Let me just say this to begin with – I had never seen The Wiz in it’s totality until now. I don’t remember seeing the 1978 film starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, and I don’t recall going to any stage performances. I may have heard the mentioning of “The Yellow Brick Road” but I…
writing, photos and video by JBThe 5th annual Summer of X Block Party was nothing short of amazing this time around. Hosted by Black Market’s very own Kia & Chris Grant, the party collectively brought hundreds of Bostonians, and some out of town folks as well, to Nubian Square on Washington St, in Roxbury, MA….
Momentum 2025 Boston kicks off June 25, 2025. It is a six-day arts and culture music creative festival that is part of BAMSFest (bamsfest.org) June 28th. BAMSFest, the festival’s crowning jewel event, celebrates it’s the seventh year of highlighting local and national arts, dance and cultural creatives inside Massachusetts held at Dorchester’s historic Franklin Park…
By Anytza Delgado Boston was wrapped in velvet Monday night as Coco Jones lit up Roadrunner with a show that felt like the warmest hug and the fiercest flex all at once. From the moment the lights dimmed, it was clear: this wasn’t just a concert. It was a celebration of R&B, of millennial nostalgia,…
Article written by James Barnes, Urban Coordinator Videography & Photos by Bryan Edourd, Class of 2025 BAMS (Boston Arts & Music Soul) Festival, or BAMSFest, is a culturally-led movement, pioneered and orchestrated by Boston native Catherine T. Morris. Established in June of 2018, the goal was to recognize and magnify the creative contributions of Black & Brown…
ERS+ and The Secret Spot’s very own DJ Mo Wilks vibed out with members of the Virginia-based soul band, Butcher Brown. Morgan Burrs (guitar) and Corey Fonville (drums) discussed their musical inspirations, how Butcher Brown came to be, and their latest album Letters From The Atlantic in this tell-all interview.