Mahler to be heard Friday at Symphony Hall: Conducted by Zander, aided by St. Paul’s Choir
The Boston Philharmonic closes out its 43rd season Friday, performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 at Boston’s Symphony Hall with some strong contributions from Harvard Square.
Once, the rock venue, hopes to lease Oberon, filling it with diverse shows and all-day use
Somerville’s famed music club, Once Lounge and Ballroom, is in the running to rent the space occupied by American Repertory Theater’s Oberon until a permanent closing at the end of 2021. Harvard is trying to fill the Harvard Square site by April.
Confusion at the Cantab as relationships shatter, including a music partnership that began in ’78
The downstairs performance space at the Cantab Lounge, known for 17 years as Club Bohemia, is now the Cantab Underground. The confusion and battle behind it represent another bump in the rough ride the bar has had returning to life in Central Square, during a pandemic – a time bar business has been, by all accounts, brutal.
It’s another year of livestreamed performances for Club Passim’s Boston Celtic Music Festival
For the second year in a row, Club Passim will take its beloved BCMFest online amid a meteoric rise in reported Covid cases.
Club Passim’s Iguana Fund grants $40,000 to New England musicians
Club Passim and its yearly Iguana Music Fund have awarded $40,000 to 23 musicians with strong ties to New England, ranging in size from $500 to $2,000.
Cantab welcomes back Chicken Slacks, public, then pauses until Dec. 30 under Covid policy
A Covid-19 exposure has closed The Cantab Lounge until 5 p.m. Dec. 30, but its reopening last week over three nights included what felt like the true arrival of the rejuvenated bar, drawing in thirsty passersby with a rip-roaring performance from Chicken Slacks for the first time since early 2020.
Central Square getting not-quite-a-dance–club where Subcentral’s DJ students can perfect skills
Subcentral didn’t get permission to keep its music going until 5 a.m. on the weekends – but the school for DJs, producers and electronic music artists will be able to keep its member events open until 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturdays in Central Square.
Free Saturday concert marks Folk Music Month; Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Ira Klein to perform
A free outdoor concert is offered Saturday in Harvard Square by Club Passim with Boston-based, Indiana-raised (and Longy School of Music grad) Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Cambridge guitarist, banjoist and composer Ira Klein.
The Cantab nears a reopening with band slate that brings Chicken Slacks back to Thursdays
The Cantab Lounge will reopen either the week before or after Thanksgiving, returning the Central Square mainstay to public life after being closed some 20 months. When the Cantab reopens, it will pick up where it left off – with The Chicken Slacks performing every Thursday.
Campfire music festival is back for Labor Day, with streaming and live options for 50 artists
Club Passim’s twice-yearly music festival returns Friday through Monday for the Labor Day Weekend, with more than 50 artists performing live and remotely.
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