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Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/21/17

Caitlin Pohl
Welcome back to the Weekly Wrap-Up, where we deliver you the tastiest bits of each week’s Boston music news like a well-wrapped Chipotle burrito (minus the aluminum foil)! Here Comes the Sun Celebrate the late George Harrison’s birthday and wallow...
The Sinclair, photo by Jon Simmons

Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/13/17

Amie O'Hearn
ast week just seemed to drag on, didn’t it? It feels like eons ago that the Pats came home from their unprecedented fifth Super Bowl Win. Tired of watching replays of the game or shoveling snow? Fear not. The Boston...

Zumix: The Intersection of Youth Development and Music

Tom Dillon
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s Boston suffered a spike in youth violence. In the summer of 1990, that violence hit its apex. The community sought various ways to curb the problem and one solution was Zumix. Zumix began as...

Damn, It’s Lit: Saba

Jon Simmons
If you know Saba, you probably know him because of ties to Chance the Rapper. Saba, a 22-year-old rapper from the west side of Chicago, grew up trading bars with Chance at open mics in the city and is most...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 10/30/16

Araz Havan
Goodbye Spooktober, hello…November. Local Artists Play Live Sessions in ’85 Chevy  Overdue Films released their “Live from the Caprice” project, which features musicians performing in the rear seats of a 1985 Chevy Caprice. The series of mini-concerts in the large car, which seats...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 10/17/16

Araz Havan
October is in full swing, which means peak foliage season is here, Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s truly, officially sweater weather. Grab your favorite chunky knit sweaters and a mug of tea and join us for the fall music scene....

Weekly Wrap-Up: 9/18/16

Araz Havan
Festivals, rebranding, and a pop-up market; September has had a lot going on. As the fog of humidity slowly lifts and fall starts to set in, we’ll be keeping you updated on that latest Boston music news. Solei Featured in Topia It’s great...
Kyle Thornton & The Company (Scotland Huber)

Weekly Wrap-Up: 8/29/16

Will Sullivan
As summer comes to a close, college students start trickling back into town. If you’re one of these students, you probably spent the summer staring into a microscope’s lens, delivering pizzas, or traveling the world, and currently have no idea...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 8/21/16

Araz Havan
Summer may be approaching its end, but that doesn’t mean music festival is over–yet. As we round up the latest local music news take a moment to peep the lineup of the sixth annual Jamaican Plain Music Festival, and keep...