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FOTOBOM: THE FIXX AND FASTBALL @ CHEVALIER THEATRE

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted November 10, 2021 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

The Fixx hit town last weekend, and for those who were looking for a giant syringeful dose of 80’s nostaglia, I’d say the target was hit. It had been a while since I’d thought of them, even though setlist.fm ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: '80s, Chevalier Theatre, Cy Curnin, Fotobom, live music, new wave, Stand Or Fall, The Fixx

FOTOBOM: BLACK MIDI + L’RAIN @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted October 22, 2021 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC

Usually I have a pretty good idea what sort of show I’m gonna see before I step through the doors of the venue, but not tonight. And truth be told, afterwards I’m still not sure. At the behest of a friend who shares a good overlap of music taste, I decided to check out Black Midi, ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC Tagged With: Black Midi, Cambridge, Fotobom, L'Rain, live music, The Sinclair

FOTOBOM: IDLES @ HOUSE OF BLUES

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted October 18, 2021 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC

Keys are pretty important. They control access to your home, your car, your valuables… you just don’t hand them over to anyone. Especially strangers. IDLES? They’re more like friends, if not family. So, when someone’s keys found their way to the stage in some improbable ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC Tagged With: Fotobom, Gustaf, house of blues, IDLES, live music

FOTOBOM: WILCO AND SLEATER-KINNEY AT LEADER BANK PAVILION

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted August 26, 2021 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC

Wilco and Sleater-Kinney finally bring last year's canceled tour to town, guitar frenzy ensues.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC Tagged With: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Fotobom, Jeff Tweedy, Leader Bank Pavilion, live music, Sleater-Kinney, Wilco

REFLECTIONS ON THE YEAR WITHOUT LIVE MUSIC

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted April 27, 2021 Filed Under: MUSIC

What did you accomplish during the Year Of No Live Music? Did you put your time and effort into a specific project, or did you just try to keep your head above water and cope from day to day? 

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Aaron Gray, Chris Brokaw, Chris Johnson, Cliff Notez, COVID, Doug Sherman, Grayskull Booking, live music, Non-Event, The Ballroom Thieves, venue closings

SHOW LOVE: UPDATES ON THE FIGHT TO SAVE MUSIC VENUES

Written by DIG STAFF Posted November 17, 2020 Filed Under: MUSIC

Grants available for professional musicians in New England and New York’s Upper Hudson Valley.

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, live music, Music, Pandemic Democracy Project, Venues

NO SHOW: WE MISS LIVE MUSIC. SO DO YOU. HAPPY INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted October 27, 2020 Filed Under: MUSIC

“I miss big shows for sure, but I love the feel of a full house in a small room.”

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: concerts, great scott, live music, Once Ballroom, tt the bear's place, Venues

FOTOBOM: BLUE ÖYSTER CULT @ CHESHIRE FAIRGROUNDS

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted August 7, 2020 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC

 

Back in ’77, the second side of Spectres kicked off with a crowd pleaser/pumper called “R. U. Ready 2 Rock?” (did Prince have a copy of this record?) and they often started live shows with it to get things going. Blue Öyster Cult didn’t trot that one out tonight, ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC Tagged With: Blue Oyster Cult, Classic Rock, drive in show, Fotobom, live music

FOTOBOM: BAT FOR LASHES @ THE SINCLAIR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted February 21, 2020 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

Flipping the calendar two and half decades back, Ray Davies of The Kinks launched a tour that would become the template for the VH1 Storytellers series, when performers would play stripped ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Bat For Lashes, Cambridge, Fotobom, live music, Lost Girls, Natasha Khan, The Sinclair

BIG WORLDS: ZUMIX SERIES REFLECTS JUST HOW FAR EAST BOSTON YOUTH MUSIC NONPROFIT HAS COME

Written by DIG STAFF Posted February 4, 2020 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

"Big Worlds is a different type of gap bridging than our day-to-day programs because it puts our young people on stage next to artists they look up to in front of relatively large audiences."

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Big Worlds, Black Cotton Club, east boston, Jaw Gems, live music, Loop Lab, nonprofit, youth music, Zumix

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