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Northshore October 2025
With its listless seasons and deep artistic roots, the north shore has become a haven for rock's old guard, and a new one, too, who each call this place at ocean's edge their own. Text by Alexandra Pecci. Photo essay by Jared CharneyWillie AlexanderOne hundred years ago, Willie Alexander's Gloucester home was a Baptist parsonage, "which was perfect for me as a Baptist minister's son," he says. This rock 'n' roll vagabond and former member of the Velvet Underground has written "like, 10 billion songs" about his hometown, and he's working on getting them all on one album. That Gloucester provides
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