Dispatch â Born On Earth
May 18, 2021
Chadwick Stokes, frontman for the Boston-based Dispatch, performs the song Born on Earth live at Mass Audubon s Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, MA, for a Front Row Boston socially-distant session. Stokes is an artist that s committed to using music as a vehicle for social and political change. From Dispatch and State Radio to his solo work as Chadwick Stokes and the Pintos, his projects weave together a passion for music, art, history, and activism. In the session, Stokes plays new songs from the forthcoming Dispatch album
Break Our Fall, due out on May 28.
This performance was recorded on 3/22/21.
Kaiti Jones â Weak Days
March 16, 2021
Kaiti Jones performs Weak Days live at the Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough, MA, for a Front Row Boston socially-distant session. Jones is a natural songwriter and storyteller; her lyrics rooted in existential angst or failed romances that grow into retrospective anecdotes. I often write or finish songs years later, when I m able to look back with a new perspective and less pain, she explains. Jones s sophomore album Tossed furthered this practice and allowed her to confront daunting questions. It was produced by Daniel Radin (Lake Saint Daniel, Future Teens), who joins her on guitar during the session.
What Will Live Music Look Like When It Returns? (Virtual) Thursday March 11, 2021
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It s been a year since the pandemic shuttered live music. Now, with the coronavirus vaccination rollout underway, many are beginning to dig out and are wondering how different things will be.
With venues worldwide shattered by the outbreak not to mention artists, many of whom make their money through live shows and have been forced to rehearse, perform, record, and release their music remotely the entire industry has shifted in sudden and seismic ways. Even as people consider a return to some sense of live show normalcy, there are new aspects to consider including the greater economic significance of a live performance, vaccine hesitation, and, undoubtedly, a lingering avoidance of crowds and public spaces.
Mass Mix: Niu Raza, Rico Alice And Other Artists Boston Has On Heavy Rotation
March 2, 2021
For this month s Mass Mix, we asked our contributors to share new local music they are playing on repeat, as we reflect on a time of year filled with uncertainty and a little bit of hope. Here s what they said.
Niu Raza, “Madagascar” Madagascar is the closest we ll get to island life right now: The opening plucks of the valiha harp places an iced tropical drink into your hand, and the layered vocal harmonies warm you like the rays of the midday sun. For four years, Niu Raza was the
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