Thursday, February 24, 2022
Despite its flaws, Dreaming Zenzile reflects, with power, on the difficult relationship between art and activism.
The post Theater Review: “Dreaming Zenzile” — The Miriam Makeba Story …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AMTuesday, August 20, 2019
Michael C. Smith's new Boston Carnival photo book proves that “Culture Lives Here.”
The post Music Interview: Michael C. Smith on the Boston Caribbean Carnival and How “Culture Lives …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:33PMWednesday, June 5, 2019
As a capella singers, they have taken their musical ministry -- and its repertoire of 500 songs -- to streets, subway stations, picnics, community clean-ups, and anywhere else they might fin…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AMTuesday, February 12, 2019
"You don’t really know how to perform bluegrass until you interact with others."
The post Music Interview: Michael Daves on How Anyone can be a Bluegrass Singer appeared first on The Arts…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AMMonday, December 17, 2018
Septuagenarian, Edwin Ayoung, better known as Crazy, easily carried the rest of the night with his exuberant performance.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AMThursday, November 8, 2018
The volume is devoted to print ads and event flyers for local eateries, concert venues, theaters, stores, and community events that were printed in the '60s, '70s and '80s.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:04PMWednesday, September 19, 2018
Disco is back in town! DJ Joey Carvello returns to Boston and the compilation Boston Goes Disco is released
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:18PMMonday, August 20, 2018
By Noah Schaffer Nearly 40 years ago Toots Hibbert, already a reggae veteran, recorded a song called “Never Get Weary” with his group the Maytals. The song was about resilience in the fa…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:12PMTuesday, July 24, 2018
Besides passing along the tradition of mariachi to their students, the members of Mariachi Mexico Antiguo perform as an ensemble at local events, including this weekend's Lowell Folk Festiva…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:36AMThursday, May 17, 2018
The mainstream country trappings of the Oak Ridge Boys have obscured their crowning achievement: they helped bring the white gospel quartet tradition to the pop charts.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:12AMTuesday, January 16, 2018
The Isleys remain bizarrely underrated by mainstream media outlets, but they’ve never been forgotten by music fans.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:31AMSunday, December 31, 2017
Here's a look at the good stuff among last year's live music events.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AMFriday, October 6, 2017
Instead of wallowing in pity, singer Evie Sands has had the last laugh by remaining active as a performer, songwriter, and guitarist of original material.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AMThursday, September 21, 2017
Dave Stuckey of the Lucky Stars and the Hukilau Hotshots comes to the New England Shakeup.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:42AMThursday, July 13, 2017
The free Outside the Box arts festival is taking the year off, but its head vows that it will return next year.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:04PMWednesday, July 12, 2017
What unites country and hip-hop? An outlaw narrative.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:33AMFriday, June 16, 2017
Boston will not have a large-scale free music and arts festival in 2017.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:18AMThursday, May 11, 2017
A celebration of a man who is one of the only remaining Boston R&B and soul artists who recorded in the 1960s.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:54PMThursday, April 27, 2017
Derek Frank's film tells the story of radio station owner Bob Bittner, whose one-man network has generated a cult following.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36AMMonday, April 10, 2017
Danilo Brito was a child prodigy who originally began playing both the mandolin and the four-stringed cavaquinho.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:31AMSunday, April 2, 2017
Peter Kuhn, a master jazz improviser, returns after decades away from the music.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:24PMSaturday, December 10, 2016
Surprise! The New England roots of reggae’s sibling act Morgan Heritage.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:06PMThursday, November 3, 2016
"Being an independent musician is kind of like having an organic farm."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:12AMMonday, October 10, 2016
Singer Bobby Rush is not just a world-class entertainer, but also one of the last masters of traditional blues.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:36AMMonday, August 22, 2016
The swamp pop revival is receiving a big assist from The Revelers, whose members helped found two of Cajun music’s most prominent combos.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:13AMWednesday, July 27, 2016
Most of the can't-miss acts on this year's Lowell Folk Fest roster are artists who make preserving musical traditions a family business.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:42PMSunday, July 10, 2016
"Every year is a new adventure, but the goal has always been to have this as an annual event."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:32AMThursday, June 2, 2016
Bishop Harold Branch’s decades of supporting the gospel scene have not been ignored..
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:18PMWednesday, May 4, 2016
While Freda Payne still sings “Band of Gold” on soul package revues, she has recently rekindled the jazz side of her career.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:29AMTuesday, April 12, 2016
The Outside the Box Festival going to need much more substance to justify its new 3-figure price tag.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:54PMThursday, April 7, 2016
"Nah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" lead singer Gary DeCarlo finally lands the spotlight.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:37AM 
