Quartet San Francisco’s concert at the Old Whaling Church was resounding proof that classical music is not what it used to be. The concert opened the chamber music society summer season.

Steve Earle—singer/songwriter, bandleader, actor, author and activist—brought his band the Dukes to Edgartown last week for a powerful two-hour performance that had the audience on its feet and cheering.

Chad Urmston, or as fans of Dispatch know him, Chadwick Stokes, pedaled a large orange tricycle through Owen Park in Vineyard Haven.

Beach Road Weekend, the three-day music festival that is expected to draw thousands to Vineyard Haven's Veterans Memorial Park in August, has been a logistical Rube Goldberg invention.

The Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society opens its 49th summer season on Monday July 15 with Quartet San Francisco.

Last week at Union Chapel Jonathan Richman delighted an eager audience with an intimate concert with his longtime musical partner, percussionist Tommy Larkins.