
Elvis left the building of rockabilly to Revere musician
Elvis Presley died 40 years ago Wednesday. The shocking death of the King of Rock and Roll at age 42 haunts his fans to this day. Vic Layne of Revere is one of the... Read more.

Drumming up interest in Newport
Terri Lyne Carrington never met her grandfather, Mattie Carrington, a talented drummer and one of the greatest musicians to ever come out of Lynn. He died about... Read more.

Peabody band hits Tall Heights at Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. — North Shore musicians made a strong showing at the iconic Newport Folk Festival, a three-day sold-out blowout at historic Fort Adams State Park... Read more.

Thorogood’s ‘Rock Party’: How sweet it is
PHOTO: OWEN O’ROURKE By BILL BROTHERTON LYNN — George Thorogood is still b-b-bad to the bone. Forty years after Cambridge-based Rounder Records released... Read more.

Razzmatazz Music Festival showcases local talent
LYNN — There’s a wealth of musical talent on the North Shore and the third annual Razzmatazz Music Festival tomorrow will showcase some of the best. Seven local... Read more.

Tom Petty free falls into Garden
BOSTON — Thirty-nine years ago today, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers opened for the J. Geils Band at the Cape Cod Coliseum. Thursday night at TD Garden, the Gainesville,... Read more.

A $500 million museum heist, 27 years later
LYNN — Twenty-seven years ago, on March 18, the world’s largest art heist occurred at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Two thieves made... Read more.

Long Winter Short Film fest set
COURTESY PHOTO This year’s Marblehead Festival of Arts logo was designed by Brooke Pendelton. By BILL BROTHERTON MARBLEHEAD — The Festival of Arts has been... Read more.