Music
Jay Farrar didn't know he was creating a whole new genre when Uncle Tupelo began, just as he didn't set out to toughen up Americana with Son Volt.
A Chicago blues joint popped up in Vineyard Haven this month, with live music five nights a week . Low Down Dirty Blues is playing Tuesday through Saturday nights at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse.
Livingston Taylor has been playing music on the Vineyard for over 50 years and he will continue playing here on Friday, August 23 at the Old Whaling Church.
The Port Hunter keeps the scene rolling on Main street in Edgartown with local music and bands from off-Island.
Jim Thomas and the U.S. Slave Song Project will bring a special performance of 1854 A Folk Opera to Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs on Friday, August 23, beginning at 5 p.m.
The inaugural Beach Road Weekend summer music festival was a safe and successful event, town and public safety officials said.
