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 ...
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FOTOBOM: BLACK MIDI + L’RAIN @ THE SINCLAIR
FOTOBOM: IDLES @ HOUSE OF BLUES
FOTOBOM: WILCO AND SLEATER-KINNEY AT LEADER BANK PAVILION

Wilco and Sleater-Kinney finally bring last year's canceled tour to town, guitar frenzy ensues.
REFLECTIONS ON THE YEAR WITHOUT LIVE 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?
SHOW LOVE: UPDATES ON THE FIGHT TO SAVE MUSIC VENUES

Grants available for professional musicians in New England and New York’s Upper Hudson Valley.
NO SHOW: WE MISS LIVE MUSIC. SO DO YOU. HAPPY INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK

“I miss big shows for sure, but I love the feel of a full house in a small room.”
FOTOBOM: BLUE ÖYSTER CULT @ CHESHIRE FAIRGROUNDS
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, ...
FOTOBOM: BAT FOR LASHES @ THE SINCLAIR
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 ...
BIG WORLDS: ZUMIX SERIES REFLECTS JUST HOW FAR EAST BOSTON YOUTH MUSIC NONPROFIT HAS COME

"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."