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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

30 BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2016

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted December 27, 2016 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

Boston had one hell of a year and we've got 30 records to prove it.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2016, Allston, Boston, Cambridge, Dig, DigBoston, drone, Experimental, hip hop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jamaica Plain, Jazz, northampton, Notes From the Scene, pop, rap, Reviews, rock

YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY: ZUMIX TURNS 25 IN STYLE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 9, 2016 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Enjoy live jazz, radio tours, and teen-produced segments at youth-centered non-profit ZUMIX. Did we mention it's free?

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: ¡Con Salsa!, 2016, 25th Anniversary, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, east boston, Free, Jazz, José Massó, local arts, local music, Madeleine Steczynski, Music, non profit, Notes From the Scene, Youth, Zumix, ZUMIX Radio

DIG THIS: B.U.F.F., ANIME BOSTON, AND DUDLEY DOUGH

Written by DIG STAFF Posted March 23, 2016 Filed Under: DigThis

Your to-do list for the week

Filed Under: DigThis Tagged With: Anime Boston, boston underground film festival, BUFF, Cocktail Magic, Dudley Dough, Haley House, Jazz, jordan hall, new england aquarium, New England Conservatory, The Castle

COME BACK, AMY

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 8, 2015 Filed Under: Film, MUSIC, Reviews

No matter which performance of hers remains closest to your heart—the studio-perfected bass of “You Know I'm No Good” or the mascara-smeared flair of her Glastonbury set—Amy will reset your appreciation of her work and, more importantly, of her as a person.

Filed Under: Film, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Amy, Amy Winehouse, Asif Kapadia, Back to Black, Blake Fielder-Civil, Depression, documentary, Frank, Jazz, Mitch Winehouse, R&B, Reg Traviss

RYLEY WALKER: PART COSMIC TROUBADOUR, PART PUNK ROCKER

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 6, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Do you want another dumpy white dude playing acoustic guitar and singing about his girlfriend? No, let's go far out.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Bert Jansch, Boston, Can, Chelsea Light Moving, Chicago, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, Folk, grateful dead, Indie Rock, Interview, Jazz, Music, Neu!, Nick Drake, North Adams, Ryley Walker, Solid Sound, Sunburned, Van Morrison, Wilco

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