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 miles apart as the crow flies […]
PRETTY SARO: BERKLEE CREW EMBRACES MODERN BLUEGRASS EDGE, AS DO FANS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
“I feel like the community of roots people wants you to succeed. They know if you’re good and you put the work into it. They’ll come out and see you and they’ll buy your CD.”
EDITORIAL: THE ARTS SPEECH
DigBoston wants to hear from Boston-area neighborhood artists and arts reporters Every few months, we start a new intern cohort at DigBoston. And since we’ve taken to accepting larger numbers of interns—we currently have 16 for the summer—inevitably several are arts reporters. Naturally, we want reporting interns to know what we expect of […]
SOUL OF THE CITY
BAMS Fest returns for a second year with new twists and attractions
SPECIAL FEATURE: ME(TAL) TOO
For women in the metal scene, camaraderie and skill help rock and roll over the sexist trolls
SOUND GARDEN: HOW MUHAMMAD SEVEN STEALS MOMENTS OF HIS DAY TO MAKE MUSIC
“I have been, from the start, excited about making music that is rooted in American roots traditions and at the same time deeply Massachusetts. And probably also very much Boston music. … I also bring a dimension of being an immigrant and dealing both in my life and in the work and the songs with issues of racism and classism.”
WATCH FOR THE HOOK
Sober and with Arcitype producing by his side, a Boston hip-hop stalwart modifies his craft and hustle
NANCIA: FROM RINDGE, TO FRINGE, TO OPENING FOR KIM, THE CAMBRIDGE R&B SINGER HAS HUSTLED RELENTLESSLY
“For me, the roots of R&B are gospel vocals. There’s a common story line—love, love, love, love, love. I try to shy away from that, ’cause everything is not love. I’m still R&B, but I want to go outside the boundaries.”
STRANGE OASIS: SIX YEARS OF DEEP THOUGHTS IN JAMAICA PLAIN
A pet pig would not be entirely out of place at Deep Thoughts. The store is idiosyncratic.
BAMS IS BACK: ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR THE BOSTON ART & MUSIC SOUL FEST
Having proved her haters wrong last year, for 2019 Morris set out to clear new walls, and to scratch another entry off her bucket list—namely, by landing two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Eric Roberson as a headliner.
