Best New Artist kei had a breakout night. Arts & Culture Dec 15, 2022 In 'Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera,' a talented team revives a latent genre Is there any genre of pop music that runs more counter to the tenor of today’s times than the rock opera? Gary Sohmers doesn't care, he made one anyway. Arts & Culture Dec 13, 2022 Next Page
A parting glass to Atwood's Tavern The beloved East Cambridge restaurant and venue closes on March 31 after a 16-year run. Musicians who played there over the years share their memories of what made this space... Arts & Culture Mar 27, 2023
Boston saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart reflects on a life in music with 'The Harlem Suite' "Those tunes were written in the language of modern jazz...In hindsight, I realized that I’d composed a book of short stories," Shwarz-Bart says of his album. Arts & Culture Mar 22, 2023
7 albums to listen to this spring From queer indie pop to spiritual jazz to bluegrass phenoms, our spring music guide highlights a tone of unrest that requests an audience. Arts & Culture Mar 20, 2023
Heavy metal vocalist Haydee Irizarry reveals her lighter side as Zahra Lux Irizarry is out with the new single “Revive My Soul,” a three-and-a-half-minute musical postcard that captures the moments in life that spark excitement, and are just for you. Arts & Culture Mar 9, 2023
How a Berklee student went viral getting Bostonians to let their guard down Alden McWayne, who goes by the handle gucci_pineapple on TikTok, has amassed thousands of followers for his quirky blend of absurdist sketches, quick jam sessions, and for his videos complimenting... Arts & Culture Mar 8, 2023
7 Celtic music concerts to get you into the St. Patrick's Day spirit A slew of local appearances by traditional Celtic musicians from Ireland and America are coming our way for St. Patrick’s month. Arts & Culture Mar 3, 2023
Berklee's buzziest band puts a fresh spin on pop convention On its debut album, "Girls at Parties," Little Fuss brings to life complex female characters in songs designed to fill a stadium. Play Arts & Culture 06:08 Feb 23, 2023
Newton native Aoife O'Donovan brings 'Nebraska' home to Boston Aoife O'Donovan will play Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" at Harvard’s Sanders Theater on March 17. Arts & Culture Feb 14, 2023
The Stage at Suffolk Downs announces line-up for June debut The concerts are part of live entertainment company AEG's regional, multi-city series dubbed “Re:SET,” and includes headliners Steve Lacy, LCD Soundsystem and boygenius. Arts & Culture Jan 31, 2023
At MASS MoCA, a composer traces the pandemic's arc through music Murray Hidary's "Distanced Together" invites everyone to briefly slide back to those early pandemic days, reflect, feel, heal, and –– hopefully, finally –– move on. Arts & Culture Jan 27, 2023
After 30 years and a successful law career, O Positive frontman releases new album Singer-guitarist Dave Herlihy gained regional acclaim in the band O Positive in the late '80s and early '90s. Now, he has a new EP on the way and a gig... Arts & Culture Jan 25, 2023
New Bob Dylan photo exhibit provides a candid look into a critical point in the artist's career “Don’t Think Twice: The Daniel Kramer Photographs of Bob Dylan, 1964-65” will be on view at the Boch Center Wang Theatre through March 29. Arts & Culture Jan 23, 2023
7 albums to listen to this winter From DIY indie masterminds to mainstage gothic hip-hop, our winter music guide has you covered for the cold season. Arts & Culture Jan 12, 2023
Meet the Heatons, the musical couple who play Irish, surf and children’s music When the Heatons aren't playing Irish music together, Shannon shares Irish tunes and stories through educational videos and a podcast, and Matt abandons his bouzouki and acoustic six-string for an... Arts & Culture Jan 11, 2023
Sound Museum owners cry foul as their tenants secure potential new spaces without them A new plan will make rehearsal spaces available in Dorchester for musicians who must vacate the Sound Museum at the end of this month. But the evolving saga has raised... Arts & Culture Jan 10, 2023
Foo Fighters, Lumineers and Paramore to headline Boston Calling Music Festival this spring Over 50 acts will play in Allston over Memorial Day weekend, including Queens of the Stone Age, The Flaming Lips, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Alanis Morissette, who hasn't played Boston... Arts & Culture Jan 10, 2023
Berklee Indian Ensemble's expansive, star-studded debut album is a Grammy contender “Something like 130 people have been involved in the creation of this album called 'Shuruaat,' which is Hindi for beginning,” said ensemble founder Annette Philip. Play Arts & Culture 06:51 Dec 27, 2022
The 10 best local albums of 2022, according to our critics If there is a throughline to be found in our critics' selections, it’s that Boston is no longer the music epicenter it once was -- or, at least, that we... Arts & Culture Dec 21, 2022
Hip-hop sweeps the major categories at the 2022 Boston Music Awards Rappers Cousin Stizz and BIA confirmed their hometown hero status, and Best New Artist kei had a breakout night. Arts & Culture Dec 15, 2022
In 'Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera,' a talented team revives a latent genre Is there any genre of pop music that runs more counter to the tenor of today’s times than the rock opera? Gary Sohmers doesn't care, he made one anyway. Arts & Culture Dec 13, 2022