Listen to ‘Kung Fu Steve,’ your song of summer, off Jeb Bush Orchestra’s new ‘Greatest Hits’ LP
Is it too late to nominate a summer jam? Jeb Bush Orchestra released its second full-length album July 24, called “Greatest Hits Vol. II,” and it includes a hot-weather winner in the track “Kung Fu Steve.”
Forget the clubs, for now, and get free jazz Friday on Assembly Square grass by river
With nightclubs closed, some atypical live music is making its way outdoors. Alex Lemski, who programmed improv and postmodern jazz at Inman Square’s Lilypad through his Creative Music Series, is instead promoting a free “happy hour” jazz concert Friday in Assembly Square.
Song doctor Freebo takes Passim appointments June 13 to cure whatever ails your limping tune
Stuck on a song that just won’t come together? Next week, Club Passim’s digital school of music offers a solution: a session with Freebo, the song doctor.
Club Bohemia eager to rock again below Cantab, but relief from governor looks further delayed
Club Bohemia, the rock club downstairs at the Cantab Lounge in Central Square, will reopen immediately whenever the state government lifts restrictions resulting from a coronavirus outbreak, management said – a day before the governor said an extended shutdown was likely.
Passim kicks off Keep Your Distance Festival, raising funds for performers kept off the stage
To help performers through an unprecedented time of virus-inspired social distancing, Club Passim has launched the Keep Your Distance Festival – in which musicians share one song about hope, perseverance and coping on a YouTube playlist. It raised $15,000 for performers in just a day.
As venues close and cost of living rises, musicians meet to share tips on survival (corrected)
More than 30 people from the Cambridge, Somerville and Boston music scene came together this week for a meetup focused on how creative artists could share experiences and ideas on making their work into a sustainable career.
That ‘Rollercoaster’ sound? It’s Lindsay Foote, traveling through her 20s on Friday at Passim
Lindsay Foote knows life can be a turbulent ride, and the singer-songwriter explores that in her latest EP, “Rollercoaster,” which she celebrates with her first headline show at Club Passim on Friday.
The Beatles as feminists? Yeah, yeah, yeah, argues expert Thursday at Kennedy School
Beatles expert Kenneth Womack visits Harvard’s Kennedy School on Thursday with a talk titled “She Loves You: The Beatles as Rock ’n’ Roll Proto-Feminists.”
Club Passim celebrates its 60th anniversary with music stars who are, after all, just folks
Club Passim had a stage filled with some of the biggest stars in music Thursday to celebrate its 60th anniversary before a full house at the Shubert Theatre in Boston.
Ritter, Baez among star Club Passim alums gathering for Thursday anniversary concert
Club Passim, a home for folk and acoustic music for 60 year, celebrates its anniversary with a special concert Thursday with a lineup including Joan Baez, Patty Griffin, Josh Ritter, Dar Williams and Peter Wolf – all of whom started their careers at Passim.
