Noah Schaffer
Music Interview: Mavis’ Man — Guitarist Rick Holmstrom on Backing Mavis Staples With Taste and Space
“Yeah, Mavis Staples is everything you see onstage and more. She gives and gives and gives.”
Read MoreFuse Music Critic Noah Schaffer’s favorite live music moments from the past year.
Read More[UPDATE] Dudley Square’s Hibernian Hall has canceled a concert slated for Friday night by a reggae star with a past history of virulently anti-gay lyrics.
Read MoreTomorrow night Deacon Leslie Pittman, an emerging star on the gospel quartet circuit at the age of 81, comes into town with Philadelphia’s Just Us Singers.
Read MoreThe obvious question is how can such a sprawling free festival – and the nightly fireworks shop that capped two of the nights – happen in such a cash-strapped city?
Read MoreThe last of the summer festivals are finalizing their lineups just as many of the fall indoor festivals have announced theirs.
Read MoreNOTE: KOBO TOWN’S PERFORMANCE AT JOHNNY D’S HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Read MoreAfter decades in Franklin Park, Boston’s annual Puerto Rican Day Parade will now go through downtown Boston, where it will culminate in a festival at City Hall Plaza.
Read MoreBoston’s free festival season is beginning to seem like a musical arms race.
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Music Commentary: Capleton’s Redemption Song?
Capleton’s cancellation at Boston’s Hibernian Hall shows that reggae stars can’t easily escape their anti-gay discographies.
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