Music
Your Guide to All the Local Talent at Boston Calling 2019
Interested in checking out some local talent at Boston Calling this year? You’ve got plenty of options. A smattering of hometown heroes will once again take the stage […]
An Alternative to Boston Calling Is Brewing in Dorchester: “Boston Answering”
Last year, when Boston hip hop artists Cousin Stizz and STL GLD were on the lineup, Dorchester’s Cliff Notez was thrilled to show up and support his friends at […]
Five Concert Venues in Boston for Music Lovers of All Kinds
For the early bird Royale If 11 p.m. is typically when you tuck in, not head out, don’t fret: Shows begin at 8 and even […]
The Boston Calling 2019 Set Times Are Here
CHVRCHES or Greta Van Fleet? Hozier or ODESZA? Logic or Brandi Carlile? If you’re heading to Boston Calling 2019, those are some of the choices you’ll […]
Boston Calling Disputes Talib Kweli’s Claims of a Contract Issue
Boston Calling is disputing claims from artist Talib Kweli about why his rap duo Black Star dropped out of the 2019 festival, calling them “factually incorrect.” The performer, who co-founded Black Star […]
Check Out This New Music Video Starring Boston Ballet Dancers
Boston Ballet has been branching out in a big way lately, whether that means bringing Degas paintings to life with the MFA, or teaming up with […]
A Huge New Music Venue is Coming to Brighton
Boston music fans, rejoice! Today concert promotion company the Bowery Presents announced plans for a new music venue at Boston Landing. The general admission venue will […]
Who Is the Sailor Peg in Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to Boston?”
Welcome to “One Last Question,” a series where research editor Matthew Reed Baker tackles your most Bostonian conundrums. Have a question? Email him at onelastquestion@bostonmagazine.com. […]
Amanda Palmer Is Unafraid of the Dark on There Will Be No Intermission
Lexington native Amanda Palmer first made waves in Boston as one half of the art punk band the Dresden Dolls, though canny citizens may have […]
How Run-DMC and Aerosmith Made Music History
Back on Sunday, March 9, 1986, in a Manhattan recording studio, members of two completely disparate bands met and recorded a song. It wasn’t even […]
Dudley Square Will Get a New Jazz Club and Restaurant
A fixture on the Boston jazz scene is opening a music venue and restaurant in Dudley Square. A new venture by Berklee professor and record […]
The Boston Calling Spring 2019 Lineup Is Here
Update, May 1, 2019: Janelle Monae and Black Star will no longer be performing at the festival, and Chvrches, Lil Nas X, and others will […]
Boston Calling Is Selling Holiday Pre-Sale Tickets on Cyber Monday
Boston Calling is offering up holiday pre-sale tickets on Cyber Monday, the earliest and cheapest way to get your spot locked down at the city’s biggest […]
Steven Tyler Is Ordering Trump to Stop Playing Aerosmith Songs, Again
If Donald Trump thinks he can keep play Aerosmith songs at his rallies, he can (are you ready for this, folks?) Dream On. That’s the message Steven Tyler […]
I Love My Job: Boston Pops Conductor Thomas Wilkins
What’s it like to have one of the coolest jobs in Boston? We want to know. So we’re tracking down the city’s most interesting people […]