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Dressed in a monkey costume, viral YouTube star Tessa Violet performs at The Red Room at Cafe 939 on Oct. 19, 2016. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Where to get your live music fix in Boston

Molly Farrar June 12, 2020
Live music across the U.S. will be transformed following the COVID-19 pandemic, but despite recent setbacks, Boston’s many venues ensure the live music scene will stay strong.
Boston Calling Music Festival has been guaranteed to continue at City Hall Plaza through 2017. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Calling cements six upcoming dates at City Hall Plaza

Stephanie Pagones September 16, 2014

Concertgoers of Boston’s well-known Boston Calling Music Festival can look forward to several more shows, after the City of Boston announced its decision to continue to hold the festival at City Hall...

Steady growth: Boston Calling cofounder Brian Appel talks early beginnings and future ambitions

Alex Siber September 4, 2014

Boston has lived in the shadow of New York City’s music scene for years, but the work of one Empire State native is changing all that. Brian Appel, who co-founded the immensely popular Boston Calling...

Boston calls back for 3rd music festival in single year

Daily Free Press Admin April 3, 2014

When you enter the transformed City Hall Plaza during the one of the bi-yearly weekends of the Boston Calling Music Festival, it is hard to imagine that, just two short hours ago, the square functioned...

Boston Calling: Vampire Weekend dominates Blue Stage lineup

Daily Free Press Admin September 9, 2013

Accompanied by local concessions and sponsor vendors along the perimeter of Boston’s City Hall, the first day of Boston Calling offered promise that this biannual event could one day reach the prominence...

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