Feature: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Hometown Throwdown

Boston Globe: Bosstones are home between the holidays

Holiday Pops 2017 (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: An abundance of holiday cheer from Keith Lockhart and the Pops

Feature: The perfect pop song

Boston Globe: Pop perfection: What makes a song a classic?

See also: Expert opinions on the greatest pop hits

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

Boston Globe: A buoyant farewell from Johnny Clegg

Feature: Kara DioGuardi

Boston Globe: Former ‘Idol’ judge Kara DioGuardi now providing vocal support in Maine

Bruno Mars, with Jorja Smith (at TD Garden)

Boston Globe: An entertaining evening with Bruno Mars at TD Garden

Feature: The War On Drugs

Boston Globe: War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel sweats every detail in pursuit of perfection

Feature: Will Butler of Arcade Fire

Boston Globe: Arcade Fire still burns in the here and ‘Now’

James Taylor, with Bonnie Raitt (at Fenway Park)

Boston Globe: James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt are a formidable team at Fenway

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

Boston Globe: In Foxborough, Coldplay’s offer has new meanings

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

Boston Globe: At Fenway, New Kids show they still know how to have a good time

U2, with the Lumineers (at Gillette Stadium)

Boston Globe: An uplifting return to ‘Joshua Tree’ — and much more — from U2

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

Boston Globe: CeCe Winans leads a swinging Gospel Night at Pops

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

Boston Globe: From Nick Cave, visions of darkness

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

Boston Globe: Odom anchors an otherwise sprawling evening at the Pops

Feature: Bobby Whitlock

Boston Globe: In Bobby Whitlock’s musical career, there’s been a Domino effect

John Williams and the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: At the Pops, John Williams conducts a grand tour of his own work

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

Boston Globe: Metallica basks in its bragging rights

Feature: The Pixies

Boston Globe: Pixies making it up as they go

Queen Latifah with the Boston Pops (at Symphony Hall)

Boston Globe: After a Pops’ homage to Williams, Queen Latifah strikes her own chord