How New England’s beloved music festival is raising the bar for other festivals across the country.
FOTOBOM: ARCADE FIRE @ TD GARDEN, 9/15
Strange as it may have seemed once, former indie rock darlings Arcade Fire have settled comfortably into the role of festival and arena headliners. Their shows behind 2013’s ambitious, danceable odyssey Reflektor proved what “Wake Up” had always suggested: that the band’s anthemic sound could fill huge spaces without losing its heart. Four years later, […]
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: JOHN PRINE, SURPRISE GUESTS, AND THE UNJUSTIFIABLE PROBLEM ON DAY 3
Between Pinegrove and John Prine, Newport Folk Festival ended Sunday with plenty of fanfare, but there’s a problem no one wants to talk about and it’s getting harder to justify.
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: BOB DYLAN, J MASCIS, AND THE FAMILIAL BONDS OF FOLK ON DAY 3
The final day of Newport Folk Festival was a family reunion for every artist involved.
