Daniel Gewertz has worked for 25 years as a Boston-based freelance journalist, writing largely about the performing arts. From 1995 to 2005, he was the sole writer of the Boston Herald​’s weekly folk/​blues music column. He has published personal essays and memoir pieces in various other publications, and contributed to the PRI radio show ​“Here & Now.” Gewertz has been teaching journalism and creative writing classes for 20 years, and holds a B.S. from Boston University in journalism.