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Local Homebrew Suppliers Confident Despite Recession
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] By Ross Dallas Americans are spending less and most small businesses are losing money. Restaurants, retail outlets and car dealerships suffer from a lack of customers. But in Cambridge, a business specializing in home beer brewing is thriving. Robert Chasse, who works at Modern Homebrew, says his job [...]
Newport Folk Festival: What Is Folk?
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Fans dance in front of the stage at the Newport Folk Festival. (Photo courtesy of Ben Weitzenkorn/WERS) By Ross Dallas In an era when some bands won’t take the stage without a synthesizer and drum machine—a time when sampled sound often replaces traditional instruments—it’s hard for young music [...]
Brian Wilson Releases New Album
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] By Ross Dallas When Brian Wilson burst onto airwaves nearly 50 years ago, the music world was blown away by the West Coast sounds created by the Beach Boys. In the course of only a few years, Wilson continually reinvented American rock with records like “Surfin’ Safari,” “All [...]
Election Night ‘08 In Copley Square
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Boston Democrats erupted with joy when it was announced that Barack Obama would become the next President of the United States. The Fairmount Hotel in Copley Square was ground zero for a night of celebration throughout the city. That’s where the official Democratic Party festivities were held.