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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-born Bebe Stockwell opens the performances on the Green Stage with her set.

GALLERY: Cowboy hats, colored hair at Boston Calling 2025

By Kate Kotlyar and Holly Gustavsen May 30, 2025

Country, punk rock, hip-hop and countless other genres came together at the Boston Calling Music Festival, a three-day annual music festival held from May 23 to 25. This year spotlighted numerous Boston...

Graduates record videos and throw their caps in the air as confetti falls to signify the end of Commencement.

GALLERY: Caps soar at BU’s Commencement Ceremony

By Kate Kotlyar, DFP Photographer May 26, 2025

In honor of Boston University’s 152nd Commencement on May 18, we showcase student and faculty celebrations, speeches and shoutouts as graduates prepare to take their next steps. Graduates...

Parfait Soliel performs “We Will” at the main stage.

GALLERY: Culture Blooms in Downtown with Japan Festival Boston

By Sarah Cruz, Photo Co-Editor May 2, 2025

Japan Festival Boston was held at Boston Common April 26 and 27, welcoming Boston residents to Japanese culture. They hosted many performers, held culture and sustainability workshops, served food and...

Lucy Dacus performing with her band Sunday. Dacus played two shows at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sunday and Monday.

REVIEW: And the crowd is…crying? Lucy Dacus’ talent for emotional storytelling was clear at her Boston stop

By Emma Clement and Holly Gustavsen April 22, 2025
Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, along with openers jasmine.4.t and Katie Gavin, performed at MGM Music Hall April 20 and 21, marking the fourth stop on Dacus’ “Forever is a Feeling” tour.
Alphonce Felix Simbu (left), Cybrian Kotut (middle) and Conner Mantz (right) running in the Boston Marathon. The 129th Boston Marathon took place on Monday.

‘This is what being a Bostonian is’: Boston Marathon unites city in day of records, celebration

By Samantha Genzer, Sarah Cruz, and Holly Gustavsen April 22, 2025
More than 30,000 runners from around the world pounded the pavement from Hopkinton to Copley Square on Monday for the 129th Boston Marathon.
Chief of Communications for Providence Public Schools Suzanne Ouellette. Ouellette was a staff photographer for the FreeP from 1997 to 1999. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Behind the lens of The Daily Free Press

By Sarah Cruz, Photo Co-Editor April 4, 2025
In honor of the 55th anniversary of The Daily Free Press, we showcase previous photographers and photo editors and their favorite work for the FreeP.
Men’s gold medal winner Ilia Malinin of the USA poses with an American flag after the competition. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Team USA dominates 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships

By Chloe Cramutola, Investigative Editor April 1, 2025
The 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships took place at TD Garden March 25-30.
Ida performs at the Crystal Ballroom in Somerville.

GALLERY: Tsunami and Ida reunite for ‘Coin Toss’ Tour

By Angelica Vivas March 25, 2025
Indie rock bands Tsunami and Ida played the second stop of their co-headline “Coin Toss” tour at the Crystal Ballroom in Somerville Sunday.
Holi participants dance and throw colored powder during the annual Holi celebration hosted by Boston University’s Hindu Cultural Association Saturday at BU Beach. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration of unity and new beginnings. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston students gather for colorful Holi celebration at BU Beach

By Charlie Johnson March 23, 2025
Flocks of students stepped through the arches next to Marsh Chapel Saturday afternoon sporting white T-shirts and pink wristbands to participate in the annual Holi celebration at Boston University Beach.
Spectators watch as the parade begins. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: South Boston bleeds green at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By Lauren Albano and Siena Gleason March 21, 2025
South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day, or Evacuation Day, Parade took place Sunday, starting at Broadway Station and ending at Andrew Station.
Marie-Philip Poulin (29) wins the opening face-off of overtime.

GALLERY: Boston Fleet dock at sold-out Agganis Arena

By Holly Gustavsen, Photo Co-Editor March 9, 2025
The Boston Fleet of the Professional Women’s Hockey League played its first game at Agganis Arena Saturday.
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