December 4, 2017 – Hayley Sabella returned to WGBH’s Fraser Performance studio to perform a couple of songs from her upcoming EP release on April 27th. Hayley sat down with us to talk about the story behind these new songs before taking the stage. Set list: Put You at Ease […]
October 27, 2017 – Josh Ritter performs at the House of Blues one month after the release of his ninth studio album, Gathering. Josh spoke with us before the show to talk about how current affairs influenced many of the tracks on the record. He also told us about early […]
November 15, 2017 – It’s been four years since Front Row Boston first captured The Lone Bellow’s incredible live show at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston (Nov, 2013). The Brooklyn-based core trio of Zach Williams, Brian Elmquist and Kanene Pipkin have showed absolutely no signs of slowing down as […]
January 17, 2018 – Boston-based The Devil’s Twins exhibit catchy, yet haunting, dueling vocals by Nikki Coogan and Jeremiah Louf— atop a wall of sound generated by one guitar. The press and their underground cult following—The 2crew—describe their sound as “noir punk”. Nikki and Jeremiah were joined on stage by […]
January 17, 2018 – Boston native Julie Rhodes told us before her recent set in our Live at Fraser series that her musical career started “on a whim”. After singing along in the audience at a house show, she was given some words of encouragement to write her own songs. […]
October 29, 2017 – New Jersey native, and third-year music industry major at Northeastern University, Sidney Gish, performs live in the Fraser Performance Studio at WGBH. Video Credits: Greg Shea – Director/Camera/Editor Alan Mattes – Audio Recording & Mix Chris Voss – Host Jess Barnthouse – Camera Stacy Buchanan […]
September 30, 2017 – Tash Sultana performs a sold-out set at the Paradise Rock Club. Tash sat down with us before the show to talk to about the inspiration behind some of her biggest songs, her journey from street busker to touring the world, and her struggles with mental illness. […]
May 28, 2017 – Easily one of the most powerful and captivating performances at Boston Calling 2017 belongs to 27-yr-old, Mitski. Under threatening skies, she performed a number of songs from her 2016 release, Puberty 2, as well as notable tracks from her earlier works. After her fiery set, Mitski […]
September 13, 2017 – We traveled a few hours west on the Mass Pike to capture Brooklyn-based Big Thief perform live at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Guitarist Buck Meek was not able to make the show so the band’s set took on a particularly intimate vibe interspersed with […]
SYML, also known as Brian Fennell of indie-pop band Barcelona, brought his subtle and emotional solo project on location to WGBH for an intimate performance for the debut of Front Row Boston Live at Fraser. The new music series, set in the acoustically pristine Fraser Performance Studios in front of a […]
