Music
What to Know before Buying Tickets to Post-COVID Concerts in Boston
No doubt about it, we took live entertainment for granted back in the good old days. I look back in horror at the last weeks […]
Luke O’Neil Found Fresh Hell in the Suburbs. But What Exactly Did He Leave Behind?
Back on a random Friday in November of 2019, I walked out of Great Scott for the last time. A whole bar full of us […]
Meet the Boston Musician Who Has Performed Every Single Night of the Pandemic
Where were you, one year ago this month, when the pandemic shutdown first shook up your life? Chelsea, Mass. musician Adam Ezra was logging on […]
An Oral History of Wally’s Café
When Wally’s Paradise opened its doors in 1947, it wasn’t just serving up stiff drinks and smokin’ jazz to patrons—it was making history. After all, […]
Q&A: Candace McDuffie on 50 Rappers Who Changed the World
If you’ve read much about Boston’s thriving hip hop scene, there’s a good chance you’ve read a story by Candace McDuffie. The Brighton-based journalist (and […]
Great Scott May Live on in a New Spot: The Old Regina Pizzeria in Allston
Update: Lavin has officially signed a letter of intent to move Great Scott to the building. The crowdfunding campaign wrapped up on September 30, with more […]
Crowdfunding Can Save Boston’s Beloved Businesses—Until It Can’t
It was like something out of an inspiring movie: Historic Allston rock club Great Scott, like so many small businesses during the pandemic, was out […]
Introducing “The Scott,” a Hellish Vision of Great Scott’s Future
“The Scott” had all the hallmarks of a gentrification nightmare: renderings of a cookie-cutter condo tower rising from the site of a beloved cultural institution, […]
My Life in the Age of COVID: Camp Blood
As the COVID-19 pandemic upends every aspect of Boston life, we’re checking in with some local residents to learn how they’re processing our new normal. […]
Your New Quarantine Playlist, Curated by Boston Artists
We’ve been living our new, sanitized, socially distanced, faced-masked lives for nearly two months now. You’ve stained all your favorite sweatshirts. The novelty of fun […]
Boston Calling 2020 Is Officially Canceled
It was gonna be a hell of a show this year. But as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wipe out gatherings large and small across […]
Is the BSO Ready for a New Tune?
A number of years ago, I was co-chairing a fundraiser for a large local nonprofit. It was a seated black-tie dinner in a hotel ballroom, […]
Confirmed: Rage Against the Machine Is on the 2020 Boston Calling Lineup
The dream of the ’90s is alive at Boston Calling. At least that’s the case when it comes to the festival’s 2020 headliners, who are […]
Boston Symphony Conductor Andris Nelsons on Why Symphony Hall Tops Lists of the World’s Be st Classical Music Venues
Ever since he made his electrifying Boston Symphony Orchestra debut in 2011 conducting Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 9, Andris Nelsons has captivated audiences at Symphony […]
Over a Decade, Hip Hop Claimed a Hard-Won Seat at the Table in Boston
Boston’s relationship with hip hop has always been a tenuous one–and it’s not due to lack of talent. From Gang Starr to Akrobatik, the city […]