A natural born performer, 14 year old Boston-native pop artist Antonia has been performing since the age of 7. She is a vocalist, as well as a proficient guitarist and pianist. Antonia has performed in opera, musical theatre, and is currently a member of Voices Boston.
On her debut single, “Not Over You,” her sweet voice softly delivers coming-of-age stories of first loves and heartbreaks. Antonia’s lyrics are the intense sincerity of adolescence, and also artfully written with beautiful imagery and easy rhyme schemes. The inspirations for Antonia’s emotional pop ballads are Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, and Adele. Antonia also sounds like a modern-day Carole King and takes after early Taylor Swift.
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Antonia hopes that her music can be a space for people to find support in hardship and share joy in the good days to come.
Website: https://www.antonia-music.com
Instagram: @antonia_hotspur Facebook: @antoniahotspur

Chris LaVancher releases his third full-length album in November 2021 – “After The Flood” a collection of songs full of heart from a seasoned and skilled craftsman mining life’s subject matter – family, work, love and love lost, childhood memories, and finding one's place in the universe.


Chris’s performance evokes a mini-movie festival in your head, complete with a full soundtrack. He writes cinematic, character-driven songs. His song Nostalgia from his second album, Big Fat Love, received an honorable mention in the 2018 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. In 2014 Chris was selected as a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist and performed on the main stage. He was also selected for the Suzi Wollenberg Folk DJ showcase at the North East Regional Folk Alliance.


Chris grew up in a small town in the hills of North Central Pennsylvania where he learned to observe the many wonderful characters that inhabited that little town. Today he lives just north of Boston Massachusetts, a Mecca for folk singers and songwriters, but much of his inspiration still goes back to that little town in Pennsylvania.

This interview was with Brandon Falls, a Bachata artist, but I also had the participation of Bread and Roses Festival Director, Felipe Collazzo. This was an amazing show with great performances from Brandon and even a bit from Felipe. Brandon's bio is:
Growing up seeing my father rehearsing with José Manuel Calderón, I quickly fell in love with bachata. Bachata is music that makes you feel something. The energy is captivating but straightforward, with memorable melodies and unique rhythm combined with powerful lyrics about love and pain. The sound of the requinto alongside the passionate voice of José Manuel Calderón filled me with so many emotions and an eagerness to one day play like them.

As a child, I would ask my teachers to be my backup dancers as I would pretend to be Anthony Santos as the rest of the kids would watch me and dance. From that moment, I knew what I wanted to be more than a bachatero, but also an entertainer. I discovered that I truly loved seeing everyone enjoy the music and dancing when I formed my first band, “Grupo Swag.” I have performed alongside José Manuel Calderón, Monchy y Nathalia, Ramón Cordero, Carlos y Alejandra, El Gringo de la Bachata, J.R., and the legend himself, Luis Vargas. Traveling in beautiful cities, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Phoenix, Dallas, Milwaukee, Chicago, Atlanta, D.C., New York. I have released three singles, “La Amante”, “Mujeres de Hoy”, and “Te Venceré,” and “Señora” is set to be released by the end of August.​
“BRANDON FALLS” was born this year alongside my band: drummer Saul Santos, tamborrero Adrian Parra, bass player Santiago ‘Chavy’ Infante, rhythm guitarist Julio Rosario, güerrero Elian ‘Musikito’ Rivera, and vocalist Lizbeth ‘Lissi’ Gomez. We are looking forward to this new journey, learning and growing together and impacting our community and our culture.

Kevin Kvein of the Band Bobbing for Apples is a fantastic musician and interesting guy, and was interviewed on today's podcast.

Bobbing For Apples is an Alternative Rock Band based in Central Massachusetts and was voted in 2019 as one of the Worcester Music Awards Best Rock Acts! Compared to to psychedelic 60's to 90's grunge scenes, while blending sounds across genres to create a complete sound of their own.

Jam is a Lawrence, Massachusetts native who created music from a young age and has grown into a passionate and dynamic performer, producer of hip-hop beats fused with rock and rap. Tattooed on his chest, he wears the label, "Beat God."

He will be featured at One Broadway on August 6 at Songwriters in the Round and again on August 13, 2021 with friends from Fl0vision Media.