‘Love Be the Way’ is an anthem for activism birthed by Oompa and Walter Alice Sickert
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.
‘Love Be the Way’ is an anthem for activism birthed by Oompa and Walter Alice Sickert
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.
Q&A: Club Passim’s Abby Altman on ecosystem of musical streams, fed by donations and grants
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.
Boston Local Music Festival is this weekend, streaming from Somerville venue and beyond
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.
Band launches a Backyard Music Salon Series, conversation included, for audience up to 10
A veteran of PorchFest is moving location for a Music Salon Series because of the coronavirus: to the backyard.
If the year 2020 makes you feel like screaming, ‘Searching’ by Ryan Bale is way ahead of you
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.
Vinyl shops explain: You are never ever finding signed Taylor Swift CDs here (until she’s vintage)
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.
Chicken Slacks, literally the soul of the Cantab, forced to play final notes on its Thursday reign
Thursday nights at Cambridge’s Cantab Lounge have been the stuff of legend for more than 40 years – for the past 15 years, due to the residency of classic soul/funk band The Chicken Slacks. That run has come to an end.
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.
