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The members of New England band Copilot put their index fingers together to demonstrate the band's pre-show ritual. Each artist who played Boston Calling brought their own personal style, which can be seen in their efforts to prepare for their performances. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

From rehearsal rooms to festival stages: Boston Calling behind the scenes

By Samantha Marshall June 2, 2025

Whether a headliner or first timer, a local or out-of-towner, every act that played the Boston Calling Music Festival, from May 23 to 25, arrived prepped and ready to put on their best performances for...

Boston-based band Copilot performs at the Orange Stage Sunday.

From rehearsal rooms to festival stages: Boston Calling behind the scenes

By Samantha Marshall June 2, 2025
Whether a headliner or first timer, a local or out-of-towner, every act that played the Boston Calling Music Festival, from May 23 to 25, arrived prepped and ready to put on their best performances for audiences of thousands. 
Su Yavuz, R&B jazz singer, pianist and rising sophomore at the Berklee College of Music, performs a set with her band. Boston Calling and Berklee partnered this year to showcase the Yavuz’s talent.

Berklee students hit a high note with Boston Calling debut

By Samantha Marshall June 2, 2025
After Berklee recently partnered with Boston Calling, students at the University brought their talents to the festival for the first time to showcase “the next generation of jazz and beyond.”
Dalton and the Sheriffs plays their set on the Green Stage at Boston Calling.

Dalton and the Sheriffs called in to kickstart summer at Boston Calling

By Kate Kotlyar June 1, 2025
Doors for the Boston Calling Music Festival opened at 1 p.m. May 23, but Brian Scully didn’t know he was performing until he got the call at 10:30 that morning.
Crowd members put up their flashlights during headliner Avril Lavigne’s set on the second day of Boston Calling. The festival featured various genres — from alternative to country — throughout the weekend.

REVIEW: Boston Calling 2025: 3 days, 3 genres, 3 crowds

By Samantha Marshall May 29, 2025
Friday belonged to “emo cowgirls,” Saturday to rock lovers and Sunday to 1990s alternative fans. All weekend long, prominent headliners and small artists alike brought energy and variety to the Boston Calling crowd at Harvard Athletics Complex from May 23 to 25 — despite the gloomy weather. 
Audience members dance to Avril Lavigne’s set on Day 2 of the 2025 Boston Calling music festival. This year’s lineup featured musicians from a variety of genres, including emo pop-punk band Fall Out Boy, hip-hop artist T-Pain and country singers Luke Combs and Sheryl Crow.

Boston Calling Music Festival 2025 attracts widespread fanbase

By Kavitha Koshkarian and Samantha Marshall May 29, 2025
New England’s top music festival, Boston Calling, drew fans from the East Coast and beyond , filling the Harvard Athletics Complex with a ferris wheel, food vendors and multi-stage performances from May 23-25. 
High heels including strappy, stiletto and platform lined up on the table in front of Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. BU Student Government’s Sexual Assault Prevention department’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, where male-identifying students walked a mile in high heels to spread awareness of sexual violence against women.

Male-identifying students at BU walk a mile in high heels to raise awareness about sexual violence

By Isabelle Zhang May 12, 2025
Strappy, stiletto and platform —  such were the types of high heels lined up on the table in front of Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. After some deliberation, sophomore Nathan Ramirez picked out an open-toed pair and slipped them on. These, he decided, would be his shoes for his mile-long trek down Commonwealth Avenue.
Matthew Teitelbaum. Teitelbaum will retire as Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in June. COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON

The making of ‘a museum for Boston’: MFA director prepares to step down after a decade of change

By John Tatum May 2, 2025
Since Matthew Teitelbaum joined the Museum of Fine Arts as its Ann and Graham Gund Director in August 2015, over 8.3 million people have experienced the museum’s collection and exhibitions.
Ben & Jerry’s, in partnership with local food influencer Armani Thao, Boston University PRLab and the nonprofit Autism Eats, launched a new ice cream flavor to raise money and awareness for autism-friendly dining during Autism Awareness Month.

Ben & Jerry’s, BU PR Lab, local influencer team up for inclusive ice cream campaign supporting autism awareness

By Samantha Genzer, Managing Co-Editor May 1, 2025
When local food influencer Armani Thao asked his nephew Landon to help create a new ice cream sundae, Landon had one response — “Ooooh yeah.”
Juliana Pasquarosa and Grant Ellis during the “Finale and After the Final Rose” episode of “The Bachelor.” With the engagement, Pasquarosa became the first-ever winner in franchise history hailing from Massachusetts. COURTESY OF THE BACHELOR

The Bachelor’s Grant Ellis, Juliana Pasquarosa ship up to Boston after season finale

By Sana Muneer, Managing Co-Editor April 28, 2025
When Grant Ellis visited Juliana Pasquarosa in Newton during The Bachelor’s Hometowns episode, he could envision their future together.
The Berklee Popular Music Institute website. The Berklee Popular Music Institute hosted its 23rd annual showcase at Brighton Music Hall Friday.

Berklee Popular Music Institute showcases student talent onstage, behind the scenes at Brighton Music Hall

By Lauren Albano, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2025
Five hundred people, consisting mostly of Berklee College of Music students, filed into Brighton Music Hall April 25 for the sold-out Berklee Popular Music Institute’s 23rd annual showcase.

Things to do this week in Boston: April 28 – May 1

By Sophie Shatzky April 28, 2025
Things to do this week in Boston: April 28 - May 1
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