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Axios
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Boston's only dueling piano bar shuts down
D's Keys, the dueling piano bar that brought life to the edge of the Seaport, has reached its final act. And like the old days, you can't get a reservation. Why it matters: D's Keys is the latest Boston-area entertainment venue to have rebounded after a long pandemic closure — only to be knocked down by the current economic headwinds, owners Matt Nichols and Robert Morse say. State of play: D's Keys will close after Saturday night's show, ending a nearly seven-year run. Reserved tables are full, but the venue still has 100 seats for walk-ins the next two nights. That used to be normal for the venue, where pianists played Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor alongside Journey. And where a patron once requested "'Streetlights, People,' by Foreigner," (aka "Don't Stop Believin'" — people get the names wrong more than you'd think). At the only dueling piano bar in town, empty nesters bonded with their adult children. Locals fell in love and got engaged. Tourists happened upon a fun, wacky corner of Boston. Then the visits slowed in late 2023. Online reviews never soured over the next 15 months, but locals visited less and companies scaled back holiday parties, Nichols and Morse say. The winter months, which had previously helped sustain the business the rest of the year, started off stronger late last year but failed to bring the crowds D's Keys had come to rely on. Zoom in: Morse and Nichols have racked their brains, unable to pinpoint the reason. Maybe it was the $10 cover. Maybe it's younger people going California sober. Maybe D's Keys was among the many little luxuries that people gave up amid inflation. Whatever the reason, it cost Boston another homegrown entertainment venue. "If you don't get out and support live music venues, especially the ones that are locally owned and independently owned," Nichols tells Axios, "they go away."
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Motorcyclist killed in Walpole crash remembered as ‘a kind and easygoing soul'
A motorcyclist who was killed in a crash with an SUV in Walpole last week is being remembered as 'a kind and easygoing soul.' New Bedford resident Cameron Teasdale, 21, died in a hospital after the crash, which happened around 7 a.m. on April 10, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said previously. He was riding his motorcycle when it collided with an SUV at intersection of Winter Street and Vintage Farm Lane. Read more: Motorcyclist killed in crash with SUV in Walpole Born in Fall River, Teasdale was the 'beloved son' of Tiffany DoRego and Matthew Teasdale, according to his obituary. 'Cameron was a kind and easygoing soul who found joy in the simple things,' his obituary reads. 'Like many 21-year-olds, he loved spending time outdoors with his friends — relaxing by a fire pit, sipping on a Twisted Tea, and unwinding in his own peaceful way, always surrounded by laughter and good vibes." Read more: New Bedford man identified as motorcyclist killed in crash with SUV in Walpole Teasdale died doing something he loved — riding his motorcycle to work, according to his obituary. He was employed by a Walpole-based landscaping company when he died, a Facebook post from his father indicates. A GoFundMe campaign to help Teasdale's family pay for his funeral had raised nearly $28,000 by midday on Thursday. Read more: GoFundMe created for family of motorcyclist killed in Walpole crash with SUV Teasdale's funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, at 11 a.m. at the Manuel Rogers Funeral Home in Fall River, according to his obituary. Calling hours are set to be held prior to the service from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Boston's electric, quirky dueling piano bar D's Keys to close soon Country star winds up in wheelchair after accident at show A $100K salary isn't enough to live on in these cities — including 2 in Mass. 200 jobs affected at UMass Chan in Worcester due to Trump cuts Person in critical condition after being shot in head in Chelsea
