Noah Schaffer

Music Commentary: Free-For-Alls Bode Well for Jazz’s Future

September 17, 2013
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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?

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Roots and World Music Preview: Late summer/early fall festivals and concerts

August 21, 2013
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The last of the summer festivals are finalizing their lineups just as many of the fall indoor festivals have announced theirs.

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World Music Interview: Kobo Town — Playing the Calypso News

July 13, 2013
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NOTE: KOBO TOWN’S PERFORMANCE AT JOHNNY D’S HAS BEEN CANCELLED

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Fuse News: Puerto Rican Day Parade Moved to Downtown Boston

July 9, 2013
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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.

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Music News: Krauss, Blind Boys added to Boston Free Fests

June 6, 2013
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Boston’s free festival season is beginning to seem like a musical arms race.

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Fuse Music News: The Tepid Lineup for Boston’s “Outside the Box” Festival

May 24, 2013
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Boston’s Outside the Box festival falls far short of its stated mission to be “revolutionary” or “world class.”

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Coming Attractions in Roots and World Music: May 2013

May 7, 2013
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May is inevitably one of the busiest times of year on the Latin, gospel, and R&B concert calendars as promoters hold Mother’s Day’s events and try to lure audiences indoors one last time before the start of summer.

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Coming Attractions in Roots and World Music: April 2013

March 30, 2013
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The Slide Brothers fuse steel with gospel, Etana brings the roots back to reggae, Duke Levine steps out on his own, and much, much more this month.

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