Best Albums Of 2007

MSNBC.com: 5top: Albums Of 2007

Meow Meow feature

Boston Globe: Here, kitty kitty: Sexy chanteuse Meow Meow uses caberet as catnip

The Lemonheads, with Racoon and New Rivals (at the Middle East)

Boston Globe: Dando, Lemonheads bring in the noise

Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli and Jake Armerding (at Club Passim)

Boston Globe: Lori McKenna covers familiar ground with some old friends

Aimee Mann's 2d Annual Christmas Show, with Nellie McKay, Ben Lee, Paul F. Tompkins and Morgan Murphy (at Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: Mann's voice doesn't carry, yet show lifts spirits

Commentary: Why I watch American Idol

MSNBC.com: Oh, ‘American Idol,’ why can’t I just quit you?

Ani DiFranco, "Napoleon"

NPR Song Of The Day: DiFranco Still Dodges Traps a Decade Later

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, with Tim Gearan (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: Potter and Nocturnals brandish fiery rock 'n'roots

Tegan And Sara, "Hop A Plane"

NPR Song Of The Day: How to Tell Tegan and Sara Apart

Damon And Naomi, Within These Walls

Boston Globe: You have to hear it to believe it

Heroes chart: "Powerless"

MSNBC.com: True colors become apparent to ‘Heroes’

Christopher Guest (at Berklee Performance Center)

Boston Globe: Guest takes Berklee to 11

The Pipettes, "We Are The Pipettes"

NPR Song Of The Day: Girl-Group Pop with Threats and Boasts