The Music Museum of New England

As one can deduce from their nearly identical names, Lowell Memorial Auditorium and Worcester Memorial Auditorium are alike in many ways. For example, both are in Massachusetts cities that helped the United States become a global economic powerhouse ...

Classic Ruins is the rock ‘n’ roll rumination of guitarist-singer-songwriter Frank Rowe, who can absolutely claim that he stood at the forefront of the Boston punk scene in and around 1975, gigging his way through every basement, loft or hall until well past the halcyon days of New England’s grimy rock ‘n’ roll salient. The music never made him rich or famous, just a trustwor...

Between the late ’60s and mid-‘70s, you could see concerts on the green lawns of Cambridge Common, where dozens of popular solo acts and bands appeared on the concrete apron surrounding the Civil War monument. A bronze Abraham Lincoln gazed down on the c...

Despite its tiny population of some 25,000, Newport, Rhode Island has a very long history of hosting very big events. In 1881, the first US National Championship was held on the grass tennis courts at the Newport Casino; in 1895, the debut US Open and Amateur Championship took place at the Newport Golf Club; and from 1930 to 1983, Newport was the site of the America’s Cup.

Which New Hampshire venue has hosted David Bowie, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan,