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DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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INTERVIEW: ANTIBALAS MAKES “INVESTMENT WITH MUSIC AND CULTURE”

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted March 11, 2020 Filed Under: MUSIC

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I spoke with founder and baritone saxophonist Martin Perna about the making of Fu Chronicles, being in your favorite band’s favorite band, the state of music education in America, and a certain new collaboration he’s involved in.

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: albums, concerts, Funk, Interviews, Jazz, Music, The Sinclair, world music

MATTAPAN JAZZ & UNITY FEST: A Q+A WITH FESTIVAL HOST AND BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR ANDREA CAMPBELL

Written by SARAH HOPE Posted September 17, 2019 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

"It’s an opportunity for Mattapan to showcase to other neighborhoods in the Greater Boston area that this community is not just what people tend to see in the media, which is usually negative."

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Andrea Campbell, blues, Boston, community, Jazz, Mattapan Jazz & Unity Festival, Music, neighborhoods

WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

Written by STEPHEN PROVIZER Posted August 15, 2019 Filed Under: MUSIC

Encore Boston casino

 

Gambling, Jazz, and Boston’s Musical Culture

 

One “grand” opening on June 23: the Encore Gambling Casino, a $2.6 billion project in Everett. One quiet closing on July 31: the Third Life Studio, a small improvisational music space in Union Square, Somerville. These two establishments are about two ...  read more

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Boston, casino, culture, Encore, Everett, gambling, Jazz, Music, SOMERVILLE, Third Life

FOTOBOM: KAMASI WASHINGTON @ ROYALE

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted November 16, 2018 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

Pundits and talking heads say that traditional band-based rock music is dead, and if we’re gonna look back at the fossil record, then jazz has been calcified for a couple of decades. But, like most things, the ‘experts’ have painted the wrong picture. Still, I wouldn’t ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Butcher Brown, Fotobom, Heaven and Earth, Jazz, Kamasi Washington, live music, royale, saxophone

LAKE STREET DIVE: A NEW VOICE IN HARD TIMES

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 4, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

It's a new year for Boston's renowned live act and with it comes a new fire burning beneath them.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2018, Boston, Cambridge, Dig, DigBoston, Indie Rock, Interview, Jazz, Lake Street Dive, local music, Mikaela Davis, Music, Notes From the Scene, soul, The Sinclair

FOTOBOM: ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO @ SANDERS THEATRE

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted April 19, 2018 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

I gotta admit that having the title of “Jazz Master in Residence” would look pretty cool on a LinkedIn profile, especially if that residency has the prestigious mailing address of Harvard Square. Of course, when you have three Grammy Awards in your possession, it comes with the terrority. ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: African singer, Angélique Kidjo, Benin, Cambridge, Fotobom, harvard, Jazz, Jazz Master In Residence, Sanders Theatre

WHEEL OF TUNES: MEGA BOG

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted January 23, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

For our reoccurring interview series, the far-out jazz rock group talks Star Trek, bad dates, and getting blackout drunk at 14.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2018, Boston, Destroyer, Dig, DigBoston, Erin Birgy, Happy Together, Indie Rock, Interview, Jazz, Mega Bog, Music, Seattle, The Sinclair, Wheel of Tunes

THIS YEAR’S MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER ALBUMS

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 29, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

From Guerilla Toss to People Like You, here’s what to add to your BBQ playlist.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Allston, baby, Badfellows, Bent Knee, Black Beach, Boston, Cambridge, Camino 84, Converge, Crumb, Dig, DigBoston, Folk, Guerilla Toss, hip hop, Horse Girl, Indie Rock, Jamaica Plain, Jazz, local music, Music, Nice Guys, Notes From the Scene, People Like You, Punk, rap, Reviews, rock, Summer Preview, Vintage Lee, What Cheer? Brigade

THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2017 (SO FAR)

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 26, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

From homegrown rock to hometown rap, here's a cheat sheet to Boston's best music of the year.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Allston, alt-rock, avenue, baby, Bat House, Beeef, Boston, Cambridge, Che Ecru, country, Dance, Dig, DigBoston, Dorchester, Doug Tuttle, Elder, Electronic, Experimental, Folk, hip hop, Indie Rock, Jamaica Plain, Jazz, Juliana Hatfield, Lenderson, Lilith, local albums, local music, Milk, Music, Notes From the Scene, Palehound, Pile, pop, rap, Reviews, rock, Sidney Gish, The Solars

DEAR READER: RIP NAT HENTOFF, BUT A WIN FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES IN BOSTON

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 16, 2017 Filed Under: Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS

He also wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan, which was an honor among honors even before the freewheelin’ troubadour became a Nobel laureate.

Filed Under: Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: alt media, Boston Boy, Boston Latin School, BPD, civil liberties, Jazz, Nat Hentoff, social media surveillance, Village Voice

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