Sunday, March 17, 2024

Jon Batiste (at the Orpheum)

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Feature: Sleater-Kinney

Wednesday, March 06, 2024

The Dandy Warhols, with Sisters Of Your Sunshine Vapor (at Royale)

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Audra McDonald (at Symphony Hall)

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

2024 Boston Pops season announcement

Thursday, February 01, 2024

2024 Grammys preview

Thursday, January 04, 2024

Feature: Madonna, A Journey

Friday, December 29, 2023

Sleater-Kinney preview

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Nirvana, In Utero: 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe and The Kinks, The Journey, Parts 1 and 2

Friday, December 15, 2023

Best (two) albums of 2023

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Mariah Carey (at TD Garden)

Monday, December 04, 2023

Doja Cat, with Ice Spice (at TD Garden)

Sunday, December 03, 2023

Holiday Pops 2023

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Feature: Keith Lockhart

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

LL Cool J, with the Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Z-Trip, Queen Latifah, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, DMC, Monie Love and Treach (at TD Garden)

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Feature: Geddy Lee

Feature: Liz Phair

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, with SASAMI (at MGM Music Hall at Fenway)

Sunday, November 05, 2023

Bob Dylan (at the Orpheum)

Thursday, November 02, 2023

Bob Dylan's Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour: an explainer

Thursday, September 28, 2023

The Tedeschi Trucks Band (at TD Garden)

Monday, September 25, 2023

The Breeders (at Citizens House Of Blues)

The Boston Pops: A Celebration Of John Williams (at Symphony Hall)

Friday, September 15, 2023

Peter Gabriel (at TD Garden)

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service (at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway)

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

The Eagles, with Steely Dan (at TD Garden)

Friday, September 08, 2023

Feature: The Tedeschi Trucks Band

Thursday, September 07, 2023

2023 Holiday Pops season announcement

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Beck and Phoenix, with Sir Chloe and Weyes Blood (at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway)

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Feature: Duran Duran

Monday, August 21, 2023

In Between Days 2023: Saturday (at Veterans Memorial Stadium)

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Morgan Wallen, with Bailey Zimmerman, Ernest and HARDY (at Fenway Park)

Friday, August 11, 2023

Feature: The new concert etiquette

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Newport Folk Festival 2023: Saturday (at Fort Adams State Park)

Friday, July 28, 2023

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, with S.G. Goodman (at Roadrunner)

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Luke Combs, with The Avett Brothers, Gary Allan and David Lee Murphy (at Gillette Stadium)

Monday, July 17, 2023

Jenny Lewis, with Hayden Pedigo and Cass McCombs (at Roadrunner)

Monday, July 10, 2023

Levitate Music And Arts Festival day three, featuring Brandi Carlile, Shakey Graves, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Larkin Poe and Celisse (at the Marshfield Fairgrounds)

Monday, June 19, 2023

Re:SET, featuring boygenius, Clairo, Dijon and Bartees Strange (at the Stage At Suffolk Downs)

Monday, June 12, 2023

Chris Stapleton, with the War And Treaty and Charley Crockett (at the Xfinity Center)

Friday, June 09, 2023

The Pixies, with Bully and Franz Ferdinand (at MGM Music Hall at Fenway)

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Boston Calling 2023: Friday (at the Harvard Athletic Complex)

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Feature: Michael Feinstein

Feature: The Lumineers

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Janet Jackson (at Xfinity Center)

Sunday, May 14, 2023

The Boston Pops perform Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert (at Symphony Hall)

Friday, May 12, 2023

Feature: Lucinda Williams

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Q&A: Feist

Monday, May 08, 2023

MUNA, with Nova Twins (at Roadrunner)

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Caroline Polachek, with George Clanton (at Roadrunner)

Monday, April 10, 2023

Bikini Kill, with Brontez Purnell (at Roadrunner)

Saturday, April 01, 2023

boygenius, the record

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (at TD Garden)

Bruce Springsteen's "Dirty Water"

Monday, March 20, 2023

The Dropkick Murphys, with Jesse Ahern and Turnpike Troubadours (at MGM Music Hall at Fenway)

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Dawes (at Roadrunner)

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Feature: Keith Lockhart

Thursday, February 02, 2023

2023 Grammys preview

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Kate Bush for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

New Year’s weekend Boston concert preview

Friday, December 16, 2022

The Beatles, Revolver Special Edition (Super Deluxe) and Guns N’ Roses, Use Your Illusion I & II Super Deluxe

Two songs for 2022

Best (five) albums of 2022

Monday, December 12, 2022

iHeartRadio Kiss 108 Jingle Ball 2022 (at TD Garden)

Friday, December 09, 2022

Holiday Pops 2022 (at Symphony Hall)

Saturday, December 03, 2022

The 10 Best Versions of ‘Winter Wonderland’

Thursday, December 01, 2022

The Tedeschi Trucks Band (at the Orpheum)

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Feature: Keith Lockhart

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Tegan and Sara, with Tomberlin (at Royale)

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Feature: Too Much Joy

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Brandi Carlile, with Brittany Howard (at TD Garden)

Friday, October 21, 2022

Taylor Swift, Midnights

Monday, October 17, 2022

Judas Priest, with Queensrÿche (at the MGM Music Hall)

Saturday, October 01, 2022

Lizzo, with Latto (at TD Garden)

Friday, September 09, 2022

Diana Ross, with Rhonda Ross (at the Boch Center Wang Theatre)

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

James Taylor (at the MGM Music Hall)

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The Kate Bush resurgence, and how I feel about it

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Lady Gaga (at Fenway Park)

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Sally Seltmann, Early Moon

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Feature: Sharon Van Etten

Thursday, August 04, 2022

Feature: Horsegirl

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Black Keys, with Ceramic Animal and Band Of Horses (at the Xfinity Center)

Friday, July 15, 2022

Feature: Summer songs

Saturday, July 09, 2022

Maren Morris, with Brent Cobb (at Leader Bank Pavilion)

Sunday, July 03, 2022

Dead & Company (at Gillette Stadium)

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Tears for Fears, with Garbage (at Leader Bank Pavilion)

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

Paul McCartney (at Fenway Park)

Friday, June 03, 2022

Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band, with the Avett Brothers (at the Boch Center Wang Theatre)

Monday, May 30, 2022

Boston Calling 2022: Sunday (at the Harvard Athletic Complex)

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Boston Calling 2022: Saturday (at the Harvard Athletic Complex)

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Boston Calling 2022: Friday (at the Harvard Athletic Complex)

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Ten great Australian bands

Feature: Rüfüs Du Sol

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Garth Brooks, with Mitch Rossell (at Gillette Stadium)

Friday, May 20, 2022

The Boston Pops tribute to Alan Menken (at Symphony Hall)

Thursday, May 19, 2022

The Who, with Amythyst Kiah (at TD Garden)

Monday, May 16, 2022

Feature: Keith Lockhart

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Lorde, with Remi Wolf (at the Boch Center Wang Theatre)

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Daryl Hall, with Todd Rundgren (at the Orpheum)

Monday, April 04, 2022

LCD Soundsystem (at Roadrunner)

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Sparks (at the Shubert Theatre)

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Feature: Judas Priest/Rob Halford

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Billy Strings (at Roadrunner)

Friday, March 11, 2022

Gayle’s ‘abcdefu’ and the art of the terrible radio edit

Monday, February 28, 2022

Tears For Fears, The Tipping Point

Friday, January 28, 2022

Kacey Musgraves, with MUNA and King Princess (at TD Garden)

Friday, January 21, 2022

Winter 2022 concert preview

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Wordle as artistic creation

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Feature: Discovery, instant infatuations and rabbit holes

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Genesis (at TD Garden)

Friday, December 10, 2021

R.E.M., New Adventures In Hi-Fi 25th Anniversary Edition; The Beatles, Let It Be: 50th Anniversary Edition and Motörhead, Everything Louder Forever

Friday, December 03, 2021

Holiday Pops 2021 (at Symphony Hall)

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

The Tedeschi Trucks Band (at the Orpheum)

Monday, November 29, 2021

Feature: Rick Berlin

Friday, November 12, 2021

Feature: Jane Lynch

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Feature: Amythyst Kiah

Monday, October 18, 2021

John Legend, with Kirby (at the Orpheum)

Friday, October 15, 2021

Santana, Blessings and Miracles

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

Feature: St. Vincent

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Brandi Carlile, In These Silent Days

Monday, September 27, 2021

Phoebe Bridgers, with MUNA (at Leader Bank Pavilion)

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Wilco and Sleater-Kinney, with Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (at Leader Bank Pavilion)

Friday, August 06, 2021

Green Day and Weezer, with the Interrupters (at Fenway Park)

Friday, July 23, 2021

Feature: The return of summer concerts 2021

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Modern music for unmodern tastes (part 2)

Friday, July 09, 2021

Modern music for unmodern tastes (part 1)

Friday, June 11, 2021

Sleater-Kinney, Path Of Wellness

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Boston Calling 2022 headliners announcement

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Dropkick Murphys, Turn Up That Dial and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, When God Was Great

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Boston Pops spring season 2021 announcement

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Boston-area musician singles roundup 2021 (so far)

Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses

Monday, March 08, 2021

Lake Street Dive, Obviously

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Terrible concerts

Sunday, February 14, 2021

Boston Pops in Love livestream

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Holiday Pops 2020

Friday, December 11, 2020

Prince's Sign 'O' The Times Super Deluxe Edition, The Staple Singers' Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection

Friday, October 16, 2020

Fall music preview

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020)

Friday, August 21, 2020

Feature: Desert-island discs

Q&A: Benee

Friday, August 07, 2020

Luke Bryan, Born Here Live Here Die Here

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Bob Dylan, Rough and Rowdy Ways

Thursday, May 14, 2020

My lockdown music diary

Friday, April 24, 2020

Tanya Tucker's While I'm Livin', The Highwomen's The Highwomen, The Secret Sisters' Saturn Return

Thursday, April 02, 2020

Adam Schlesinger (1967-2020)

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Michael Kiwanuka, with Sammy Brue (at Royale)

Sunday, February 09, 2020

Hot Stove Cool Music 2020 (at the Paradise)

Thursday, February 06, 2020

Garth Brooks (at the Six String Grill & Stage)

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Dead Week concert-preview rundown

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Hanson, with Joshua & The Holy Rollers and Paul McDonald (at the House of Blues)

Friday, December 20, 2019

Lucero, with Ian O'Neil (at the Sinclair)

Friday, December 13, 2019

Lizzo, "Cuz I Love You"

Friday, December 06, 2019

Tedeschi Trucks Band, with the National Reserve (at the Orpheum)

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Holiday Pops 2019 (at Symphony Hall)

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Elton John (at TD Garden)

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Rosanne Cash and Ry Cooder (at the Boch Center Wang Theatre)

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Sleater-Kinney, with Joseph Keckler (at the House Of Blues)

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Feature: Steely Dan, A Journey

Friday, October 11, 2019

Carrie Underwood, with Runaway June and Maddie & Tae (at TD Garden)

Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Feature: The Black Keys

Friday, September 27, 2019

Conversations With Nick Cave: An Evening Of Talk and Music (at Sanders Theatre)

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Feature: Ezra Furman

Lizzo, with Ari Lennox (at Agganis Arena)

Saturday, September 14, 2019

The Who, with Peter Wolf (at Fenway Park)

Friday, September 13, 2019

The Hold Steady, with Early Riser (at the Sinclair)

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

The Pixies, Beyond The Eyrie

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Feature: Squeeze

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Aimee Mann, with Jonathan Coulton (at the Cabot Street Cinema Theatre)

Monday, July 08, 2019

The Rolling Stones (at Gillette Stadium)

Saturday, June 29, 2019

New Kids On The Block, with Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Naughty by Nature and Salt-N-Pepa (at TD Garden)

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Feature: Earth, Wind & Fire

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Feature: Wedding first-dance songs

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Jane Lynch, with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Monday, May 27, 2019

Boston Calling 2019: Sunday (at the Harvard Athletic Complex)

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Boston Calling 2019: Friday (at the Harvard Athletic Complex)

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Rhiannon Giddens and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The Boston Pops Firework Spectacular 2019 lineup announcement

Sunday, May 05, 2019

Stephen Malkmus, with Eleanor Friedberger (at Arts At The Armory)

Thursday, May 02, 2019

Feature: Keith Lockhart

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Feature: Strand of Oaks

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Patti Smith (at the Orpheum)

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Feature: Maren Morris

Monday, April 01, 2019

Fleetwood Mac (at TD Garden)

Friday, March 29, 2019

Better Oblivion Community Center, with Christian Lee Hutson and Lala Lala (at the Sinclair)

Monday, February 18, 2019

Free albums for music critics

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Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Feature: Joe Jackson

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Feature: Ten classic Carole King songs

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Feature: Lake Street Dive

Friday, December 21, 2018

Favorite musical discoveries of 2018

Friday, December 07, 2018

Holiday Pops 2018 (at Symphony Hall)

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Thom Yorke, with Oliver Coates (at the Boch Center Wang Theatre)

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Mitski, with Overcoats (at the House Of Blues)

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Q&A: Ella Mai

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Florence + The Machine, with Grizzly Bear (at TD Garden)

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Ed Sheeran, with Snow Patrol and Anne-Marie (at Gillette Stadium)

Monday, September 03, 2018

Pearl Jam (at Fenway Park)

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Smashing Pumpkins, with Metric (at TD Garden)

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Radiohead (at TD Garden)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Feature: The B-52s

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Erasure, with Reed & Caroline (at the House of Blues)

Friday, June 22, 2018

U2 (at TD Garden)

Monday, June 11, 2018

Depeche Mode, with EMA (at TD Garden)

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Liz Phair, with Soccer Mommy (at the Sinclair)

Monday, May 28, 2018

Boston Calling 2018: Sunday (at the Harvard Athletic Complex)

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Boston Calling 2018: Saturday (at the Harvard Athletic Complex)

Thursday, May 24, 2018

John Williams and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Andy Grammer with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Friday, May 04, 2018

Lake Street Dive, Free Yourself Up

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Feature: Brandi Carlile

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Feature: Margo Price

Joe Perry, with Barry Goudreau's Engine Room and Charlie Farren (at the House of Blues)

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Feature: Bill Murray and Jan Vogler

Pink, with Bleachers (at TD Garden)

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Alice Cooper (at the Boch Center Wang Theatre)

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Feature: Tune-Yards

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (at the Opera House)

Sunday, February 04, 2018

Hot Stove Cool Music 2018 (at the Paradise)

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Feature: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Hometown Throwdown

Thursday, December 07, 2017

Holiday Pops 2017 (at Symphony Hall)

Friday, November 10, 2017

Feature: The perfect pop song

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Johnny Clegg, with Jesse Clegg (at the Berklee Performance Center)

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Feature: Kara DioGuardi

Monday, October 09, 2017

Bruno Mars, with Jorja Smith (at TD Garden)

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Feature: The War On Drugs

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Feature: Will Butler of Arcade Fire

Saturday, August 12, 2017

James Taylor, with Bonnie Raitt (at Fenway Park)

Saturday, August 05, 2017

Coldplay, with Izzy Bizu and AlunaGeorge (at Gillette Stadium)

Sunday, July 09, 2017

New Kids On The Block, with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul (at Fenway Park)

Monday, June 26, 2017

U2, with the Lumineers (at Gillette Stadium)

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Boston Pops Gospel Night, with CeCe Winans (at Symphony Hall)

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (at the Boch Center Wang Theatre)

Thursday, June 08, 2017

Leslie Odom, Jr. and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Feature: Bobby Whitlock

Thursday, June 01, 2017

John Williams and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Metallica, with Local H and Volbeat (at Gillette Stadium)

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Feature: The Pixies

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Queen Latifah with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel, I Can Spin a Rainbow

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Feature: Hot Stove Cool Music 2017

Friday, April 21, 2017

Feature: The New Pornographers

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

PJ Harvey (at the House of Blues)

Monday, April 10, 2017

John Mayer, with the Record Company (at TD Garden)

Thursday, March 16, 2017

The Dropkick Murphys, with Reason To Fight and the Interrupters (at the House Of Blues)

Thursday, March 09, 2017

Sting, with Joe Sumner and the Last Bandoleros (at the House of Blues)

Saturday, March 04, 2017

David Bowie’s Blackstar, performed by Maya Beiser and the Ambient Orchestra, conducted by Evan Ziporyn (at MIT Kresge Auditorium)

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Lauryn Hill, with Little Simz (at the Boch Center Wang Theatre)

Saturday, February 04, 2017

Maren Morris, with Ryan Hurd (at the Paradise)

Friday, February 03, 2017

Feature: The Drive-By Truckers

Friday, December 02, 2016

Holiday Pops 2016 (at Symphony Hall)

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Margo Price, with Hugh Masterson (at Brighton Music Hall)

Friday, October 28, 2016

Feature: Tegan and Sara

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Jason Aldean, with Kid Rock, Thomas Rhett and A Thousand Horses (at Fenway Park)

Monday, September 05, 2016

Steven Tyler and the Loving Mary Band (at the Wang Theatre)

Monday, August 15, 2016

Boston (at the Wang Theatre)

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Belly (at Royale)

Friday, August 05, 2016

Feature: Gina Schock of the Go-Go's

Thursday, August 04, 2016

James Taylor, with Jackson Browne (at Fenway Park)

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Coldplay, with Alessia Cara and Foxes (at Gillette Stadium)

Monday, July 18, 2016

Outside The Box festival, featuring Zap Mama, Red Baraat and the Valerie Stephens Group (on Boston Common)

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Gwen Stefani, with Eve (at the Xfinity Center)

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Feature: Demi Lovato

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Friday, June 24, 2016

Hannah Georgas, For Evelyn

Friday, June 10, 2016

Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle, Colvin & Earle

Friday, May 13, 2016

Meghan Trainor, Thank You

Friday, May 06, 2016

Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Things That We Are Made Of

Friday, April 29, 2016

Feature: Seth MacFarlane

Friday, April 22, 2016

Rufus Wainwright, Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Iggy Pop (at the Orpheum)

Friday, April 08, 2016

The Dandy Warhols, Distortland

Friday, April 01, 2016

Weezer, Weezer

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Monday, March 28, 2016

Gaz Coombes/Piney Gir (at the David Friend Recital Hall)

Friday, March 25, 2016

Bob Mould, Patch The Sky

Friday, March 11, 2016

Jeff Buckley, You And I

Lucius, Good Grief

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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

The Who, with Tal Wilkenfeld (at TD Garden)

Friday, February 19, 2016

Wolfmother, Victorious

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Friday, February 12, 2016

Basia Bulat, Good Advice

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Ana Gasteyer (at Sanders Theatre)

Friday, February 05, 2016

The London Suede, Night Thoughts

Friday, January 15, 2016

Danny Wood, Look At Me

Friday, January 08, 2016

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'American Idol' Sails Off Into The Sunset

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Marshall Crenshaw (at Passim)

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Feature: Nate Ruess

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The Arcs, with Mariachi Flor De Toloache (at the Orpheum)

Saturday, December 12, 2015

KISS 108's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015 (at TD Garden)

Friday, December 04, 2015

Holiday Pops 2015 (at Symphony Hall)

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Grace Potter, with Charles Bradley And The Extraordinaires (at the Orpheum)

Friday, October 23, 2015

Garbage, with Torres (at the Orpheum)

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

The Jesus And Mary Chain, with the Black Ryder (at the House Of Blues)

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Robert Plant, with the Sonics (at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion)

Monday, September 21, 2015

Diana Ross (at the Wang Theatre)

Friday, September 11, 2015

The Scorpions (at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion)

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Lucius, with Heather Woods Broderick (at the Institute Of Contemporary Art)

Friday, August 07, 2015

James Taylor, with Bonnie Raitt (at Fenway Park)

Enola Fall, Heliotropic

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Thursday, August 06, 2015

Miguel, with Dorothy (at the House of Blues)

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Odd-couple touring partners

Monday, July 20, 2015

Johnny D's memories

Friday, July 03, 2015

Feature: Keith Lockhart

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Torres, with Ancient Ocean and Pasture Dog (at Great Scott)

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Rush (at TD Garden)

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Wolf Alice, My Love Is Cool

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Monday, June 22, 2015

Richard Thompson (at the Wilbur)

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Tim McGraw, with Billy Currington (at the Xfinity Center)

Friday, June 12, 2015

Feature: Karmin

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Mumford & Sons, with the Maccabees (at the Xfinity Center)

Monday, June 08, 2015

The Boston Pops' Armenian Night and By Popular Demand (at Symphony Hall)

Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Michael Cavanaugh with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Friday, May 22, 2015

Feature: Marina and the Diamonds

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Paul Weller, Saturns Pattern

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Beatles Night and John Hodgman with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Speedy Ortiz, Foil Deer

Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Brian Wilson, No Pier Pressure

Friday, April 03, 2015

Feature: Kathleen Hanna

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Feature: H. Jon Benjamin

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Nellie McKay, My Weekly Reader

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Marina and the Diamonds, FROOT

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Lieutenant, If I Kill This Thing We’re All Going To Eat For A Week

Monday, March 09, 2015

The Punch Brothers, with Gaby Moreno (at the House Of Blues)

Friday, February 20, 2015

Feature: Sleater-Kinney

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

The Juliana Hatfield Three, Whatever, My Love

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Father John Misty, I Love You Honeybear

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Diana Krall, Wallflower

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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Marilyn Manson, with Sadist (at the House of Blues)

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The Lone Bellow, Then Came the Morning

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Extreme (at the House Of Blues)

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Mikky Ekko, Time

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Meghan Trainor, Title

Thursday, January 08, 2015

Future Islands, with Operators and Wing Dam (at Royale)

Monday, January 05, 2015

Sleater-Kinney and Brandi Carlile previews

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Big Star, Live In Memphis

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Chadwick Stokes, with Lucius and Julia Easterlin (at the House Of Blues)

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Tinashe, with Brendan Musik (at the Brighton Music Hall)

Monday, December 15, 2014

Boston Music Awards 2104

Tedeschi Trucks Band, with Soulive (at the House of Blues)

Charli XCX, Sucker

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Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Smashing Pumpkins, Monuments to an Elegy

Thursday, December 04, 2014

Holiday Pops 2014 (at Symphony Hall)

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Mary J. Blige, The London Sessions

Monday, November 24, 2014

David Guetta, Listen

Friday, November 21, 2014

New Pornographers, with the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (at the House of Blues)

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Alt-J, with Mikky Ekko (at the Orpheum)

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Rosanne Cash (at Sanders Theater)

Monday, November 10, 2014

Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways

Sunday, November 09, 2014

Lucero (at the Sinclair)

Monday, November 03, 2014

Hozier, with James Bay (at the Paradise)

Sunday, October 26, 2014

A. R. Rahman Meets Berklee: Festival Of Lights (at Symphony Hall)

Friday, October 24, 2014

Feature: Weezer

Monday, October 13, 2014

Ani DiFranco, Allergic to Water

Monday, October 06, 2014

Weezer, Everything Will Be Alright in the End

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Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt

Monday, September 29, 2014

Lady Antebellum, 747

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Landlady, with Tredici Bacci and Palm Spring Life (at Great Scott)

Monday, September 08, 2014

Tennis, Ritual in Repeat

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

The New Pornographers, Brill Bruisers

Mötley Crüe, with Alice Cooper and the Raskins (at the Xfinity Center)

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Imogen Heap, Sparks

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Linkin Park, with 30 Seconds To Mars and AFI (at the Xfinity Center)

Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Bear in Heaven, Time Is Over One Day Old

Saturday, August 02, 2014

Kiss and Def Leppard, with Kobra And The Lotus (at the Xfinity Center)

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails (at the Xfinity Center)

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Various Artists, Beck Song Reader

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Monday, July 28, 2014

Los Lobos, with the Soul Rebels and Jesse Cook (at Copley Square)

Monday, July 21, 2014

Jimmy Buffett (at the Xfinity Center)

5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Sara Bareilles, with Hannah Georgas and Emily King (at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion)

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

The Bleachers, Strange Desire

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Friday, July 04, 2014

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, with the Beach Boys and Megan Hilty (at the Hatch Shell)

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

How To Dress Well, "Where Is This Heart?"

Fall Out Boy and Paramore, with New Politics (at the Xfinity Center)

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour

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Monday, June 16, 2014

Boston Pops Gospel Night, with Take 6 (at Symphony Hall)

Friday, June 13, 2014

Christopher Walken's Daily Show anecdote

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Damon Albarn (at Royale)

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Feature: Mary Gauthier

Saturday, June 07, 2014

John Williams and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Bob Mould, Beauty & Ruin

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Friday, May 30, 2014

The Hot Sardines with Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Monday, May 26, 2014

Owen Pallett, In Conflict

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Leonard Nimoy with Sarah Hicks and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Monday, May 19, 2014

Cirque de la Symphonie with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Thursday, May 08, 2014

Jason Alexander with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Monday, May 05, 2014

tUnE-yArDs, Nikki Nack

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The Pixies, Indie Cindy

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

The 35th Rock 'n' Roll Rumble finals (at T.T. The Bear's)

Monday, April 21, 2014

Boy George (at Royale)

Eels, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

New Girl doesn't know what it's doing

Monday, April 14, 2014

Afghan Whigs, Do To The Beast

Friday, April 11, 2014

Feature: Betty Who

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Doug Gillard, Parade On

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Monday, April 07, 2014

Pentatonix (at the House of Blues)

Friday, April 04, 2014

Raising Hope exits at the right time

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

White Hinterland, Baby

Friday, March 28, 2014

Feature: Shawn Colvin

Friday, March 21, 2014

Zac Brown Band Fenway show announcement

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Ellie Goulding, with Conway (at Agganis Arena)

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Kylie Minogue, Kiss Me Once

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Kings Of Leon, with Gary Clark Jr. (at TD Garden)

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Feature: St. Vincent

Friday, February 14, 2014

Feature: Nicole Atkins

Monday, February 10, 2014

Guided By Voices, Motivational Jumpsuit

Monday, February 03, 2014

Nicole Atkins, Slow Phaser

Friday, January 31, 2014

Feature: Lady Antebellum

Friday, January 24, 2014

The problem with the Best New Artist Grammy

Monday, January 20, 2014

Tom Brosseau, Grass Punks

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Parks And Recreation and nerds

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Justin Bieber’s Believe

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Jellyfish, Radio Jellyfish

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Friday, December 06, 2013

MGMT, with Kuroma (at the Orpheum)

Monday, December 02, 2013

Britney Spears, Britney Jean

Friday, November 29, 2013

Feature: Keith Lockhart

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Mystery Science Theater 3000 host fight: Mike v. Joel

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Shearwater, Fellow Travelers

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Friday, November 22, 2013

Feature: Juliana Hatfield/Minor Alps

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Sleigh Bells, with Doldrums (at Royale)

Monday, November 18, 2013

Neil Gaiman And Amanda Palmer, An Evening With Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer

Friday, November 15, 2013

Feature: Paramore

Rick Ross, with 1500 Or Nothin (at the Orpheum)

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, with Big K.R.I.T. and Talib Kweli (at TD Garden)

Monday, November 11, 2013

Katey Sagal, Covered

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Monday, November 04, 2013

M.I.A., Matangi

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Josh Groban, with Judith Hill (at TD Garden)

Monday, October 28, 2013

Juana Molina, Wed 21

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Katy Perry And The New Rules Of Pop

Monday, October 14, 2013

Pearl Jam, Lightning Bolt

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Feature: Richard Thompson

Monday, September 23, 2013

Life is good Festival, featuring Jack Johnson, Hall & Oates, Amos Lee, The Roots, Dawes and Good Old War (at Prowse Farm)

Thursday, September 12, 2013

My Breaking Bad article sabbatical

Monday, September 02, 2013

The Julie Ruin, Run Fast

Friday, August 30, 2013

One Direction: This Is Us

Thursday, August 29, 2013

The Beach Boys, Made In California

Friday, August 23, 2013

Feature: The Cult

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Underappreciated 1983: The Divinyls, Desperate

Monday, August 19, 2013

John Mayer, with Phillip Phillips (at the Comcast Center)

Friday, August 16, 2013

Feature: Angie Miller

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Black Sabbath, with Andrew W.K. (at the Comcast Center)

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Selena Gomez, Stars Dance

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Feature: Paul Weller

Taylor Swift, with Ed Sheeran (at Gillette Stadium)

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Sunday, July 21, 2013

The Eagles (at the Comcast Center)

Justin Bieber, with Mike Posner and Hot Chelle Rae (at TD Garden)

Friday, July 19, 2013

Feature: The Jonas Brothers

Friday, July 05, 2013

Feature: Yo La Tengo

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, with Susan Tedeschi, Ellis Hall, Howie Day and Ayla Brown (at the Hatch Shell)

Thursday, June 27, 2013

One Direction, with 5 Seconds Of Summer (at the Comcast Center)

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Big Star, Nothing Can Hurt Me: Original Soundtrack

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Feature: The Joy Formidable

Monday, June 17, 2013

The Dave Matthews Band, with Brandi Carlile (at the Comcast Center)

Friday, June 14, 2013

The Postal Service, with Mates Of State (at the Bank Of America Pavilion)

Monday, June 03, 2013

New Kids On The Block, with Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees (at TD Garden)

Monday, May 27, 2013

Eisley, Currents

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Charli XCX, with Animal Talk (at Great Scott)

Friday, May 24, 2013

Megan Hilty with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Daft Punk, Random Access Memories

Monday, May 20, 2013

Brad Paisley, with Chris Young, Lee Brice and the Henningsens (at the Comcast Center)

Friday, May 17, 2013

Vampire Weekend, with High Highs (at Agganis Arena)

Monday, May 13, 2013

Demi Lovato, Demi

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

The Breeders, with Parquet Courts (at Royale)

Friday, May 10, 2013

Feature: Mudhoney

Monday, May 06, 2013

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite (at the Orpheum)

Sunday, May 05, 2013

Feature: Little Boots

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Best Of 2012

Space City Rock2012 Retrosplosion

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Lori McKenna, Massachusetts

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Fleetwood Mac (at TD Garden)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Flaming Lips, The Terror

Friday, April 12, 2013

Alicia Keys, with Miguel (at Agganis Arena)

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Villagers, {AWAYLAND}

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Tweaks v. Retooling: The Voice, The X Factor and Up All Night

Dido, Girl Who Got Away

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The London Suede, Bloodsports

Monday, March 11, 2013

Megan Hilty, It Happens All The Time

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Friday, March 08, 2013

Feature: Kate Nash

Monday, March 04, 2013

Alt-J, with Hundred Waters (at the Paradise)

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Johnny Marr, The Messenger

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

2013 Oscars liveblog

NPR Monkey See: Oscar Party 2013

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Beach Fossils, Clash The Truth

Monday, February 11, 2013

Nataly Dawn, How I Knew Her

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Friday, February 08, 2013

Feature: Lucius

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Josh Groban, All That Echoes

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Monday, February 04, 2013

fun., with Andrew McMahon (at the Orpheum)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Tegan And Sara, Heartthrob

Monday, January 28, 2013

Ben & Kate, Raising Hope and sitcoms where everybody likes one another

Corey Smith, with Joe Robinson (at the Sinclair)

Monday, January 21, 2013

Ra Ra Riot, Beta Love

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Smokey Robinson (at the Wilbur)

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Yo La Tengo, Fade

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

2013 Golden Globes liveblog

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Scott Walker, Bish Bosch

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Big Dipper, Big Dipper Crashes On The Platinum Planet

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Phillip Phillips, The World from the Side of the Moon

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra, with Ronald Reagan, The Simple Pleasure and Jherek Bischoff (at the Paradise)

Monday, November 12, 2012

Patty Griffin, with Amy Cook (at Club Passim)

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Feature: Martha Wainwright

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Kylie Minogue, The Abbey Road Sessions

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

Cee Lo Green, Cee Lo’s Magic Moment

Monday, October 22, 2012

Bat For Lashes, The Haunted Man