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New England Americana Fest 2025

  • Bellforge Arts Center 45 Hospital Road Medfield, MA, 02052 United States (map)
 
Hump Nights
Eniam | Trip Sitter | Weatherless | Rick Berlin & The Nickel and Dime Band
May 31
Eniam | Trip Sitter | Weatherless | Rick Berlin & The Nickel and Dime Band

Maine backwards at Jamaica Plain’s favorite dive. Don’t miss this!

Rent Strike / Dirty Harry / The Michael Character / Justin Arena
Jun 5
Rent Strike / Dirty Harry / The Michael Character / Justin Arena

A rent strike sounds like a pretty good idea at Deep Cuts.

Miss Julia Violet | Jean Paul Jean Paul | The Big Lonesome (release show!) | Molly O'Leary & Justin Arena
Jun 7
Miss Julia Violet | Jean Paul Jean Paul | The Big Lonesome (release show!) | Molly O'Leary & Justin Arena

The Big Lonesome release show with a ton of special guests!

Ron Delsener Presents
Jun 12
Ron Delsener Presents

A portrait of a music business pioneer who can’t stop hustling.

Declaw / Husbands / Not Milk / Office Hours
Jun 16
Declaw / Husbands / Not Milk / Office Hours

A quadruplestack of rock in Rat City, USA.

Raspberry Pie / Battlemode / Koji Kompote Band
Jun 17
Raspberry Pie / Battlemode / Koji Kompote Band

Raspberry Pie: The Tokyo Summer Tour comes to Boston!

Bottom Bracket / Clipboards / Oldsoul / Trash Rabbit
Jun 26
Bottom Bracket / Clipboards / Oldsoul / Trash Rabbit

Rock n roll fourstack extraordinaire at Deep Cuts.

The Kids Are Alright
Jun 28
The Kids Are Alright

The legendary documentary about the legendary rock n roll band.

Worm | Cry Havoc | Rags to Stitches | Screw Cart | Hardwired
Jun 29
Worm | Cry Havoc | Rags to Stitches | Screw Cart | Hardwired

Matinees are punk rock at Midway Cafe.

Latest Music
Outer Shapes: “Don’t Wanna Go”
Outer Shapes: “Don’t Wanna Go”

Do you wanna stay?

Finom: “Dirt”
Finom: “Dirt”

One of those bands with members who have a lot of irons in the fire.

People In The Daytime: “Come Running For My Love”
People In The Daytime: “Come Running For My Love”

Neo funk with the tongue slightly in the cheek.

Release the Handlers!
Release the Handlers!

Hound and Handler handles hounds at Silhouette Lounge.

SunDog: “Smutt”
SunDog: “Smutt”

Of course we were going to review this song off the album.

Jam One, Jam All
Jam One, Jam All

Yoko Miwa Trio jams before the open jam session at Mad Monkfish.

Pelican: “Indelible”
Pelican: “Indelible”

A workmanlike metal instrumental.

They Don’t Have To Do Anything
They Don’t Have To Do Anything

Jabberbob does something at Cantab Lounge.

Heaven: “I’ll Let You In”
Heaven: “I’ll Let You In”

A stylish video.

Somerville Porchfest
Somerville Porchfest

Cloudy with a chance of White Claw.

Gamblers: “Lollygag”
Gamblers: “Lollygag”

Electropop about lollygagging as an existential predicament.

All Alonesworth
All Alonesworth

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah takes a spin at Crystal Ballroom.

Hollow Sidewalks: “Pumpin’ For Jack”
Hollow Sidewalks: “Pumpin’ For Jack”

A rock n roll howler.

People’s Choice
People’s Choice

Wrath of the Selkie gets wet at The Rockwell.

Adrianne Lenker: “Happiness” (Live)
Adrianne Lenker: “Happiness” (Live)

Cassettes and live albums dovetail nicely.

Two’s Company
Two’s Company

Lou Barlow and Bobby Bare, Jr. swap songs at The Rockwell.

The Backyard
Badboss: Fun Under The Sun
Badboss: Fun Under The Sun

Album review from the Archives.

The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days
The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days

Album review from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Phil has empathy issues. Who is this guy?

Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim
Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim

Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Free Rumeysa Ozturk.

Mobius Band: LIVE
Mobius Band: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007).

Weather Pending: And How!
Weather Pending: And How!

Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How!

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

To everything, a season — except fascism.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007).

Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth
Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth

From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.”

Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible
Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible

From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

From the Archives, Drug Rug live at Milky Way (11/2007).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

New Year, New Meh?

MMOSS: i
MMOSS: i

From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises.

Interview: Middle Distance Runner
Interview: Middle Distance Runner

A chat with Middle Distance Runner from the Archives.

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