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Nightstage

On Saturday, September 28, 1985, the day after Hurricane Gloria devastated much of the coast from North Carolina to Connecticut but spared the Boston area, Nightstage opened at 823 Main Street in Cambridge, quickly becoming one of the hottest, hippest small venues around, particularly among the era’s burgeoning yuppie crowd. Boston magazine named it Best Club in ‘86,...


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Born and raised in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood, Charles R. “Charlie” McKenzie loved music. A natural entrepreneur, he was booking local bands for CYO dances while still attending Catholic Memorial High School, so he was able to make a little pocket money and be involved with the music he adored. Though not a musician himself, he had an amazing ear for talent and potent...


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Don White

A number of acclaimed New England-based singer-songwriters are known for incorporating comedic wit into their songs and live shows, notably Tom Rush, Cheryl Wheeler


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Soul screamer and R&B tour de force Barrence Whitfield was born Barry White on June 13, 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida and his family moved to East Orange, New Jersey when he was a child. He sang in his church’s choir, vocalized and played drums in rock and funk bands in high school and began his freshman year at Boston University in 1977, majoring in journalism.

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You could say, if not The E Street Band of Boston, Hallelujah The Hills is possibly The Center Street Band since it’s so central to the city. With nine albums, three EPs and an early revolving door of musicians (now consolidated), they have, seemingly from the get-go, put down a foothold on the local scene by being as indie as Boston gets. Their love and respect for the lesse...


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