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Campaign aims to resurrect Great Scott under new ownership

The club's longtime booker is hoping to raise $150,000 from investors to assume ownership of the shuttered rock club and sign a lease.

Gramophone not required: Boston Public Library’s vast archive of digitally preserved 78s is just a click away

From Caruso to "cowboy" songs, any music lover can happily explore a collection of 50,000 tracks dating back more than a century.

Alone in his apartment, a YouTube powerhouse cranks out more video game covers

Carlos Eiene independently arranges, records, and produces it all in a small apartment near Kenmore Square.

8 ways to celebrate Bob Dylan’s birthday

The big day calls for songs, movies, and a bottle of whiskey.

MUSIC
For music fans, all the world’s a screen
Live streams of classical performances have never been more plentiful, or more necessary.

With virtual choirs and celebrity guests, Boston Children’s Chorus keeps young singers connected
A socially distanced performance of Keb’ Mo’s “Let Your Light Shine” features the blues rocker himself.

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COMFORT ZONE

These masked singers are way ahead of the (flattened) curve

For some, it’s shtick, for others a disguise. Either way, some artists will have an advantage when it’s safe to enjoy live music again.

COMFORT ZONE

From the Alan Lomax Archive, hope amid ‘Hard Times’

The songs in the collection aren’t just about adversity, but about overcoming it.

Dropkick Murphys to stage a concert for charity in an empty Fenway Park

The band's May 29 concert will include a remote guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen.

BSO cancels Tanglewood for the first time in 75 years

Many scheduled artists will appear in an online version of the festival.

Housebound with my records, my preschooler, and a resolve to fill the silence

Picking music to quarantine to hasn't been a retreat to the comfortable and familiar. Instead, it's been a playlist of Bobbie Gentry, early Bruce, and Josie and the Pussycats.

In recording his late father’s songs, Ry Cavanaugh makes peace with his memory

The Boston singer decided he had to complete the songs for "Time For This" when he turned 48, the same age his dad was when he died.

ARTS

For musicians, unemployment coverage is out of step

The system wasn't built for their patchwork of income sources.

Jordan Hall will remain off-limits for concert rentals until June 2021

The announcement affects programs including the Celebrity Series and Boston Baroque.