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Nine albums by local artists that have gotten this year off to an exciting start By Stuart Munro, Hassan Ghanny, Karen Muller and A.Z. Madonna Globe correspondents and Globe Staff,Updated April 14, 2021, 1:54 p.m. Email to a Friend The présence Africaine within Boston’s music scene — from hip-hop to the Haitian underground — is nothing but enriched by Madagascar-born Niu Raza’s new offering, “Mm-hmm.” The Berklee College of Music alum keenly combines dancehall vibes and a pop structure with the textures of her native island country, including Malagasy lyrics ...

Nick J. Grieco, a guitarist, is known by his friends as the one among them that continued to live in Allston after the rest moved elsewhere. Nick J. Grieco moved to Boston in 2006 for his first year at the Berklee College of Music and relocated to Allston soon after. Fourteen years later, he’s still there. Even after watching friends move to other cities, he chose Allston as the place to build his network and launch his music career. “I think my circles of friends that left before — they totally see me as the guy who stayed,” Grieco says. Grieco stays for the same reasons ...

SPIN: Let’s start with Open Door Policy. It’s your second time writing and recording with the current six-man group. How did the process compare to the sessions that turned into Thrashing Thru The Passion? Craig Finn: I think one of the stories of Thrashing Thru The Passion, but especially Open Door Policy, is that Franz and Steve, there were times in the past when only one of them was in the band. So they kind of have had to figure out their space. And as we’ve written, that’s become a big part of it. Figuring out where they both fit. And I think we did a good job of that on Thra...

The Hold Steady Announce The Weekender Livestream Shows From New York's Brooklyn Bowl Tuesday, 09 February 2021 The 2021 edition of The Weekender — the rock band's annual multi-night event for UK fans — will be livestreamed directly from New York's Brooklyn Bowl on March 5 and 6. Traditionally held at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London, the virtual concerts will each feature a different setlist comprising classic tracks, fan favourites, and new material from the sextet's forthcoming LP, 'Open Door Policy', due out on February 19. The performances will get underway at 8pm GM...

The Hold Steady Share New Song Spices Friday, 29 January 2021 The Hold Steady have unveiled a new song. Spices is the third cut — following Heavy Covenant and Family Farm— to preview the renowned rock band's eighth studio album, 'Open Door Policy', which is due for release on February 19. The track finds singer and guitarist Craig Finn's spoken word storytelling taking centre stage as guitar riffs bend around eachother and build to a crescendo of driving percussion and horns. Finn said: “‘Spices’ began with the intro riff that guitarist Tad Kubler brought in, and it u...