Tagged Boston Calling

This year's Boston Calling will welcome returning acts like Run The Jewels, The 1975, Jason Isbell, PUP, Sharon Van Etten, and Brittany Howard (who performed with her band Alabama Shakes a few years back), one...

Local music takes a stand at Boston Answering, a one-night hip hop-centric artist showcase for Boston residents and a shot across the bow at Boston Calling. 5/25/19 - The Strand Theatre When you walk into...

A thick, unforgiving heat wave rolled through Boston Calling on Sunday, but that didn't stop festival goers as they packed in close to hear the sets of indie rockers like Snail Mail and Rolling Blackouts...

Saturday brought warmer weather and sets from the indie veterans of Big Red Machine, burgeoning local act Clairo, and Dr. Dre protege, Anderson .Paak. Tame Impala and Hozier concluded the festival's second day...

As ever, controversy swirled around the release of Boston Calling's 2019 lineup, questioning the local bonafides of the festival and prompting the launch of Boston Answering. Friday's lineup, while devoid of...

It's festival time! Boston Calling begins Friday, May 24 and continues until Sunday. Headliners include Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala, and Travis Scott—each day punctuated by cannot-miss artists, some of...

New year, new Boston Calling lineup. This year, the festival will see many returns—including Brandi Carlile, Hozier, Janelle Monae, Twenty One Pilots, Christine and the Queens, Tame Impala and more. Aaron...

For the past few years, Boston Calling has always had the bad luck of falling on a weekend with at least some rain, and while festival-goers were blessed with Coachella-like weather on Friday and Saturday,...

With temperatures that cracked 90 at one point, Saturday felt like the official start of summer in Boston. The many food and brand booths that lined the main entrance were kept very busy as hydration, energy...

Friday was over in the blink of an eye. (It didn't help that I was off to a late start because of work and had to miss Charly Bliss’ much-buzzed about set and Perfume Genius’ sashays.) The festival kicked...