“We are devastated to learn that our brother, Morphine drummer Billy Conway, has passed, finally succumbing to cancer after a long fight. Our deepest condolences go to his family and friends.“ - Vapors of Morphine.
Boston trio Morphine were a unique band, using the blues as a base but going in new directions thanks to their lineup of Mark Sandman's one and two-string slide bass style, Dana Colley's baritone saxophone, and drums (Billy Conway / Jerome Dupree). Nobody else sounding like them...
Boston has a fervent music scene and MIT's radio station, WMBR, has been documenting it for 25 years via local music show Pipeline!. In celebration of the show's quarter century, they're throwing a festival called "Pipeline...