Released in August 1976, the debut Boston album sent shockwaves through the music industry. It was a true Cinderella story – ...

Otis Shanty, 'Up On The Hill' Sept. 20. This Somerville quartet made one of WBUR’s favorite Tiny Desk Contest songs in 2023. Now they’re releasing their first full-length album, and it shows a ...

We asked some Boston music-scene savants to shout out their favorite local artists, albums, and songs of 2023. Here’s what they said: “Multi-layered, multi-textured and rhythmically compelling ...

Hallelujah the Hills made a quadruple album and then some. The Boston band’s “Deck” rolls out over four LPs of 13 songs each that correspond with playing card suits, plus two bonus tracks serving as ...

The Amplifier Heads, 'Songs From They Came To Rock' April 5. East Boston-bred Sal Baglio has been a leading light of the Boston rock scene ever since he formed The Stompers in the late 1970s.

Scholz felt a bit burnt out from the touring required to make Boston’s first two albums so successful. Even so, he began the process of recording songs for a third Boston album in 1979.

The Boston-based band Bad Rabbits kicked off the first Boston Calling Music Festival back in 2013, and 11 years later, they are back! Latest U.S.

These are Globe music writers’ favorites of 2023, 50 long-players spanning pop, jazz, hip-hop, rock, country, world music, Americana, and even a few less-definable genres.

Incidentally, the Boston album is one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, having sold more than 17 million copies in the U.S. alone. “Used to Bad News” (1978) ...