MusicListen: Miranda Rae Unfolds Tender Vocals On New Song 'Moonlight'Bouncy and infectious, the song ripples with a throaty bassline and percussive, gritty guitar with Rae's vocals tenderly blossoming over the rest of the track.The ARTeryJan 14, 2021In A Cultural Landscape Beset With Loss, This Community Music Studio Is ExpandingThe Record Company's $4.5 million project took over a year to complete, delayed by the COVID-19 shutdown, and offers 15 rehearsal spaces, two recording studios and instruments for use.The ARTeryJan 13, 2021Hyde Square Task Force Wins $500,000 Prize For Blending Music Education And Civic EngagementThe Jamaica Plain nonprofit organization has been awarded the Lewis Prize Accelerator Award.The ARTeryJan 12, 2021Passim's 18th Boston Celtic Music Fest Goes VirtualOver the course of five days, from Jan.14-18, the fest showcases some 50 Celtic musicians from New England and abroad. The ARTeryJan 11, 2021Somerville's ONCE Lounge And Ballroom Receives FundingThe music venue, which announced the closure of its physical space in late fall, has been awarded $25,000 in funding from the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and $3,000 from...The ARTeryJan 6, 2021Balladeer Lori McKenna On Her Roots, Writing And Song InspirationDespite the pandemic, the Grammy-winning Stoughton native had a busy year releasing her 12th album, “The Balladeer,” and songwriting nearly every weekday over Zoom.The ARTeryDec 24, 202011 Hip-Hop Songs That Kept Us Going This YearThe ARTery music writer Candace McDuffie and Noble, founder of culture vlog The MuseumTV, share some of their favorite hip-hop songs from the year.The ARTeryDec 23, 2020Documentary 'Crock Of Gold' Taps Into The Chaotic World Of The Pogues' Shane MacGowanThe singer-songwriter is known as a brilliant artist who created much joy and caused considerable damage, much of it self-inflicted. It’s that world that documentarian Julien Temple captures.The ARTeryDec 11, 2020Our Favorite Massachusetts Albums From A Year Like No OtherAmid so much loss, musicians still created some beautiful things. Here are our music critics' favorite local albums from a year unlike no other.The ARTeryDec 11, 2020Boston Pops Go To Fenway To Bring Their Big Holiday Concert To The ScreenAs WBUR's Andrea Shea reports, their virtual solution includes a few outdoor video shoots at another iconic Boston venue.PlayThe ARTery05:27Dec 10, 2020Listen: In Probing Folk Songs, Alisa Amador Explores Crises Of Identity And LoveThe Cambridge singer's first releases in three years delve into the complexities of love and multicultural identity.The ARTeryDec 9, 2020From 'Concertagrams' To Serenades, Musicians Are Dreaming Up Novel Ways To Keep Going In A PandemicWithout gigs at restaurants, pubs, and other venues, musicians have been forced to find new ways to connect with audiences while earning some much-needed money.PlayThe ARTery07:51Dec 8, 2020Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant' Is A Thanksgiving Tradition. But This Year The Real Alice Needs HelpMore than 50 years after the iconic song hit the airwaves, its namesake has fallen on hard times. So Alice's friends have launched a crowdfunding campaign.The ARTeryNov 26, 2020Somerville's ONCE Lounge And Ballroom Announces Permanent Closure“We can’t afford to stay. We can’t pay our essential bills -- the rent, electric, telephone,” said JJ Gonson, owner of ONCE. The ARTeryNov 25, 2020A New Musicians' Union Wants Spotify To Pay UpThe Justice At Spotify campaign has gathered more than 19,000 signatures. Their demand? Pay artists one cent per stream.PlayThe ARTery08:48Nov 23, 2020Folk Singer Arlo Guthrie Reflects On A Life Spent Making MusicAfter announcing his retirement in late October, the “Alice’s Restaurant” singer shares what it was like being the son of a folk icon and memories from a long career.The ARTeryNov 23, 2020Listen: Dispatch's New Song Delves Into Violence, Political Unrest And Climate Change“As Old As I” is the first single in the second phase of the band's current project: a 15-song album released in five parts over the course of many months,...The ARTeryNov 19, 2020The Suitcase Junket Rebuilds In A State Of Uncertainty On 'The End Is New'Matt Lorenz’s sixth album finds him in a "state of catharsis and at odds with the world, a space that has yielded the most thoughtfully composed and polished release of...The ARTeryNov 19, 2020Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' Transformed Into 'Vaccine' ParodyA linguist posted the reworked lyrics online and encouraged people to record the parody. A Northeastern professor took up the call and posted a video on Twitter that has drawn...The ARTeryNov 18, 2020Rapper Billy Dean Thomas Gets Self-Analytical On New EP 'For Better Or Worse'A central theme on Thomas’ EP is their emotional relationship to systems outside of theirself -- the tracks offer a unique glimpse into the realm of self-analyzation for the outwardly...The ARTeryNov 6, 2020 Previous PageNext Page
Listen: Miranda Rae Unfolds Tender Vocals On New Song 'Moonlight'Bouncy and infectious, the song ripples with a throaty bassline and percussive, gritty guitar with Rae's vocals tenderly blossoming over the rest of the track.The ARTeryJan 14, 2021
In A Cultural Landscape Beset With Loss, This Community Music Studio Is ExpandingThe Record Company's $4.5 million project took over a year to complete, delayed by the COVID-19 shutdown, and offers 15 rehearsal spaces, two recording studios and instruments for use.The ARTeryJan 13, 2021
Hyde Square Task Force Wins $500,000 Prize For Blending Music Education And Civic EngagementThe Jamaica Plain nonprofit organization has been awarded the Lewis Prize Accelerator Award.The ARTeryJan 12, 2021
Passim's 18th Boston Celtic Music Fest Goes VirtualOver the course of five days, from Jan.14-18, the fest showcases some 50 Celtic musicians from New England and abroad. The ARTeryJan 11, 2021
Somerville's ONCE Lounge And Ballroom Receives FundingThe music venue, which announced the closure of its physical space in late fall, has been awarded $25,000 in funding from the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and $3,000 from...The ARTeryJan 6, 2021
Balladeer Lori McKenna On Her Roots, Writing And Song InspirationDespite the pandemic, the Grammy-winning Stoughton native had a busy year releasing her 12th album, “The Balladeer,” and songwriting nearly every weekday over Zoom.The ARTeryDec 24, 2020
11 Hip-Hop Songs That Kept Us Going This YearThe ARTery music writer Candace McDuffie and Noble, founder of culture vlog The MuseumTV, share some of their favorite hip-hop songs from the year.The ARTeryDec 23, 2020
Documentary 'Crock Of Gold' Taps Into The Chaotic World Of The Pogues' Shane MacGowanThe singer-songwriter is known as a brilliant artist who created much joy and caused considerable damage, much of it self-inflicted. It’s that world that documentarian Julien Temple captures.The ARTeryDec 11, 2020
Our Favorite Massachusetts Albums From A Year Like No OtherAmid so much loss, musicians still created some beautiful things. Here are our music critics' favorite local albums from a year unlike no other.The ARTeryDec 11, 2020
Boston Pops Go To Fenway To Bring Their Big Holiday Concert To The ScreenAs WBUR's Andrea Shea reports, their virtual solution includes a few outdoor video shoots at another iconic Boston venue.PlayThe ARTery05:27Dec 10, 2020
Listen: In Probing Folk Songs, Alisa Amador Explores Crises Of Identity And LoveThe Cambridge singer's first releases in three years delve into the complexities of love and multicultural identity.The ARTeryDec 9, 2020
From 'Concertagrams' To Serenades, Musicians Are Dreaming Up Novel Ways To Keep Going In A PandemicWithout gigs at restaurants, pubs, and other venues, musicians have been forced to find new ways to connect with audiences while earning some much-needed money.PlayThe ARTery07:51Dec 8, 2020
Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant' Is A Thanksgiving Tradition. But This Year The Real Alice Needs HelpMore than 50 years after the iconic song hit the airwaves, its namesake has fallen on hard times. So Alice's friends have launched a crowdfunding campaign.The ARTeryNov 26, 2020
Somerville's ONCE Lounge And Ballroom Announces Permanent Closure“We can’t afford to stay. We can’t pay our essential bills -- the rent, electric, telephone,” said JJ Gonson, owner of ONCE. The ARTeryNov 25, 2020
A New Musicians' Union Wants Spotify To Pay UpThe Justice At Spotify campaign has gathered more than 19,000 signatures. Their demand? Pay artists one cent per stream.PlayThe ARTery08:48Nov 23, 2020
Folk Singer Arlo Guthrie Reflects On A Life Spent Making MusicAfter announcing his retirement in late October, the “Alice’s Restaurant” singer shares what it was like being the son of a folk icon and memories from a long career.The ARTeryNov 23, 2020
Listen: Dispatch's New Song Delves Into Violence, Political Unrest And Climate Change“As Old As I” is the first single in the second phase of the band's current project: a 15-song album released in five parts over the course of many months,...The ARTeryNov 19, 2020
The Suitcase Junket Rebuilds In A State Of Uncertainty On 'The End Is New'Matt Lorenz’s sixth album finds him in a "state of catharsis and at odds with the world, a space that has yielded the most thoughtfully composed and polished release of...The ARTeryNov 19, 2020
Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' Transformed Into 'Vaccine' ParodyA linguist posted the reworked lyrics online and encouraged people to record the parody. A Northeastern professor took up the call and posted a video on Twitter that has drawn...The ARTeryNov 18, 2020
Rapper Billy Dean Thomas Gets Self-Analytical On New EP 'For Better Or Worse'A central theme on Thomas’ EP is their emotional relationship to systems outside of theirself -- the tracks offer a unique glimpse into the realm of self-analyzation for the outwardly...The ARTeryNov 6, 2020
