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Back Porch Festival returns with Lucinda Williams as headliner

Advertisement Olsen first established Back Porch Festival as a one-venue affair in 2014, and expanded the festival to multiple locations in 2023, when the Iron Horse was amidst a five-year slumber. The beloved performance space reopened last spring, complete with upgrades like a new sound and lighting system. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'That club, from 1978 until 2019, has always been the hub of this place,' Olsen says. 'It's a legendary club that has always had a really eclectic booking policy – one night it's a blues legend, the next night it's some kind of jam band, the next night it's classic folk performers.' That variety makes the Iron Horse a natural fit for the festival, which Olsen describes as a 'melting pot' of artists who are connected to American roots music, from blues and bluegrass to rockabilly and indie rock. In the same day, a guest could catch the Boston Americana duo and classic soul and R&B group Advertisement Some performers – like New England folk legend Also new for 2025 is a Back Porch Festival app that allows guests to plan and cater their experience to their tastes, whether they want to sample the national touring acts in town, or discover artists from the region, like Boston blues staple No matter what visitors choose, the cost is the same: $70 for a general admission On Sunday morning, Cohen will bring the programming full circle and broadcast his Back Porch radio show live from the Iron Horse, which is free and open to the public. 'It's really fun to have this movable feast of music,' concludes Olsen. 'It allows you to sample things, to try things, to connect with friends in different venues.' GIG GUIDE On Advertisement At the The TD Garden continues to ease into concert season with a performance from country megastar The Lizard Lounge hosts various flavors of New England folk and soul this week. Singer-songwriter toast the release of their debut LP 'Roll Shine Roll' on , another treat from Vermont, inspires with retro soul-rock on Advertisement In the Theatre District, Lady Gaga's seventh LP "MAYHEM" is a pop patchwork that lives up to its title. (Frank LeBon) Frank LeBon NOW SPINNING Lady Gaga, Boston-born group Vundabar ground their garage rock on the new LP 'Surgery and Pleasure.' Louise Mason Vundabar, SASAMI charts a refreshing stream of synth-pop on her new album 'Blood on the Silver Screen.' Miriam Marlene SASAMI, Advertisement BONUS TRACK Peter Wolf , one of Boston's greatest storytellers, finally puts his own legend to paper with the new memoir 'Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses.' Wolf celebrates the book's release this Victoria Wasylak can be reached at vmwasylak@ Follow her on Bluesky @