Of his his latest album, Under the Savage Sky, 60-year-old garage-rocker Barrence Whitfield says it was meant to give “the kids a musical karate chop to the head.” Released in early 2015 on Bloodshot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barrence Whitfield, left, plays Voice and Liz Proteau plays Terra in "Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera," Oct. 10 at the Regent ...

A delightful duality drives “Urinetown,” the cautionary musical comedy playing at the Lyric Stage through Oct. 20. While loaded with hilariously absurd production numbers, including “Too Much ...

After a decade-long hiatus, the Boston outfit reunited in 2011; this year, it released Dig Thy Savage Soul. Here, the blues band plays a soulful,... Barrence Whitfield & The Savages On World Cafe ...

Daddy Long Legs raised his guitar in the air midway through his band’s opening set. “New Haven, Connecticut, clap your goddamn hands,” he shouted “Come on, we are all so happy to be back here with ...

SHOLL David Sholl, an accomplished Boston-area musician and Expressive Realist artist best known in the 1980s as the blistering tenor sax behind Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, and more recently ...

Barrence Whitfield exudes more rock, soul, rhythm and blues, rockabilly and funk than his small roundish frame would belie; he’s drawn comparisons to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Little Richard and Soul ...

Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera premieres October 10 and 11 at the Regent Theatre in Arlington. Written and produced by Gary Sohmers, the show features an all-star cast including Barrence Whitfield, ...

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