Music

Freedom Means Giving Back, Stars and Stripes Festival Hits High Note

Derek Schwartz

Tank tops and skintight American flag apparel mixed with ties, button down shirts and khakis at the Stars and Stripes Music Festival held on Saturday...

1:54 pm, July 7, 2014
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Stage Delight, Not Fright for Seasoned Performer

Derek Schwartz

On Saturday night, the lights will dim in the Whaling Church in Edgartown as Livingston Taylor strums the first notes of his set.

1:07 pm, July 3, 2014
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Stars and Stripes Concert Sets the Gold Standard for Giving Back

Derek Schwartz

This Saturday evening, the Stars and Stripes music festival to benefit the YMCA will celebrate its fourth year at Flatbread Company, featuring a...

11:25 am, July 3, 2014
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Music to Guide Us; Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal Are Dynamic Duo

Derek Schwartz

Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal, her husband and guitar player, performed at Flatbread Company last night in a concert to benefit the relocation of...

12:31 pm, July 2, 2014
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Waban! Outdoor Music Festival Gonna Rock the Park

The Martha’s Vineyard Sound Festival is coming. Are you ready? On Saturday, July 12, from 3 to 9 p.m., Waban Park in Oak Bluffs will be turned into a...

4:32 pm, July 1, 2014
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Dreamland Brings on the Reggae Beat

His father is the singer Chronicle, and for awhile he was Little Chronicle. But as he found his own way in the music business, he needed his own name...

12:51 pm, June 26, 2014
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Poets' Collective

Poets and musicians will gather at Featherstone on Thursday, June 19, to commemorate the season. Martha’s Vineyard poet laureate Lee McCormack and...

2:39 pm, June 12, 2014
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Vineyard's Got Talent, but Musicians Say Off-Island Mix Essential

Derek Schwartz

Members of the Vineyard music scene are working hard to keep the scene fresh and alive. However the financial constraints of bringing off-Island...

1:21 pm, June 5, 2014
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Stay Tuned, Strings Concert Showcases Island Youth

Meg Robbins

From pint-sized elementary school violinists to high school musicians who now play at an advanced level, the all-Island spring orchestra concert at...

9:12 am, May 31, 2014
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British Invasion at Minnesingers Spring Show

Ivy Ashe

The annual Minnesingers spring show debuted Saturday night to a full crowd at the regional high school Performing Arts Center. An all-male a cappella...

12:43 pm, May 11, 2014
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Playing Favorites

Join Kevin Keady and friends as they perform songs by Bob Dylan on Friday, April 18, beginning at 9 p.m. at the Wharf Pub on Dock street in Edgartown...