The Music Museum of New England

Stephen Martin began his musical career as a singer-songwriter on the hard-nosed mid-’60s Worcester, Massachusetts folk scene. He wrote his first song, “When I Was Young,” at age 16 and his first instrument was the ukelele, from which he transitioned to baritone ukulele and guitar. “I enjoyed performing as part of Worcester’s great music scene,” he says. “There were [and stil...

Did they burn out or did they rust? Did they jump or were they pushed? Did they sell out by cashing in? When it comes to The Del Fuegos’ fast-forward rise and slow-motion fall, the answers to those questions are debatable, but one thing is not: During their 15 minutes of fame in the ‘80s, they were among the most rollickin’ examples of bare-bones power pop at its punchiest.

Any music lover who’s spent a significant amount of time on Cape Cod knows about Cape Cod Melody Tent, which has hosted a laundry list of household names since opening in 1950, and those of a certain age remember

Boston-born singer-songwriter Andy Pratt has recorded over two dozen albums since 1969, flirted on occasion with the national sales charts and soaked in warm praise from critics at such A-level rags as Rolling Stone and The Village Voice. His best-known song, “Avenging Annie,” launched a career that seemed destined to make him a household name in popular mus...

Those from outside the region may not know it, but the area of Massachusetts known as MetroWest, an assortment of small cities and sleepy towns between Boston and Worcester, was something of a music mecca in the second half of the 20th century thanks to the Carousel Theatre