Music84-year-old musician Jim Kweskin returns with some new friendsThe deft fingerpicking guitarist is about to release his second record in two years, “Doing Things Right,” which is credited to Jim Kweskin & The Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue....Arts & CultureApr 4, 2025Bermuda Search Party finds a new identity with 'Fools On Parade'The new album is a bittersweet turning point for the Boston band, which has been a go-to source for uplifting party pop for the last seven years, first under the...Arts & CultureApr 1, 2025New music by local artists to listen to this monthAs winter fades into spring, our critics share local music to transition us into this new season.Arts & CultureMar 31, 2025New plan for a resurrected Great Scott comes with housingThe proposed project offers a revival of "Rock City," bringing back the beloved music venue and 139 units of housing in Allston.Arts & CultureMar 28, 2025This Turkish musician channels Ottomans and rock gods on the electric oudDecades in the making, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol’s singular oud transforms centuries-old Turkish sounds and — when the urge strikes —allows him to unleash his inner rock star.ResumeArts & Culture04:50Mar 26, 2025AdvertisementAt 34, singer JoJo embraces youthful joyNew Englander Joanna “JoJo” Levesque released a memoir last year and a new EP in January. Ahead of her concert at Roadrunner, the singer reflects on her first single, her...Arts & CultureMar 26, 2025Rapper SeeFour reflects on representing Boston on a national stageThe Mattapan native competed on season two of Netflix's "Rhythm + Flow." He says the experience was a stepping stone to propel himself forward and a way to showcase the...Arts & CultureMar 24, 2025Boston musicians on performing at the Kennedy CenterThe upheaval at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., which has seen the organization’s president and members of its board of supervisors fired, has resulted in soul searching for the...Arts & CultureMar 14, 202514 albums by New England musicians to listen to this springFrom longtime rocker Adam Sherman finding his “Gratitude” to producer MO the Great inviting us for “Drinks of Hope” to Naomi Westwater's journey of "Cycle & Change," WBUR music writer...Arts & CultureMar 11, 2025A guide to Greater Boston's bounty of spring classical music eventsFrom the Borromeo String Quartet to the Boston Early Music Festival, WBUR arts critic Lloyd Schwartz compiles the irresistible performances of the season.Arts & CultureMar 10, 2025Boston Calling adds Berklee jazz musicians to play festivalSeven student jazz acts will perform in the festival’s indoor arena over Memorial Day weekend.Arts & CultureMar 6, 2025At the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, Joan Baez takes center stageThe legendary folk artist and activist is the subject of an exhibit that highlights many facets of her artistry, from her performance at the 1963 March on Washington to her...Arts & CultureMar 6, 2025Sir Babygirl loses her mind in new rock operaThe new show, “How To Stay Sane While Losing Your Mind,” shares its name and music with a yet to be released sophomore album by Sir Babygirl, the moniker of...ResumeArts & Culture04:00Mar 6, 2025Boston Bitdown fest celebrates music from vintage video gamesBoston Bitdown is a 3-day bash with visual artists and digital fusion musicians, including festival co-founder known as Astro.ResumeArts & Culture05:06Mar 5, 2025Proposed apartment tower puts Somerville’s Burren at riskThe proposal has thrown into conflict residents’ desire to preserve cultural space with the need to build more housing.ResumeArts & Culture04:41Feb 28, 2025New England's best new music this monthOur critics' local picks for the month of February. Crank up these tunes and forget your troubles for a while. Arts & CultureFeb 27, 2025At 85, conductor Benjamin Zander is in the prime of lifeThe founder of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra has conducted more than a thousand concerts over five decades. He has no plans to slow down or step away from the conductor’s...ResumeArts & Culture05:59Feb 12, 2025New England Conservatory's Stradivarius violin sells for $11.3 millionThe conservatory plans to establish the largest student scholarship fund in its history with the proceeds from the 311-year-old instrument. Master luthier Antonio Stradivari crafted the instrument in Cremona, Italy...Arts & CultureFeb 7, 2025A Boston guitarist's optimistic soundtrack for the internetCharacterized by soaring guitar tones and recursive riffs, Evan Lo's music has become the essential soundtrack for a corner of the internet dubbed “hopecore."Arts & CultureFeb 6, 2025Chronic illness derailed his career. Now Nikhil Dasgupta returns with a new song“Heaven Knows” is a yearning expression of unrequited love expressed in cataclysmic metaphors.Arts & CultureFeb 5, 2025Next Page
84-year-old musician Jim Kweskin returns with some new friendsThe deft fingerpicking guitarist is about to release his second record in two years, “Doing Things Right,” which is credited to Jim Kweskin & The Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue....Arts & CultureApr 4, 2025
Bermuda Search Party finds a new identity with 'Fools On Parade'The new album is a bittersweet turning point for the Boston band, which has been a go-to source for uplifting party pop for the last seven years, first under the...Arts & CultureApr 1, 2025
New music by local artists to listen to this monthAs winter fades into spring, our critics share local music to transition us into this new season.Arts & CultureMar 31, 2025
New plan for a resurrected Great Scott comes with housingThe proposed project offers a revival of "Rock City," bringing back the beloved music venue and 139 units of housing in Allston.Arts & CultureMar 28, 2025
This Turkish musician channels Ottomans and rock gods on the electric oudDecades in the making, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol’s singular oud transforms centuries-old Turkish sounds and — when the urge strikes —allows him to unleash his inner rock star.ResumeArts & Culture04:50Mar 26, 2025
At 34, singer JoJo embraces youthful joyNew Englander Joanna “JoJo” Levesque released a memoir last year and a new EP in January. Ahead of her concert at Roadrunner, the singer reflects on her first single, her...Arts & CultureMar 26, 2025
Rapper SeeFour reflects on representing Boston on a national stageThe Mattapan native competed on season two of Netflix's "Rhythm + Flow." He says the experience was a stepping stone to propel himself forward and a way to showcase the...Arts & CultureMar 24, 2025
Boston musicians on performing at the Kennedy CenterThe upheaval at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., which has seen the organization’s president and members of its board of supervisors fired, has resulted in soul searching for the...Arts & CultureMar 14, 2025
14 albums by New England musicians to listen to this springFrom longtime rocker Adam Sherman finding his “Gratitude” to producer MO the Great inviting us for “Drinks of Hope” to Naomi Westwater's journey of "Cycle & Change," WBUR music writer...Arts & CultureMar 11, 2025
A guide to Greater Boston's bounty of spring classical music eventsFrom the Borromeo String Quartet to the Boston Early Music Festival, WBUR arts critic Lloyd Schwartz compiles the irresistible performances of the season.Arts & CultureMar 10, 2025
Boston Calling adds Berklee jazz musicians to play festivalSeven student jazz acts will perform in the festival’s indoor arena over Memorial Day weekend.Arts & CultureMar 6, 2025
At the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, Joan Baez takes center stageThe legendary folk artist and activist is the subject of an exhibit that highlights many facets of her artistry, from her performance at the 1963 March on Washington to her...Arts & CultureMar 6, 2025
Sir Babygirl loses her mind in new rock operaThe new show, “How To Stay Sane While Losing Your Mind,” shares its name and music with a yet to be released sophomore album by Sir Babygirl, the moniker of...ResumeArts & Culture04:00Mar 6, 2025
Boston Bitdown fest celebrates music from vintage video gamesBoston Bitdown is a 3-day bash with visual artists and digital fusion musicians, including festival co-founder known as Astro.ResumeArts & Culture05:06Mar 5, 2025
Proposed apartment tower puts Somerville’s Burren at riskThe proposal has thrown into conflict residents’ desire to preserve cultural space with the need to build more housing.ResumeArts & Culture04:41Feb 28, 2025
New England's best new music this monthOur critics' local picks for the month of February. Crank up these tunes and forget your troubles for a while. Arts & CultureFeb 27, 2025
At 85, conductor Benjamin Zander is in the prime of lifeThe founder of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra has conducted more than a thousand concerts over five decades. He has no plans to slow down or step away from the conductor’s...ResumeArts & Culture05:59Feb 12, 2025
New England Conservatory's Stradivarius violin sells for $11.3 millionThe conservatory plans to establish the largest student scholarship fund in its history with the proceeds from the 311-year-old instrument. Master luthier Antonio Stradivari crafted the instrument in Cremona, Italy...Arts & CultureFeb 7, 2025
A Boston guitarist's optimistic soundtrack for the internetCharacterized by soaring guitar tones and recursive riffs, Evan Lo's music has become the essential soundtrack for a corner of the internet dubbed “hopecore."Arts & CultureFeb 6, 2025
Chronic illness derailed his career. Now Nikhil Dasgupta returns with a new song“Heaven Knows” is a yearning expression of unrequited love expressed in cataclysmic metaphors.Arts & CultureFeb 5, 2025
