BOSTON – The Alabama Shakes took center stage to mark the end of three-day Boston Calling Festival last night. Britney Howard the lead singer of the band whewed the Boston fans as she belted out her soul-filled songs.
The biannual three-day event, which debuted in 2013, quickly gained a reputation for showcasing a wide variety of popular artists whose music ranges from rock to indie pop. The festival drew tens of thousands of fans over this weekend's run, based on attendance at earlier shows in the series.
The leaves were beginning to turn as the tour bus glided up Interstate 95 on a sunny fall Sunday heading to coastal New Hampshire. Excited passengers rummaged through their swag bags, trading pretzels for M&M's before a day of touring breweries in and around Portsmouth.
For Allo Gilinsky, the trip marked his first as founder of Pints of Portsmouth Brew Tours. He plans to usher tour groups of craft beer lovers from the Boston area around the microbreweries that dot the city and region less than an hour's drive north of Boston.
