Noah Schaffer

Music Interview: The Oak Ridge Boys Get Hip With Gospel

May 17, 2018
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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.

Music Interview: Ernie Isley Keeps R&B Guitar Alive

January 16, 2018
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The Isleys remain bizarrely underrated by mainstream media outlets, but they’ve never been forgotten by music fans.

Feature: Roots & World Music Live Highlights of 2017

December 31, 2017
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Here’s a look at the good stuff among last year’s live music events.

Music Interview: Evie Sands Won’t Quit Making Pop

October 6, 2017
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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.

Music Interview: Dave Stuckey — Rockabilly Hero

September 20, 2017
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Dave Stuckey of the Lucky Stars and the Hukilau Hotshots comes to the New England Shakeup.

Outside the Box: No Endowment — But the Festival will return in 2018

July 13, 2017
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The free Outside the Box arts festival is taking the year off, but its head vows that it will return next year.

Music Interview: Rench Explains the Shuffle and Flow of Gangstagrass

July 12, 2017
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What unites country and hip-hop? An outlaw narrative.

No Outside the Box Festival in 2017

June 16, 2017
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Boston will not have a large-scale free music and arts festival in 2017.

Music Feature: Shor’ty Billups — The Last Boston Soul Man

May 11, 2017
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A celebration of a man who is one of the only remaining Boston R&B and soul artists who recorded in the 1960s.

Film Interview: WJIB Owner Featured in IFFBoston Documentary Short

April 27, 2017
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Derek Frank’s film tells the story of radio station owner Bob Bittner, whose one-man network has generated a cult following.

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