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Hip-Hop Showcase

2025 Hip-Hop Showcase 

Berklee Songwriting Department Presents
2025 Hip-Hop Showcase
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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The Songwriting Department at Berklee presents an evening of hip-hop, highlighting the varied styles of this genre through performances from current students. This event is hosted by songwriting professors Cliff Notez and Dan Cantor.

Admission
Free
Open Mic

A microphone

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

Songwriting Department Presents
BOOM—Berklee Original Open Mic
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters. 

Admission
Free
Interior of the Berk Recital Hall
LATE: A Staged Reading of a New Musical
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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On the anniversary of a shooting at their school, eight teenagers struggle to transform their despair into hope, each through very different means. LATE, a new musical in development, offers a unique way for communities to reflect, engage, and foster dialogue around the critical issue of gun violence in schools. 

Admission
Free
berklee in the round

A singer-songwriter performs.

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Songwriting Department Presents
Berklee Songwriters Round
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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Berklee Songwriters Round is inspired by the in-the-round performances at the famous Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee. The event features up to five Berklee songwriters seated in a circle as they take turns playing songs.

A performance inside of the Red Room at Cafe 939
Songwriting Department Presents
Original Bands Showcase
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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The Original Bands Showcase features four Berklee College of Music bands playing 30 minute sets of original music in various genres.

Open Mic

A microphone

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

Songwriting Department Presents
BOOM—Berklee Original Open Mic
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters. 

Admission
Free
A performance inside of the Red Room at Cafe 939
Songwriting Department Presents
Arranging for Songwriters Concert
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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A concert featuring Berklee students from the Arranging for Songwriters class.

 

Open Mic

A microphone

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

Songwriting Department Presents
BOOM—Berklee Original Open Mic
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters. 

Admission
Free

Past Events

Christina Vaira

Cristina Vaira

Image courtesy of the artist

I Wanna See You Fly
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Cristina Vaira, faculty in the Songwriting Department, will debut songs from her upcoming album, I Wanna See You Fly. The album is a powerful reflection on transformation, resilience, and self-empowerment, born from facing and embracing life’s darkest moments.

 

berklee in the round

A singer-songwriter performs.

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

Songwriting Department Presents
Berklee Songwriters Round
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

Berklee Songwriters Round is inspired by the in-the-round performances at the famous Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee. The event features up to five Berklee songwriters seated in a circle as they take turns playing songs.

Open Mic

A microphone

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

Songwriting Department Presents
BOOM—Berklee Original Open Mic
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters. 

Admission
Free
Open Mic

A microphone

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

BOOM—Berklee Original Open Mic
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters.

Open Mic

A microphone

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

BOOM—Berklee Original Open Mic
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters.

berklee in the round

A performer at Berklee in the Round

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

Berklee in the Round 2025
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

Based on the in-the-round performances at the famous Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee, Berklee in the Round seats up to five Berklee songwriters in a circle as they take turns playing songs. 

Sarah Brindell

Sarah Brindell

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Sarah Brindell Quintet
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Sarah Brindell Quintet continues to mesmerize listeners around the world. With tight grooves, intimate songs, and sweet vocals, they create a beautiful journey evolving out of a deep love and devotion for neo-soul and traditional Brazilian popular music. 

Open Mic

A microphone

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

BOOM—Berklee Original Open Mic
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters.

berklee in the round

A performer at Berklee in the Round

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

Berklee in the Round 2025
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

Based on the in-the-round performances at the famous Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee, Berklee in the Round seats up to five Berklee songwriters in a circle as they take turns playing songs. 

Open Mic

A microphone

Image courtesy of Berklee College of Music

BOOM—Berklee Original Open Mic
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
(View Map)

In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters.