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The Cut — a spacious, well-appointed 500-capacity room smack dab in the middle of the city — opened its doors on Jan. 13 with a belated 80th birthday concert for the "Godfather of Boston Punk."

Over the long course of a guest-laden Saturday night, many of the musicians who did their own part to establish one of the country’s most fertile music scenes paid tribute to Alexander.

A world-renowned klezmer duo will perform during an unexpected stop on Cape Ann due to a cancellation in their tour schedule.

The Cut Live is on the cusp of its launch date and already two local bands have sold out their upcoming shows in advance of the Main Street venue’s grand

Susan Blood, Banner Correspondent Every year on the first Sunday of March, a traditional festival attracts thousands of people to the Bulgarian village of Shiroka Laka, home of the National School of Folklore Art. In 2020 John Thomas was there, on a Fulbright grant to research, study, learn, and perform the music of Bulgaria. “That was the last time I was with a big group of people,” Thomas said. A week later, Bulgaria reported its first two cases of the coronavirus, and Thomas’ stay in B...