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Vol. 49 | No. 11 | November 2022
Retiring in Massachusetts is attractive, but can be costly page
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Behind the Mic:
DJ Carter Alan
Veteran Boston DJ has also chronicled the rock world as an author By Brett Peruzzi Managing Editor BOSTON - Legendary Boston radio DJ Carter Alan originally wanted to be a music writer at a major newspaper. But his immersion in the rock scene ended up putting him behind a microphone instead of a desk. As a teenager growing up in a small town near Allentown, Penn., Alan went to rock concerts by big-name bands like the James Gang, Deep Purple and Neil Young. He came north to attend New England College in New Hampshire, and after graduating moved to Boston to seek his fortune. He embraced city life and became part of the late 1970s rock club scene. “There were basically three places booking live rock bands at the time,” he recalled. “The Rat in Kenmore Square, Cantone’s, in the Financial District, which was an Italian restaurant during the day, and The Club, across the Charles River in Central Square in Cambridge.” Through the people Carter Alan | 8
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