Mention the term ‘one person band’ and you might fill your head with images of some old German guy with an accordian and tuba strapped to his body, castanets stapled to his pant legs, all the while playing a battered acoustic guitar and occasionally chanting something. Well, banish that mental picture to the depths […]
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FOTOBOM: BOSTON CALLING 2019
Humans love to use base ten as a function of assigning milestones- is it because we’ve got ten fingers? As such, the 10th anniversary of any particular event carries some additional weight, earned or not. And here we are at the tenth rendition of Boston Calling. Has it delivered on its promise? […]
K IS FOR NASTY
“At first I was scrambling, but in the time since, I’ve done some of my most notable shit. I just kind of go where it takes me.”
OF MICS AND MEDIA
Since even aunts and uncles of mine who don’t know Raekwon from Ray J have asked for my thoughts about the doc, I think I can forego the gratuitous explanation that’s typically offered when hip-hop comes up.
INDIE NO-GO: THE MASS ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD INVESTIGATE PLEDGEMUSIC
PledgeMusic, the only one of the major crowdfunding companies that focuses exclusively on music-based projects, has been making news in the music world lately because it has fallen behind on payments to artists, and it now looks like those artists and fans will never see the money they’re owed.
DAILEY OPERATION: A BELOVED BOSTON MUSIC MAKER BREAKS DOWN THE HARPOONFEST LINEUP
As it turns out, the scout behind the multiband festivities is musician Will Dailey, a longtime force on the New England music scene. Though more known for his songwriting than his show-booking skills, Dailey sees the HarpoonFest collaboration as a way he can pay it forward.
SOUND GARDEN: HOW MUHAMMAD SEVEN STEALS MOMENTS OF HIS DAY TO MAKE MUSIC
“I have been, from the start, excited about making music that is rooted in American roots traditions and at the same time deeply Massachusetts. And probably also very much Boston music. … I also bring a dimension of being an immigrant and dealing both in my life and in the work and the songs with issues of racism and classism.”
SO MUCH MORE THAN MUSIC
Despite performing on her own with just a guitar on most stages that she rocks, Evan Greer might be the loudest musician in Greater Boston.
WATCH FOR THE HOOK
Sober and with Arcitype producing by his side, a Boston hip-hop stalwart modifies his craft and hustle
FIVE QUESTIONS WITH PHONTE
From Foreign Exchange student to teacher and Little Brother to big sibling
