Why Mark Merren is rounding up the coolest rising rappers for one of the biggest nights in Boston hip-hop.
Notes from the Scene
PET FOX: THREE HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
How the technical musicians of Ovlov, Palehound, Grass Is Green, and Flat Swamp learned to lean into pop simplicity.
NECK: MUSICAL MATCHMAKING IN EXPERIMENTAL FOLK
How a platonic blind date led to some of the most beautiful folk music in Boston
MINT GREEN: GROWING PAINS AND POP PUNK GAIN
Growing up isn’t easy, but the pop punk four-piece are learning to overcome growing pains.
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: THE FESTS THEY ARE A CHANGIN’
How New England's beloved music festival is raising the bar for other festivals across the country.
SONG OF THE SUMMER: LOCAL EDITION
Eight tracks from local musicians to get you through the season’s suppressive humidity.
ANJIMILE: HOW TO SAY “F*CK IT” WITH FLYING COLORS
A proper introduction to Boston's most overlooked nonbinary, transmasculine musician on the eve of their newest record release.
AUBREY HADDARD: THE LIFE AND SOUL OF THE PARTY
How a singer-songwriter from the Hudson Valley is bringing a whole lot of sunshine to Boston through blues and soul.
THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2018 (SO FAR)
From alternative hip-hop to chamber folk, here's a cheat sheet to Boston's best music of the year so far.
EDGE PETAL BURN: THE DARK BEAUTY OF LIFE POST-TRAUMA
Boston's own talk about how to survive past trauma and prevent future wrongs with help from their debut album.