Noah Schaffer
Fuse Music Critic Noah Schaffer’s favorite live music moments from the past year.
[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.
Tomorrow 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.
The 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?
The last of the summer festivals are finalizing their lineups just as many of the fall indoor festivals have announced theirs.
NOTE: KOBO TOWN’S PERFORMANCE AT JOHNNY D’S HAS BEEN CANCELLED
After 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.
Boston’s free festival season is beginning to seem like a musical arms race.
Boston’s Outside the Box festival falls far short of its stated mission to be “revolutionary” or “world class.”
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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