Streamed March 28, 2020 Joey Phoenix Makes Noise features Joey Phoenix…making noise. They played originals and covers, answered questions from the audience, and raised $100 for The Greater Boston Food Bank. Joey is a non-binary manic scribble and noisemakerFacebook: Joey PhoenixInstagram: @faephoenix Live Stream on Our Channels As part of the continued efforts to provide local artists with a platform

by Joey PhoenixOriginally Read on Creative North Shore’s “Reasonably Well,” – Hosted by Kati Nalbandian Disclaimer: My heart goes out to all essential workers and parents who consistently choose to put their needs on hold for the sake of their families and the health and safety of the community. I hope that mindfulness and self-kindness is possible for you in

All Photos by K.H. Photography Kristen Higgins is a portrait photographer based in Lowell, MA, an alum of The New York Institute of Photography, and the owner of K.H. Photography. She has a penchant for the strange and strangely beautiful and her work doesn’t really fit into any one category. She’s also currently having a print sale to help pay

Anna Dugan of Annadidathing is a Filipina American mural artist, illustrator, and weirdo extraordinaire based in Salem, MA. She joins Joey on the podcast to talk about the Mariposa Project, why failure is important, and what it means to create from within.  In February of this year, Anna partnered with Creative Collective and the North Shore Mall to raise support

When you want to see or buy art or listen to live music, where do you go?  by Joey PhoenixPhoto Credit: December Open Walls at Front Street Coffeehouse When many people consider what it means to support the arts, oftentimes they think of traditional settings like art galleries or museums. While these institutions are by no means going anywhere, they

by Joey Phoenix The first time I put words to paper for the sake of expression I was 11. It was my freshman year of high school (you read that right) and my English teacher gave us an assignment. The poem was called “Name” and it was about emptiness. It wasn’t a good poem, but it was the first time

By Joey Phoenix No one becomes an artist because they want to think about the business side of making art. They become artists to make art, but unfortunately, that isn’t enough. Making art and doing nothing else is how artists become starving artists. Which just isn’t as appealing as literature makes it out to be. Modern working artists who want

On June 16th the Boston-based Red Herring Morris Dancers came to Salem, MA for the 2018 Kettle of Fish, an annual event where Morris and Rapper teams from all over New England come to Boston and the surrounding areas for a weekend of dancing, singing, and general noisemaking.