A calendar of Boston events for July 12 to 18, from the annual Dragon Boat festival on the Charles River, to demonstrations of Boston's thriving tech industry.
Consisting of a series of albums, a foundation and a band, PFC has been able to reach millions of people across the planet. The Playing for Change Band, an assembly of ten musicians from eight different countries, breaks the convention of what it means to be a band.
For my entire life up until this point, summer break was it. It was the motivation for finishing school and working hard and pushing through exams. Three more weeks, one more week, two days, and finally, summer break. Three months that included trips to the beach, the lake and the river, new friends, summer loves and most importantly: freedom.
As Government Center closed for renovations, nearby City Hall Plaza underwent a transformation of its own as it was converted into the spring Boston Calling Music Festival May 23-25. There was free food, cold beer and music galore as 21,000 people gathered to experience what is quickly becoming a cornerstone of life in Boston.
Part Mumford and Sons, part Black Keys, Boston-based group Tales of Olde is hitting their hometown music scene with a combination of classic folk style and soulful vocals, infused with grungier hard-driving beats and electric riffs. Made up of Lucas Cortazio on lead vocals and guitar, Evelyn Cortazio on vocals, Ellen Story on fiddle, Drew Story on guitar, Jeff Kinsey on bass and Al Cleveland on drums, the band formed in early 2013. They graduated from playing for a few friends in a living room to performing at local venues like The Middle East and PA’s Lounge, before opening a sold-out show for The Ballroom Thieves at The Sinclair. They released their first single “This Place” in October 2013 and are now releasing their debut EP on May 28 with a performance at Great Scott. The Huntington News spoke with lead singer Lucas Cortazio about the band’s experiences, sound and what they hope to achieve.
Hooded eyes, hunchbacks, and frantic fingers become of the passengers like an urban legend of metamorphosis. They warm the seats with the labor of the work they don’t care for. No one can muster the will to make any feasible eye contact except perhaps a quick aversion when elbows have been jostled or bags bumped into. Weariness and apathy sit heavy on shoulders like boulders. The doors shut mechanically, unaware of the limb it almost snapped or the nose of the person they rejected from boarding. This is what a typical ride on a subway or train is like, but what if it didn’t have to be this way?
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Spring's Boston Calling line up features Jack Johnson, Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie, Brand New and more. Click here for a preview of all the weekend's bands.
