How a singer-songwriter from the Hudson Valley is bringing a whole lot of sunshine to Boston through blues and soul.
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LOUD AND CLEAR: BOSTON MUSICIANS TAKE THE LIVE STAGE
If you want to understand Boston’s local music, then you’ve got to see our city’s musicians perform live at these five shows.
FOLK’ED UP: THE BALLROOM THIEVES GIVE BOSTON A WICKED FUN BARN STOMP
How one trio brought southern folk rock to the heart of Boston and got sports fans to rally around them in the process.
GET OUT THERE: WINTER NIGHTLIFE GUIDE
Think of it as a snapshot of what Sunday-Thursday has in store for you between now and the spring solstice on March 20, a time period that may later be referred to as “The Great Melt.”
SNAP TO IT
“It’s one thing to have poetry events in Cambridge, but there is really no accessible slam on this side of the river in Boston,” says slammaster Janae Johnson. “One of our main goals is to have an accessible venue where poets can express themselves in a safe space free of racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, et cetera.”
ACCESS THE ARTS: ENJOY ALL THE SCENE HAS TO OFFER
If you're a student who blew through your semester’s savings by the end of September, someone who hands over each paycheck directly to their landlord, or someone busy working to find work, sneezing next to one of greater Boston's many arts institutions can feel like an overdraft threat to your bank account. That should’t be the case, and in many instances, it’s not.