“I’m more of a hugger,” Moe Pope remarks as he stretches his arms out to greet me in lieu of a handshake. The proudly Boston-based MC, donning a black and white Jimi Hendrix tee paired with oversized camouflage shorts, guides me to The Bridge Sound and Stage to conduct our interview. The reason for his overt warmth: my tardiness. More
For the second year in a row, SXSW was more to me than just a week of warm music and better people. It was that, sure. Anyone who works in the music industry in any capacity knows SXSW is essentially a vacation you take with all your favorite people in the world, where all your internet friends morph into real life characters, and where the tacos are abundant and the beer is free-flowing. More
When members from all pockets of the local music community gather for the annual Boston Music Awards, as they did Sunday night at the Liberty Hotel, motivations are often mixed. Most are there to voice support for our ripe music scene, while others are hoping to walk away with a trophy or a new contact. But last night, perhaps more than any other year, everyone had something to celebrate: a behemoth of a performance lineup. More
