In the long-awaited conclusion of Boston Venue: The Channel Story, the club is going to be auctioned off in bankruptcy--again. Just like everything else in this sordid tale, nothing adds up, the mob is always lurking, and the end of the club--a

SEASON ONE, EPISODE TEN, Part 1: “What The **** Happened?”

Oct 10th, 2020 24m 42s

In Part One of Episode 10, new money and new partners have forced Harry Booras OUT of The Channel. But the new regime quickly found themselves underwater as the local mob started skimming 80% of the revenue while stiffing vendors, artists and s

SEASON ONE, EPISODE NINE: “Heavy Metal & Heavy Trouble”

Mar 26th, 2020 27m 36s

Heavy Metal was a mainstay at The Channel. In 2015 VH1 named it one of the Top 10 venues for heavy metal ever. National acts including Metallica, Slayer, Motorhead and Alice in Chains played the club. Locals including Wargasm, Meliah Rage and E

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Boston Venue: Season One Bonus Episode: Peter Tosh, In His Own Words

Feb 13th, 2020 29m 59s

Crafting each episode of Boston Venue: The Channel Story is a painstaking process involving hours of research, combing through a ton of archival material. Occasionally, some incredible hidden gems pop up...like this long-lost interview with reg

SEASON ONE, EPISODE EIGHT: “Nights to Remember. Days to Forget”

Jan 7th, 2020 22m 38s

By the mid-80s, The Channel was a successful venue. Big-name acts played The Channel in lieu of theatre and even arena shows. The legendary Roy Orbison played his final shows at the club. Bo Diddley and Ron Wood brought their “Gunslinger’s Tour

SEASON ONE, EPISODE SEVEN: “Mama Africa”

Nov 12th, 2019 41m 51s

From the beginning, black music was a primary feature of The Channel’s eclectic lineup of headliners. Episode 7 explores The Channel’s embrace of early hip-hop, reggae, funk and R&B acts--and the impact it had on a still racially segregated Bos

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Boston Venue: Season One Bonus Episode: The Channel Back Stories, Volume 1

Oct 27th, 2019 40m 51s

Putting together each episode of Boston Venue: The Channel Story is a painstaking process involving hours of research and hours more coordinating and conducting interviews with the artists, journalists, DJs and scenesters that were there. As a

SEASON ONE, EPISODE SIX: “The Kids Will Have Their Say!”

Sep 18th, 2019 28m 39s

Episode 6 dives deep into the pit with a focus on the hardcore punk scene of the ‘80s. The Channel’s embrace of the genre, along with details only the people who were there can provide, is the highlight of this special episode. You’ll hear abou

SEASON ONE, EPISODE FIVE: “Where’d You Go?”

Aug 10th, 2019 27m 7s

The Channel became a musical melting pot in a city still divided by parochial neighborhoods and lingering racial animosities. A club on a desolate stretch of the Boston waterfront became a hub for rock ‘n’ roll, punk, hardcore, straight-edge, a

SEASON ONE, EPISODE FOUR: “Lawyers, Guns and Money”

Jul 7th, 2019 27m 43s

The Channel finds itself in the midst of a decade of profound change in Boston. Live music was a major part of that cultural shift. In the halls and streets of power, long-entrenched attitudes and traditions are being challenged by new players

SEASON ONE, EPISODE THREE: “I Fought The Law”

May 31st, 2019 25m 44s

In its first 60 days, The Channel had a run of winning shows featuring a schedule of first tier rock ‘n’ roll headliners including Levon Helm, Joe Cocker and Johnny Thunders. But booking national touring bands into The Channel wasn’t easy. Entr

SEASON ONE, EPISODE TWO: “Opening Night”

Apr 30th, 2019 24m 8s

Spring, 1980 on the desolate South Boston waterfront. Harry Booras and his partners have spent a long winter scrambling to get the doors to the club open. There’s a lot of money going out, and none coming in. Staff needs to be hired, bands need

SEASON ONE, EPISODE ONE: “Channel One: The Beginning”

Apr 3rd, 2019 26m 20s

Boston, 1980. A hungry young entrepreneur named Harry Booras is ready to make the jump from a gig with an air-freight company into the nightclub business. Before long, he’s set to open the largest entertainment club in Boston...in a part of Bos

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Music, Nightlife & Murder: A Sneak Peek at Boston Venue: The Channel Podcast

Mar 6th, 2019 1m 16s

This upcoming podcast tells the true and complete story of Boston's legendary Channel nightclub, from the gritty beginnings, through the glory days, and the bitter end, when Boston mobsters leave the club in ruins--and one man dead.