Music: Shemekia Copeland sings about social justice on 'America's Child'
Shemekia Copeland was one of those people who said she never felt becoming a parent would change their life much. No surprise, she turned out to be wrong, but Copeland's new perspective led to the most...
View ArticleMusic: Country legend Hal Ketchum is still going strong
Hal Ketchum is happily semi-retired in the Austin, Texas, area, so his swing through New England this weekend is a rare treat for fans of his genre-crossing music. As his heyday atop the country charts...
View ArticleBoston concert: Jeffrey Foucault at City Winery Oct. 5
Depending on which part of a live show by Jeffrey Foucault or which track on one of his albums you’re listening to, you could get a quiet, heartfelt ballad or a flat-out rocker. There’s some of both on...
View ArticleConcert preview: October promises big names and a few dummies
The Mouse That RoaredModest Mouse, Oct. 5, Worcester Palladium, Worcester; and Oct. 6, The Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Conn.Here’s some good news for people who like “Good News for People...
View ArticleMusic: Expect a mix of musical styles from White Denim
The Austin, Texas, rock band White Denim flavors its basic rock 'n' roll with a potpourri of other styles, but that's kind of logical, since their origins came out of a virtual collision of bands....
View ArticleSideman Zachariah Hickman takes center stage at Passim
Ask Zachariah Hickman a straightforward question, and you get an honest answer. The host of, performer in, and creator of the upcoming “Songs and Strings” shows at Club Passim on Oct. 9 and 10, is best...
View ArticleMusic: Lucero bringing Memphis rock to Boston
“In the beginning we didn’t expect to be here 20 years later, or, we expected to be rich and ruling the world,” said Ben Nichols, singer and guitarist for Lucero. “We’re somewhere in between – there’s...
View ArticleWhite Denim rocks Boston
White Denim bassist Steve Terebecki told us last week that their live shows tend to favor more of their harder rocking, most energetic songs, and he certainly didn't lie, based on Tuesday night's...
View ArticleThe Band That Time Forgot opens the music vault at the Burren
There was a time when Tim Jackson was playing in seven bands at once. In Boston. A drummer since his middle school days in Westport, Connecticut – when his dad bought him a gold sparkle snare drum ......
View ArticleMusic: Austin's Black Joe Lewis and Honeybears bring punked-up blues to Boston
Black Joe Lewis brings a primal power to his rock and blues that is exceedingly rare these days. While he's cited Howlin' Wolf and James Brown as two major influences, and they certainly are, we'd add...
View ArticleMusic: Lovelytheband gives Boston crowd much to 'Smile' about
"I wrote this song at my lowest point..and I've had mental health issues throughout my life," said singer Mitchy Collins of Lovelytheband, in surely one of the most unforgettable song introductions,...
View ArticleThe multifaceted Christine Lavin returns to Amazing Things in Framingham
Good-humored singer-songwriter-raconteur Christine Lavin had an inauspicious start in the world of music. As a 6-year-old, she was taking piano lessons from a teacher whose preferred method of dealing...
View ArticleMusic: Taunton native Kerri Powers mixes styles
Some songs, with incredible finger-picked and slide guitar work, suggest a player steeped in the blues of the Mississippi Delta. Others evoke the country-rock of an Emmylou Harris, the gritty honky...
View ArticleLeonard Bernstein at 100: Celebrating the Maestro's Music
Leonard Bernstein won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and 16 Grammy Awards, and his achievements are celebrated in an exhibit curated by the Grammy Museum.Through videos of Bernstein’s performances...
View ArticleSinger Didi Stewart takes another musical turn at the Lilypad
It’s difficult to keep track of the kinds of music Didi Stewart has been singing throughout different phases of her career. When the New Jersey native first arrived in Boston – after convincing her...
View ArticleMusician Ezra Furman talks about his faith and the fight against homophobia
At first glance, the song title “Maraschino-Red Dress $8.99 At Goodwill,” might read like an ode to the bargain glamor of thrift store browsing, but according to rocker Ezra Furman, the track is among...
View ArticleMusic: Marshfield's Anthony Geraci is happy to sing the blues
Marshfield resident Anthony Geraci has recorded enough albums to know what makes for a good session; like-minded musicians who also get along. Luckily for music fans, Geraci has a boundless list of...
View ArticleWavves, Beach Fossils light up Boston club
One fine way to brighten up the weekend after Saturday's all-day wet and nasty Nor'easter was to catch the tour combining surf-punks Wavves and jangly pop rockers Beach Fossils at the Paradise Rock...
View ArticleMusic: Lucinda Williams sill cruising 20 years after 'Car Wheels'
It's impossible to overstate the impact of Lucinda Williams' 1998 album "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road." That's the record that finally allowed her to break through to a wider audience, and it is often...
View ArticleThe Rockin’ Chairs keep the old tunes rockin’ in Newton
A typical set of music at a show by The Rockin’ Chairs begins with “Stuck on You,” a song Elvis Presley recorded in 1960, and ends with the Everly Brothers’ first hit “Bye Bye Love,” from 1957.As those...
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