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☎️ Festival season is calling

Boston Calling 2024 lineup announced
A crowd of people gathered in front of a stage that reads "Boston Calling" with video screens on either side, showing headliner Noah Kahan.
Last year’s edition of the festival brought Vermont-turned-Watertown resident Noah Kahan to the Harvard Athletic Complex. | Photo courtesy of Boston Calling
New faces and old favorites alike have answered the call for this year’s Boston Calling lineup. Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers, and The Killers are among the top acts who will perform at the music festival’s 13th edition, which is scheduled to return to the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston this Memorial Day weekend.

Top billing for the three-day festival includes:
  • Friday, May 24: Ed Sheeran, Leon Bridges
  • Saturday, May 25: Tyler Childers, Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB
  • Sunday, May 26: The Killers, Hozier
Both The Killers and Hozier are repeat acts; The Killers made their Boston Calling debut in 2018, while Hozier returns after sets in 2015 and 2019.

Other standouts on the lineup include:
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Young the Giant
  • The Revivalists
  • Khruangbin
  • The Heavy Heavy
  • Chappell Roan
  • Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls
  • d4vd
As in years past, the festival has tapped a significant amount of Boston area talent to perform, including rappers kei, Cakeswagg, and Billy Dean Thomas; rock artists Stefan Thev, Paper Lady, JVK, and Divine Sweater; and pop-tinged acts Senseless Optimism, Zola Simone, and Justin Clancy, among other key inclusions from the scene.

The presale for the festival begins this Thursday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m., offering fans the chance to grab general admission, GA+, VIP, and Platinum passes for lower prices. Eager attendees can secure a presale passcode through Boston Calling’s website, which will grant access to this week’s sale. Select participants will receive the code at 9 a.m. on Thursday.

Information about regular ticket sales and food + drink vendors is coming soon.
See the full lineup
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Events
Wednesday, Jan. 10
  • Stump Trivia at the Boston Public Market | Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 6-8 p.m. | Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St., Boston | Free | Use your knowledge to vie for first and second place prizes.
  • Black Cat Taco Pop Up | Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 5-9 p.m. | Lamplighter Broadway, 284 Broadway, Cambridge | Price of purchase | Visit the Broadway taproom for top-notch tacos by Valentine Howell, a James Beard nominee and executive chef at Krasi.
Thursday, Jan. 11
  • “Sculpting a Life: Chana Orloff between Paris and Tel Aviv” | Thursday, Jan. 11 | 6 p.m. | Boston Athenaeum, 10 1/2 Beacon St., Boston | $0-$10 | Listen to a conversation with Paula Birnbaum and Bill Kuhn about the book “Sculpting a Life: Chana Orloff between Paris and Tel Aviv.”
  • Punk Rock Karaoke | Thursday, Jan. 11 | 7 p.m. | Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, 472-480 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge | $28 | Join members of Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, Dickies, Pennywise, and Goldfinger for this raucous punk night.
Friday, Jan. 12
  • Che Durena | Friday, Jan. 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston | $28 | The Haitian-Canadian comedian brings his off-kilter comedy downtown.
  • Banned (not in the USA) | Friday, Jan. 12 | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | curds&co, 288 Washington St., Brookline | $65 | Attend this class + tasting to learn about banned cheeses and taste-test their American replicas.
Saturday, Jan. 13
  • LGBTQIA+ AAPI January Book Club | Saturday, Jan. 13 | 5-7 p.m. | Panethnic Pourovers, 186 W. Squantum St., Quincy | Free | Join the group for snacks and discussions about “Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story” by Sarah Myer.
Events calendar here
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News Notes
Announced
  • Boston’s annual Pride parade + festivals will take place on Saturday, June 8 at Boston Common and City Hall Plaza. The events, which are organized by Boston Pride for the People, comprise the largest Pride celebration in New England.
Open
  • Thai restaurant What a Soup has opened just in time for comfort food season. Head to 125 River St. in Cambridge for hearty servings of noodle soup, plus small plates like fried chicken tendon, beef shank, and giant shumai.
Seasonal
  • Move over cop slide — Thrill seekers can zip down a new three-lane snow slide at Harpoon Brewery from Monday, Jan. 15-Thursday, Feb., 29. Tickets for the seasonal attraction start at $10 and are available for purchase in person.
Sports
  • Already missing the Pats? Apple TV has unveiled the trailer for “The Dynasty: New England Patriots,” a forthcoming docuseries about the local team’s unforgettable championship era. The program debuts on Friday, Feb. 16.
Ranked
  • No. 1. That’s where Massachusetts falls on Wallethub’s 2024 list of “Best States to Raise a Family.” The Bay State nabbed the top spot based on factors such as affordability and options for education + childcare.
Number
  • $1,600. That’s the cost of Taylor Swift’s recent police escort to Gillette Stadium when attending a game between the Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Kraft Group reportedly paid for the escort, which followed Swift between Rhode Island’s T. F. Green Airport and the Foxborough stadium. (Boston Globe)
Feel Good
  • A 1950s-era trolley at Boylston Station has a fresh start, thanks to a team of volunteers. Roughly one month after the station’s historic display was vandalized, a crew of MBTA workers have scrubbed the streetcar clean of graffiti. (Boston.com)
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⚡ Electric news for Massachusetts schools

More electric school buses are coming to Boston
A new electric school bus.
Boston first introduced electric school buses last winter, serving an estimated 2,561 students. | Photo provided by City of Boston
Pursuing an education in Boston just got a little greener. The city will purchase 50 additional electric school buses, thanks $20 million in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program.

Additionally, third-party bus provider DATTCO will receive $33 million to purchase 85 electric school buses for communities in Connecticut + Massachusetts, including Worcester, New Bedford, and Fall River.

The EPA’s program extends the environmental efforts of the Boston Green New Deal, which last year introduced 20 Blue Bird Vision electric buses to Boston Public Schools.

Federal funding for the Clean School Bus Program will continue through 2026, with plans to distribute a total of $5 billion throughout the US. According to the city’s School Bus Electrification Program, Boston aims to replace all diesel school buses with electric counterparts by 2030.
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The Wrap
 
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Today’s edition by:
Victoria
From the editor
Well, this is awkward. Remember that cheeky “I hate Boston” message plastered in the North End last year? As a refresher, the billboard was promo for a new tune by Reneé Rapp — who’s now confirmed to perform at Boston Calling this May.

Hopefully a little time onstage at the Harvard Athletic Complex will squash any Boston-related beefs.
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