Talking with musician Jim Kweskin is a bit like getting a history lesson in Americana music. Kweskin founded the 1960s Jim Kweskin Jug Band with Fritz Richmond, Geoff Muldaur, Maria Muldaur, Mel Lyman, and Bruno Wolfe, and he’s a sort of connoisseur when it comes to the jug band genre. “I was a big fan […]
Along with the major acts coming to play at Beach Road Weekend, there are other national touring acts that will hit Island stages this summer especially at the Loft. Owned by Island restaurateur JB Blau, the Loft can hold approximately 400 people, as opposed to the usual 100 or so other Island venues can […]
Happy School Vacation Week everyone! I hope you all started it with a good Passover, Easter, or Ramadan celebration. I know the Community Baptist Church held an early morning Easter service (6:30 am is a little too early for me on a Sunday, but I heard it was good). There was also a kite festival […]
The PathwaysARTS season will come to a close this coming weekend on a high note. Back-to-back nights of music will cap off the winter/spring schedule of literary, dance, video, theater, and visual art events presented at the Chilmark Tavern and points around the Island. On Friday, April 22, a collaborative music experience will entertain the […]