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Punk Rock's Chaotic Energy Revitalized By Acclaimed Photographer Michael Grecco
Acclaimed photographer Michael Grecco brings us back to the chaotic energy of punk rock era in the late 70s to early 90s in his newest collection of images, Punk, Post Punk, New Wave: Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978-1991. Grecco shares black-and-white shots of bands that defined the punk rock genre, including The B-52’s, The Dead Kennedys, and the Ramones. GBH’s Henry Santoro spoke with Grecco about his experience capturing a revolutionary music scene.
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Regina Bradley, Christina Lee, Gavin GodfreyNovember 18, 2020 05:00 AM
OutKast's 'Stankonia' Threw Us To The Wilderness
Three Southern rap experts revisit the 20-year-old classic -
Ari Shapiro, Mano SundaresanNovember 19, 2020 04:34 PM
Play It Forward: Thundercat Eases Loneliness With Trippy Music
On the last edition of Play It Forward, All Things Considered's chain of musical gratitude, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Mia Doi Todd spoke about Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Thundercat. -
Noel King, Taylor Haney, Vince PearsonNovember 13, 2020 05:01 AM
Chris Stapleton On 'Starting Over' And Writing For The Moment
Chris Stapleton may be offbeat for Nashville — big beard, old style, more personal lyrics — but he's still the kind of songwriter who can churn out an album in a couple of weeks. Before he blew up as a solo artist five years ago, he was already writing hits for artists like Kenny Chesney and Luke Bryan. It was the 2015 CMA awards, where he performed a medley with Justin Timberlake, that took his career to another level. -
Ari Shapiro, Jason Fuller, Sarah HandelNovember 16, 2020 03:48 PM
He Choreographed 'Single Ladies' And 'WAP.' Now He's Got A Bigger Mission
There are certain hit songs that are almost inseparable from the dance moves that go with them. Hum a few bars of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," and your hand might start flipping back and forth on its own. -
CRB Classical: Instant Replay
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Anastasia TsioulcasNovember 12, 2020 05:37 AM
Musicians From Mali Offer Advice On Getting Through Hard Times
The northwestern African country of Mali is one of the world's musical cradles. Its rich traditions helped give birth to American blues and jazz, traditions brought by enslaved Africans to these shores. But today, Mali is in turmoil. The country has suffered a long civil war spurred by Islamist insurgents (whose attacks are still ongoing), and the government fell to a coup in August. The country is also trying, like the rest of the world, to cope with the coronavirus. -
Mary Louise Kelly, Mano SundaresanNovember 10, 2020 04:28 PM
Adrianne Lenker On Carving Out Space To Recover
Adrianne Lenker's latest music takes you straight to where it was recorded: a cabin in the Berkshires. Lenker was supposed to be on tour with her band Big Thief this year, but once the pandemic upended those plans, she holed up in the mountains of Western Massachusetts and recorded not one, but two new albums. -
Maya MabernOctober 29, 2020 11:50 AM
Boston Stream Party Aims To Revive Live Music During COVID
Live music has been one of the hardest-hit industries by the pandemic, but Mike O'Donnell and Sean Kelly aim to bring it back.
Listen Now
Jazz 24/7 Top Spins Of The Week
Top Spins are the tracks with the most exposure on Jazz 24/7 from WGBH on-line radio. New music is added weekly to the Jazz 24/7 playlist. These selections represent the albums and artists who received the most spins last week.
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Classical Radio Boston
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June 16, 2018 11:31 AM
A Celtic Sojourn Radio
Host Brian O'Donovan explores traditional and contemporary music from around the Celtic world, connecting emerging artists to their deep musical roots. -
April 8, 2018 10:23 AM
Jazz 24/7 Radio
GBH's online music station featuring selections from Eric in the Evening. Listen all day, every day to the unbounded variety of jazz music. -
May 6, 2018 10:00 PM
Eric In The Evening
Listen to the latest Eric In The Evening stream right here on WGBH. Listen to Eric Jackson's show live on 89.7 WGBH every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. -
Stacy BuchananApril 17, 2020 11:25 AM
A COVID-19 Playlist From GBH Employees
The music that is helping our staff through this uncertain time. -
August 1, 2019 01:45 PM
Mass Mix: A Playlist Of Songs Boston Has On Heavy Rotation
Each month we ask local music luminaries what songs they've been playing on repeat, resulting in a satisfying, genre-bending playlist brimming with discovery. Check it out. -
April 22, 2020 07:31 AM
Celtic Essentials: A Playlist Of Music From Around The World
Hours of traditional and contemporary Irish music, curated weekly by Brian O'Donovan, host of A Celtic Sojourn. -
August 23, 2019 01:02 PM
A Playlist Of Timeless Classics From Ken Burns' 'Country Music'
This September, Ken Burns unpacks the history of a uniquely American art form in his latest documentary "Country Music."
Live Sessions
2020 breakout singer/songwriter Anjimile performs live at GBH for a Front Row Boston socially-distanced session. Anjimile released their debut Giver Taker in the fall. They wrote the album while in treatment for substance abuse and living more fully as a nonbinary Trans person. There is a boldness to its sound, which results from passing through hardship and emerging brighter, steadier.
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October 29, 2020 12:23 PM
Izzy Heltai Live At Northampton
Singer-songwriter Izzy Heltai performs live in Northampton, Mass. for Front Row Boston's socially-distanced field recordings. Micah Katz-Zeiger is on electric guitar. -
September 10, 2019 02:26 PM
Black Pumas Live At GBH
Black Pumas perform a live acoustic set in our Fraser Performance Studio. Lead guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada was unable to join us due to a travel delay, but we were in great hands with vocalist/guitarist, Eric Burton. Quesada and Burton met each other in Austin, TX through a mutual friend who heard Burton busking in downtown Austin. The two musicians eventually connected and released their self-titled debut album in June 2019. -
September 21, 2020 01:42 PM
NPR Music Live Sessions — Kathleen Edwards Performs 'Options Open'
In a recording for NPR Music Live Sessions, Kathleen Edwards performs "Options Open" live at Quitters Coffee, a coffee shop she opened in Stittsville, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, in 2014. -
October 23, 2020 01:09 PM
Billy Dean Thomas Live At GBH
Boston-based hip-hop artist Billy Dean Thomas performs live at GBH for Front Row Boston's first-ever socially-distanced session. 2020 breakout artist Anjimile joins on guitar. -
September 5, 2018 10:17 AM
Dermot Kennedy Live At GBH
A native of County Dublin, singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy began writing songs in his teens. The current NPR Slingshot artist stopped by WGBH’s Fraser performance studio on a blazing hot August afternoon to perform a powerfully intimate set featuring two songs on guitar and two on piano. NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson recently wrote that Kennedy has “a voice built to fill stadiums”. The moment Dermot began to sing we were left with the same jaw-dropping feeling. It's clear Dermot is well on his way to doing some pretty special things in music. -
August 5, 2020 09:29 AM
NPR Music Live Sessions — Camp Blood Performs '21 Shots'
NPR Music stations recently reached out to musicians for home and field recordings of songs that will add to the national discussion of race and equality. The result is "Songs for Change," a playlist that's fueled by creativity and the belief that music has the power to bring us together and make help make positive changes in our communities. -
May 27, 2020 09:19 AM
NPR Music Live Sessions — Father John Misty Performs 'Bored In The USA'
In a recent recording for NPR Music Live Sessions, Father John Misty plays an original song in the CPR Performance studio in Colorado. -
September 24, 2019 12:48 PM
Tessa Violet Live At GBH
Tessa Violet performs a live acoustic set in our Fraser Performance Studio. Tessa began writing songs after a friend left his guitar in her car when she was 23. She learned the chords to her favorite songs and before long began writing original songs. Tessa is originally from Ashland, Oregon and currently resides in Los Angeles.
GBH On NPR Music
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Stacy BuchananOctober 29, 2020 05:00 AM
5 Local Live Performances From GBH's Fraser Performance Studio
Boston's music scene is brimming with talented artists, some of whom have stopped by GBH for studio sessions captured by the station's Emmy® award-winning Front Row Boston, a music program that features intimate and immersive music experiences by exceptional artists. -
How Boston's LGBTQ+ Musicians Are Making Space For Each Other
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Remembering Boston's Great Scott
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How Boston's DIY Hip-Hop Community Is Fending For Itself
Front Row Boston
Punch Brothers — Live At House Of Blues Boston
July 25, 2018, just five days on the heels of their fifth LP release, All Ashore, Punch Brothers perform live for the third time at House of Blues Boston. Adorned with tiki cocktails and Hawaiian leis, the acoustic quintet delivered a set that encompassed both fan favorites as well as performing nearly the entire new album.
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April 19, 2018 03:53 PM
Jason Isbell — Live At House Of Blues Boston
The Grammy award-winning musician performs in front of a sold out crowd. -
March 3, 2020 11:54 AM
Cautious Clay — Live At The Paradise Rock Club
Cautious Clay performs live at the Paradise in Boston, MA. This performance was recorded on December 11, 2019. -
May 14, 2018 02:38 PM
The Claypool Lennon Delirium — Live At House Of Blues Boston
The eclectic duo perform live with Pete Drungle on keys and Paulo Baldi of Cake on drums. -
May 8, 2019 11:57 AM
I'm With Her — Live At House Of Blues Boston
The three celebrated songwriters of I'm With Her—Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan—come together at House of Blues Boston to share their remarkable musicianship and extraordinary harmonies.
Austin City Limits
John Legend & The Roots: Wake Up!
Savor a special encore of protest soul classics from John Legend & the Roots’ Grammy-winning LP Wake Up! Originally broadcast in 2011, the hour-long episode features “Wake Up Everybody,” “Compared to What” and “Ordinary People.”
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October 21, 1995
Austin City Limits: Stevie Ray Vaughan: A Retrospective
A look back at Stevie Ray Vaughan's legendary Austin City Limits performances. -
October 24, 2020
Austin City Limits: Rufus Wainwright
Enjoy an intimate hour with renowned singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright. -
October 10, 2020
Austin City Limits: Yola
Enjoy an hour with acclaimed soul singer/songwriter Yola.
More Music Programs
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October 21, 1995
Austin City Limits: Stevie Ray Vaughan: A Retrospective
A look back at Stevie Ray Vaughan's legendary Austin City Limits performances. -
November 14, 2020
Austin City Limits: Jackie Venson / Mavis Staples
Enjoy innovative rock from Jackie Venson, plus a vintage performance from Mavis Staples. -
November 13, 2020
Great Performances: Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
The first in-depth documentary that chronicles the story of the hit, Fiddler on the Roof. -
November 7, 2020
Austin City Limits: John Legend & The Roots: Wake Up!
Savor a special encore of protest soul classics from John Legend & the Roots’ LP Wake Up! -
October 31, 2020
Austin City Limits: 50 Years of Asleep at the Wheel: A Retrospective
Enjoy a special hour of Austin City Limits performances by Asleep at the Wheel. -
October 30, 2020
Live From Lincoln Center: A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration
Enjoy the music of "Sesame Street" with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. -
October 24, 2020
Austin City Limits: Rufus Wainwright
Enjoy an intimate hour with renowned singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright. -
October 21, 2020
Sound Field: Noise and Experimental Music Is for EVERYONE
Dreamcrusher is a rising star in the world of noise and experimental music.
