Music seems poised to return to the way it was presented for thousands of years before there was a formal music industry: A few elite artists subsidized by their wealthy patrons, while the rest of civilization heard music made by their neighbors at barn dances or at local celebrations.
ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE STATE: ON THE ROAD WITH FASTBALL, EAGLEMANIA & CLEVER GIRL IN NH DURING PRIMARY WEEK
Music is the original gig economy, and the concerns of the musical underclass are shaped by America at large.
STILL SPINNING
Hub vinyl icon Skippy White and the tunes Boston has hummed since the ’60s
AROUND MY WAY: JEFE REPLAY
“I don’t want to be tough or anything near tough—I understand what tough brings.”
THE PULL UP
Photos by John Brewer “We try to position each artist on the lineup as their own thing, and try to promote them as a star. … We aren’t just trying to put people on a bill and have a show.” “It was [Jay-Z’s] Hard Knock Life Tour.” DJ Real P, a rapper, DJ, and promoter […]