Best Fest: Young, local musicians at Featherstone
Hear Kahoots, Apollo Sunshine, Pierre, Belle and the Bees, Dukes County Love Affair, Colin Ruel, and DJ Pretty Ninja this Saturday afternoon at Featherstone Center for the Arts.
Bloomsday: Rejoicing in Joyce at the Katharine Cornell
On Wednesday last week, this year's edition of Arts & Society's Bloomsday celebration at the Katharine Cornell Theatre was a delightful 90 minutes of Irish music, history, whimsy, laughter, and serious dramatic renderings of the words of the exuberant, sensual, brilliant, and sometimes-difficult-to-understand Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941).
Bombshell Sound Agents dance to Justin Martin
Bombshell Sound Agents hosted its first official Hi Life Dance Party last Friday night at the Mediterranean.
Nectar’s announces season schedule
Nectar's begins its second season under the management group that launched Nectar's in Burlington, Vermont more than 30 years ago.
Interview with Dukes County Love Affair
Late Sunday afternoon brought windy weather and the sounds of bleating sheep outside Dukes County Love Affair's studio in Lambert's Cove.
High school grad performs play on Island
On Thursday, June 3, Martha's Vineyard Regional High School graduate Allison Carr, formerly of West Tisbury, performed her original play "H.
Vineyard Playhouse brings Kate Feiffer book to stage
If the humor, pacing, and performances that shone during rehearsal this past Saturday are any indication, you would do well to beg, borrow, or bring a child of your own to Vineyard Playhouse this weekend.
Klezmer at Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center
The Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center (MVHC) hosted a concert last Sunday with Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer, the Strauss/Warschauer duo, who play Eastern European Jewish music.
Che’s Lounge closes
Che's Lounge, the beloved coffeehouse that was tucked away in the alleyway on Main Street in Vineyard Haven, closed on Monday due to financial difficulties.
Vineyard Playhouse Coffeehouse
This weekend the Vineyard Playhouse will play host to a couple of very talented and engaging female singer/songwriters, one — an import from Boston — on the forefront of the folk rock circuit and the other, an Island girl who is poised to make her mark on the scene with the release of a powerful debut CD.
Not just a 1 Night Stand
How many bands are there in the United States at any given minute? How many of them are any good? Probably more than is worth counting.
Island Theatre Workshop’s “The Summoning of Everyman”
The medieval morality play "The Summoning of Everyman" is uniquely suited to its venue, St.
Minnesingers Spring Show
It was indeed An American Celebration this past weekend, when the Minnesingers performed two concerts at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School's Performing Arts Center.
WVVY airs it out
Community radio has survived on the Island and now it's poised to thrive.
West Tisbury students perform Caribbean folktale
Students in grades five through eight performed in the West Tisbury School's production "Once on This Island, Jr.
Island Community Chorus performs this weekend
The Island Community Chorus got an unexpected gift of time when, just weeks into this rehearsal season, the Martha's Vineyard Hospital rescheduled its grand opening for the weekend of April 10 and 11.
Island musicians pay tribute to Neil Young
Chappaquiddick musician and songwriter Kevin Keady joins several other Island musicians in a tribute to Neil Young at The Wharf.
Jemima James and Dan Waters perform April 9
With her warm, truth-telling voice and her 60s-era Gibson Hummingbird guitar, singer-songwriter Jemima James is a cornerstone of the Vineyard folk-music scene.