Barricades formed in the summer of 2008 by fellow Braintree locals Dan Norton (Drums), Jared Walsh (Guitar/Vox), Chris Norton (Guitar/Vox) and Norm Earnest (Bass). Since their inception the group has gone through a slight line-up change; Norm has moved to Korea to teach English and Justin Lutz has taken up Slappin’ Da Beeass for the »
On the site we usually feature musicians, artists, photographers, etc. but after a recent conversation I decided the people behind the scenes deserve just as much appreciation and attention as the artists but often aren’t as celebrated. After all, tours don’t book themselves and paintings don’t magically appear in galleries; someone behind the scenes is making moves to »
When Cavata was first launched I had featured a very talented photographer/musician/friend named Christopher Huang. Considering the brand was in its infancy and we really didn’t have a great deal of web traffic I thought I’d re-feature Chris now and hopefully give him the recognition he deserves! Chris and I are both members of the Afro dz »
Recently, we went to see our boy Mighty Mystic put on another sick show. This time it was back at a familiar place, Harper’s Ferry in Allston. One of the many great things about going to a Mighty Mystic show is experiencing some new original music from the other quality artists/bands who perform. On that »
FlyBoy JC is an indie musician, born and raised in the Bronx, New York. According to his bio, “All his life he has been pursuing a career in the musical arts.” Although JC’s music has a solid foundation in hip-hop he has never considered himself to be labeled as a rapper, moreso a musician. Kids like FlyBoy seem »
Last night the Cavata Crew travelled all the way out to Maximum Capacity in Chicopee, MA to support some good music as always. The lineup for the night was insane: Three Legged Fox, Mighty Mystic and Da Fear Nuttin’ Band! It was the Fear Nuttin Band’s Yardcore 2.0 cd release party and yes yes a »
The other day the Cavata Armada made its way into Boston to see Three Legged Fox- a roots/rock/reggae quartet hailing from Wallingford, PA.
Normally, I’m a little hesitant when it comes to “jam bands” of sorts but this group, thankfully, did not fall into the trap of 20 minute solos to fill a set. In actuality, Three »
Last night the Afro dz AK All Stars played a gig at Berklee’s Cafe 939 and I did a few tunes with them- “Lyrics to Grow” and Jill Scott’s “Golden.” Before we took the stage the opener was an artist named Nneka and her band. To say last night was a multicultural experience would be understatement. »
I met Sue back in 2003 when we both were college students UMass Lowell. I always knew Sue was a great writer but I never knew just how great until I started reading her poetry about a year ago. I love good poetry but the problem I have with a lot of poetry is poets trying to sound smarter than they »
