Front Row Boston
Front Row Boston is a music performance series featuring exceptional artists across multiple genres from Boston's best music venues. Produced by WGBH and Crossroads Presents in association with NPR Music.
- 2014-2020
- 5 seasons
- Documentary, Music
Front Row Boston is a music performance series featuring exceptional artists across multiple genres from Boston's best music venues. Produced by WGBH and Crossroads Presents in association with NPR Music.
Season 5 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2018 - 2020
Episode 1
Lord Huron: Live at House of Blues
Fri, Nov 16, 2018
Led by Michigan native Ben Schneider, Los Angeles-based Lord Huron bring their unique blend of rock, folk, and pop to a sold-out crowd at Boston's House of Blues. The band has built a steady and growing fan base since 2010, and with a prominent placement of "The Night We Met" in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, they're showing no signs of slowing down.
Episode 2
Shakey Graves: Live at House of Blues
Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Austin-native Shakey Graves performs a full concert at Boston's House of Blues. Alejandro Rose-Gracia (aka Shakey Graves) is known for his stripped-down one-man-band style fusion of blues, folk, and rock playing his signature suitcase-turned-kick-drum along with raw, aggressive guitar and vocals. On this night, Shakey delivered plenty of that signature sound mixed in with a full rock band arrangement joined by drummer Chris Boosahda, guitarist Patrick O'Connor and bassist John Shaw.
Episode 3
Ripe: Live at House of Blues
Thu, Mar 14, 2019
Boston-based Ripe bring their unstoppable groove to House of Blues in Boston. The seven piece dance/funk outfit meld with an adoring sell-out crowd to create a truly unforgettable night.
Episode 4
I'm With Her: Live at House of Blues
Wed, May 8, 2019
The three celebrated songwriters of I'm With Her, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan come together at House of Blues Boston to share their remarkable musicianship and extraordinary harmonies.
Episode 5
Ashe: Live at Brighton Music Hall
Tue, Oct 1, 2019
Ashe performed her third headlining concert ever at Brighton Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. California native, Ashlyn Willson (aka Ashe), began taking piano lessons starting at age six-- eventually writing her own songs in her teens. She graduated with a degree in composition and production from Berklee College of Music in 2015.
Episode 6
Dermot Kennedy: Live at House of Blues
Fri, Nov 22, 2019
Dermot Kennedy's full concert at sold-out House of Blues Boston, MA on October 20, 2019. Kennedy spent a summer living in Boston (and busking on Newbury Street) back in 2011. That summer, in Dermot's words, "funds were low....so I took my guitar and spent whatever money I had left on an amp, a mic and a few things so I could play on the street....It was a wonderful, carefree time and such a kind city."
Episode 7
The Dead South: Live at House of Blues
Wed, Feb 12, 2020