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The Return of Sister Kate The Return of Sister Kate Fifty years ago, James Taylor's sister released her debut album, then promptly vanished from the scene. Now, decades after she traded rock stardom for life in a teepee, Kate Taylor is back David Browne, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Five decades later, she can still remember the high points, like meeting a few Beatles, encountering Mick Jagger or a very young Michael Jackson in the studio, or sharing a bill with Tina Turner. And she can also recall the precise moment when she decided to shut it all down, at least for a long while.

Nashville Norm asks fans to "Help People Pay the Damn Rent" Wicked Local The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in what Norm Brzycki calls a lot of nonsense but none of it worries him more than the idea that people, because they’ve lost a job or gotten sick, can’t pay their rent or mortgages.  So the Marblehead resident decided to do something about it. “I thought, ‘why not step in,’” he said. “And because our community can’t wait, I really wanted to streamline it.” Brzycki has put together a fundraiser in support of the United Way, Massachusetts Bay called “HELP PEOPLE PAY T...

Amelia Chandler loves The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow, a local five-piece collaboration performing Americana, rock and roots-folk music. “I love that they’re these hometown guys who have come together and collaborated with each other and told the story of their lives, but also the lives of people in this area who can connect to those stories,” she said. Chandler, a Pittsfield resident, also loves live music in general. “Music is a lifeline for me,” she said. “I am not a musician, by any means, but music is a lifeline. I love to sing along and dance and, just the expe...

Passim’s Matt Smith brings his love of local music to the airwaves By Lauren Daley Globe correspondent,Updated March 1, 2021, 5:59 p.m. Email to a Friend It feels like a match made in New England music heaven. Matt Smith, the managing director of Club Passim who has booked thousands of acts at the Cambridge club in the last quarter century, is now also an WMVY-FM DJ, spinning local tunes each week for the station’s “Local Music Café” program. “To me, the absolute joy in this is hoping to find some new favorites for somebody,” said Smith. “And to show my o...

After COVID battle, Mass. folk icon Tom Rush is making music a new way - in his kitchen Jason Savio, Cape Cod Times © Karen Gilligan After struggling with COVID-19 and its after-effects, veteran singer-songwriter Tom Rush, 80, has started a new video way to share his music via Patreon from his Rockport kitchen. Coronavirus can’t stop Tom Rush. The longtime folk musician recently celebrated his 80th birthday after surviving a scary bout with COVID-19 and an unexpected health after-effect. Now, Rush is back to doing what he loves and playing music for his fans every Sunday ...