I’ve listened to my review copy of Linaire nearly 50 times in six weeks, and it’s brought me to the verge of tears virtually every time.

Harvard Square’s Democracy Center is bright spot in the Cambridge music scene as well as a refuge for artists, families, students and organizers. But as other venues rushed to live stream shows during the coronavirus lockdown, the center has gone another direction.

Harvard Square’s Democracy Center is bright spot in the Cambridge music scene as well as a refuge for artists, families, students and organizers. But as other venues rushed to live stream shows during the coronavirus lockdown, the center has gone another direction.

Oompa and Walter Alice Sickert, of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, have penned a full-fledged battle cry in “Love Be the Way,” part of a compilation of tracks inspired by “And She Could be Next,” a PBS documentary on rising women of color in politics.

Oompa and Walter Alice Sickert, of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, have penned a full-fledged battle cry in “Love Be the Way,” part of a compilation of tracks inspired by “And She Could be Next,” a PBS documentary on rising women of color in politics.

Club Passim, a nonprofit organization and venue in Harvard Square, has been leading the charge on supporting musicians in the time of coronavirus. Beyond quickly launching virtual, livestream shows, it’s committed to helping with funding and donation opportunities.

Live music fans aching for some semblance of pre-Covid normalcy, look no further. The Boston Local Music Festival, which is in its second year, will stream this weekend in a virtual format.

A veteran of PorchFest is moving location for a Music Salon Series because of the coronavirus: to the backyard.

Talk about a song that speaks to the moment – Ryan Bale’s “Searching” is a cathartically screamed (but addictively catchy) warning in a year spent waiting for something to happen, and for which the stakes keep rising almost unbearably the more you pay attention.

The quest for an autographed copy of Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” took some local tweens into strange territory Thursday: cold-calling Cambridge stores specializing in used and vintage vinyl.