Fitz and the Tantrums, with Jordan Valentine & the Sunday Saints (at Brighton Music Hall)

Boston Globe: Past meets present at new music hall

Ricky Gervais and the pop-culture flameout

NPR Monkey See: Ricky Gervais: Carrying The Torch For The Pop-Culture Flameout

Martin Leung/Video Games Live, "Mario Solo Piano Medley"

NPR Song Of The Day: 'Video Games Live': Mario As Muse

James Blunt, Some Kind of Trouble

Boston Globe: CD review

Hot Stove Cool Music 2011 Winter Concert (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: High spirits heat up Hot Stove

2011 Golden Globes liveblog

NPR Monkey See: Live-Blogging The Golden Globes

John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: Lovett, Hiatt keep it low-key

An overabundance of "Hallelujah"s

NPR.org Monkey See: Make A Resolution For 2011: Leave 'Hallelujah' Alone

MC Mr. Napkins CD release, featuring Myq Kaplan, Kelly MacFarland, Ken Reid and Upryz (at Club Passim)

Boston Globe: Puns and games with Mr. Napkin

Bettye LaVette, with Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: LaVette touches a year’s worth of emotions

Jake Shimabukuro, Peace Love Ukulele

Boston Globe: CD review