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Timeline: Reggae in Boston

1968 - 2009
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  May 21, 2009

western-front

1968

The Western Front opens its doors in Cambridge, and starts doing reggae shows about two years later.

READ: Reggae Revival: Booming in Boston's underground, Caribbean riddims are about to burst back into the mainstream. By Chris Faraone

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