Music

Endless Thread Presents: Anything for Selena

In "Anything For Selena," Host Maria Garcia takes listeners on a deeply personal journey into the life and legacy of the Mexican-American popstar Selena Quintanilla. She shares how Selena's music...

Dear Sugars Presents: Anything For Selena

In "Anything For Selena," Host Maria Garcia takes listeners on a deeply personal journey into the life and legacy of the Mexican-American popstar Selena Quintanilla. She shares how Selena's music...

Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Sea Shanties? A Gloucester Shanty Singer Explains

A sea shanty went viral on TikTok, briefly fulfilling our need for community in pandemic times.

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.

5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. And A Virtual Circus Experience

Plus a film screening and a virtual music performance.

Anything for Selena | Episodio 2: Selena y Abraham (Español)

Episodio 2. María sabe que para entender verdaderamente a Selena no solo como un ícono, sino también como persona, necesita ir a Corpus Christi. Su búsqueda la lleva hasta Abraham...

Anything for Selena | Episode 2: Selena and Abraham

Episode 2. Maria knows that to truly understand Selena as a person and not just an icon, she needs to go to Corpus Christi. Maria’s quest takes her to Abraham...

Anything for Selena | Episodio 1: Selena y yo (Español)

Episodio 1. Durante su niñez, mientras crecía en una ciudad en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, María García se sintió dividida entre dos identidades: la mexicana y la...

Anything for Selena | Episode 1: Selena and Me

Episode 1. Growing up along the US-Mexico border, Maria Garcia felt torn between her two identities as Mexican and American. But then, something changed her life. She discovered Selena Quintanilla—...

Anything For Selena

29:58Jan 13, 2021

Bent Knee singer Courtney Swain recording some vocals at The Record Co. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

In A Cultural Landscape Beset With Loss, This Community Music Studio Is Expanding

The 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 ARTery

Jan 13, 2021

Hyde Square Task Force youth perform an Afro Cuban dance piece during an open mic night in Jamaica Plain in 2019. (Courtesy Mark Saperstein)

Hyde Square Task Force Wins $500,000 Prize For Blending Music Education And Civic Engagement

The Jamaica Plain nonprofit organization has been awarded the Lewis Prize Accelerator Award.

The ARTery

Jan 12, 2021

A performance during the 2020 Boston Celtic Music Fest. (Courtesy Passim)

Passim's 18th Boston Celtic Music Fest Goes Virtual

Over the course of five days, from Jan.14-18, the fest showcases some 50 Celtic musicians from New England and abroad.

The ARTery

Jan 11, 2021

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures)

5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including A Virtual Dance Party And A Drive-In Movie

Plus the annual “Moby-Dick” readathon and a scavenger hunt.

The ARTery

Jan 7, 2021

The ONCE Lounge and Ballroom on Highland Avenue in Somerville. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Somerville's ONCE Lounge And Ballroom Receives Funding

The 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 ARTery

Jan 6, 2021

How Lenny Kravitz Found His Sound

In his memoir "Let Love Rule," the Grammy-winning musician writes about his early years.

Here & Now

11:08Jan 1, 2021

Fledgling Musicians Union Targets Spotify

Many musicians say it's virtually impossible to earn any meaningful income through Spotify streams.

Here & Now

05:31Dec 29, 2020

Boston Arts Venues Cheer Stimulus Bill, But It's Too Late For Some

The Save Our Stages act provides $15 billion in relief to live music venues, independent movie theaters and other cultural organizations that have been forced to close in the pandemic....

The ARTery

Dec 28, 2020

Fisk band director Thomas Spann, Jr., left, and Fisk assistant band director MarVelous Brown, right, have been at the forefront of reviving the Fisk University Marching Bulldogs. (Damon Mitchell/WPLN)

Fisk University Strikes Up Its Marching Band

This year, in the middle of the pandemic, Fisk University revived their March Bulldog Band.

Here & Now

04:45Dec 25, 2020

Ron Cohen, Robin Young’s former choirmaster, at the WBUR studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Our Christmas Elf Has Songs To Light The Darkness

Host Robin Young's yearly visit with her former choir director, Ron Cohen, focuses on songs of light and hope for this pandemic Christmas.

Here & Now

11:07Dec 25, 2020

The Year In Massachusetts Music

WBUR music critic Amelia Mason joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to talk about some of the Massachusetts music that stood out in 2020.

The ARTery

08:26Dec 25, 2020