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BARRENCE IS BACK: WHY THE BLUES ROCK ICON WANTS TO MAKE YOUR DAY

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted March 22, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Boston’s 1980s blues rock star Barrence Whitfield is ready for the spotlight once more — and he knows you will smile in his glow.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: '80s, 2018, Barrence Whitfield, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages, Blues Rock, Boston, Cambridge, Dig, DigBoston, Interview, middle east upstairs, Mr. Airplane Man, Music, Nuggets, rock, soul

BARRENCE WHITFIELD: THE OLD SOUL OF BOSTON’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted August 11, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

How an ex-Nuggets Records employee became the secret rock ’n’ roll hero Boston needed.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2017, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages, Boston, Cambridge, Dennis Brennan Band, Dig, DigBoston, Interview, Jesse Dee, Music, Notes From the Scene, Nuggets, rock, The Sinclair

RUNNING IN CIRCLES: A ROUND-UP OF RECORD STORE DAY MUSTS

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted April 18, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Record Store Day is a bit of a clusterfuck now.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2015, A-ha, Armageddon Shop, Bonnie Prince Billy, Boston, Brand New, Buena Vista Social Club, Built to Spill, Cheapo Records, Classic Rock, david bowie, Deep Thoughts, Dig, DigBoston, Electronic, FATHER JOHN MISTY, Grizzly Bear, hip hop, In Your Ear, Indie Rock, Jazz, Jurassic 5, Lindstrom, Music, Newbury Comics, Nuggets, Oneohtrix Point Never, polaris, Punk, R&B, rap, record store day, Ride, Run the Jewels, Shugo Tokumaru, Somerville Grooves, soul, Soundtrack, Stereo Jack's Records, Steve Reich, Swans, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, the darjeeling limited, The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Lemonheads, Todd Rundgren, Various Artists, Vinyl, Weirdo Records, William Tyler

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