Interview: Joy Oladokun on Collaboration and Community
“After an amazing Saturday performance at Boston Calling, our Staff Writer, Emma Kunz had the opportunity to chat with singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun…”
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Live Music Week: Spring 2023 Lineup
We’re asking for your help in rebuilding Studio 889, and re-airing some legendary performances recorded over the last 25 years. Don’t miss these exclusive, stripped back sets!
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Playlist: New Discoveries 3/14
“Jump out of bed, slip on some tennis shoes, and brace the day by listening to Barrie’s song ‘Races.’ Barrie’s new music is like my morning cup of coffee, and ‘Races’ is a perfectly balanced brew…”
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Our Favorite Local Albums of 2022
Graphics by Monika Krueger In July, we covered Our Favorite Local albums of 2022 So Far and now, 5 months later, we’re continuing on the list with all of the amazing local releases that came…
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Show Review: Alvvays Embarks on a Whimsical Odyssey
“Swaying in the crowd, listening to Alvvays permeate Roadrunner’s stage with face-melting music, was a last minute decision that should’ve been on my radar ages ago…”
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Show Review: The Lone Bellow Deliver a Healing Set at the Paradise
“A crowd patiently cheers as they see Brian setting up his guitar onstage while the opening act, Bailen, clears the stage. Finally…”
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Playlist: New Discoveries 10/18
“Oliver Sim is coming to terms with the unknown in his new song “Run the Credits.” Sim touches on overcoming…”
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The Vault of Soul: Prince
“Prince – known as His Royal Badness, or, for a moment in time, ‘The Artist Formerly Known As Prince’ – was born Prince Rogers Nelson June 7th, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota…”
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Raffi and Lindsay Munroe On Spreading Kindness With Third Joint Album
Photo courtesy of Troubadour Music Two of The Playgrounds’ favorite children’s artists to feature, Raffi and local musician Lindsay Munroe, will release their third album together in three years on Friday, May 6th. The collaborative…
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Live Music Week: Ten Performances You Can’t Miss
Graphics by Kevin Shin This Live Music Week, we’re pulling from our archive and playing some great at home performances, some recorded *nearly live* this week, and some going back to 2008. Here’s a few…
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New Discoveries: Juliana Hatfield, Brandi Carlile, and More!
Graphics by Kevin Shin JULIANA HATFIELD – “MOUTHFUL OF BLOOD” After making 18 studio albums, Massachusetts-native Juliana Hatfield will return with another LP, entitled Blood, May 14th. Her latest slightly melancholic alt-pop tune, “Mouthful of…
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The Basements of Boston: “We’re the Working Class Artists”
Photo courtesy of Yaritza Bushell (left) and Sam Potrykus (right) By Christopher Wilson Christopher Stetson Wilson is a Cambridge-based writer, MFA fiction student, former comic artist, and former singer-songwriter. He also DJs as Minnow for…
