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Aeroswitch: Who should replace Steven Tyler?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:27:29 -0500

With Steven Tyler talking about solo projects and "Brand Tyler" -and still not talking to anyone in the Aerosmith camp - Joe Perry has used Twitter to tell fans...

Taylor Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:24:45 -0500

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson...

Rob Thomas rocks the 'cradlesong'

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:48:28 -0500

Unlike life, Rob Thomas doesn't throw nasty curveballs. The 37-year-old sometime-frontman for Matchbox Twenty knows demons exist and he'll dance with them....

Auerbach takes solo flight

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:24:05 -0500

Solo side projects are often stripped-down, self-indulgent affairs. Thankfully, Dan Auerbach isn't following that template. With a raucous five-piece band in tow, he...

Rock Hall events salute Janis Joplin

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:23:34 -0500

CLEVELAND - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is celebrating the brief, electrifying career of Janis Joplin with a week of events building up to a tribute concert. The...

Darius Rucker shoots for country music milestone

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:08:33 -0500

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Darius Rucker was just a young boy with a love for "Hee Haw" and FM radio when he made a discovery - and a decision - that would shape the...

Party at the Garden

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:08:31 -0500

Miley Cyrus, star of 'Hannah Montana,' performs to a full house last night at the TD Garden as her 2009 Wonder World Tour stopped in Boston.

For Don Henley, no easy peaceful feeling

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:33:24 -0500

Don Henley has been trying to get down to the heart of the matter. And, while yes, it is about forgiveness, it's also about the Eagles, a possible new Henley solo album,...

Who's still the man? Roger Daltrey

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:44:49 -0500

The Who's once-and-future singer Roger Daltrey is 65. Sunday night at the House of Blues, when he sang "My Generation," he reworked it as a slow blues song,...

Neko Case finds perfect balance between serious and silly

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:38:12 -0500

Neko Case is a sexy, cowboy-noir chanteuse. She blends traditional country and smokey nightclub jazz using a high, thin voice that could pilot Odysseus to his death as surely...

Frankie Valli takes trip back in time

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:36:52 -0500

What a difference "Jersey Boys" makes. For the past two decades, you could usually see Frankie Valli for free: He's hit the Hatch Shell regularly on the summer...

Taylor made? All eyes on Swift at CMA awards

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:52:43 -0500

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Kenny Chesney has made the very hard work of dominating country music look easy. And Taylor Swift is paying close attention. The 19-year-old sensation...

A more confident Marianne Faithfull puts pain behind her

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:53:40 -0500

NEW YORK - Marianne Faithfull has never been much for nostalgia throughout a roller-coaster career that's found her constantly reinventing herself. But when her band...

RAY DAVIES WITH THE CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:45:10 -0500

The greatest songwriter of his generation recasts a batch of the classic tunes he penned for the Kinks, using a choral group from his native Muswell Hill section of London...

BON JOVI

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:44:25 -0500

What goes around comes around on "The Circle." The Jersey boys' 11th record is a return to the bombastic, fist-pumping pop-metal that made them famous. First...

Peter Wolf to perform with Portland Symphony

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:05:37 -0500

PORTLAND, Maine - Rocker Peter Wolf says he's looking forward to trying some home-brewed beer and good wine when he arrives in Maine for a gig with the Portland Symphony...

'Queen' Suzanne Vega soldiers on, makes magic at Sanders

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:32:37 -0500

To pop fans, Suzanne Vega is a one-hit wonder, but her real fans know she's an artist of unusual skill and off-kilter vision. "Luka" is representative of this...

Lyle Lovett: Large, in charge

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:31:34 -0500

Ask the average Joe and he'll probably say Lyle Lovett is a country singer with big hair who was briefly married to Julia Roberts. All three no longer apply. At the Orpheum...

John Prine in his prime at Citi Wang

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:25:36 -0500

Early on in Friday's concert at Citi Wang Theatre, John Prine fondly referenced Club Passim, the tiny Cambridge folk venue he played when he was starting out. Over the...

'Fearless' Swift gets kick out of awards

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:37:34 -0500

At her last awards show, she was rudely interrupted. Unless someone in country music decides to go rogue, Taylor Swift should have it easier this time. After her...

Judge stops 2 Web sites from selling Beatles songs

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:15 -0500

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece. U.S. District...

Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:05:05 -0500

NEW YORK - Rihanna today described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no...

GRACE KELLY

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:52:07 -0500

As you listen to Wellesley-native Kelly's fifth album as a leader, it's hard to believe she's only 17. Youthful prodigies are a jazz cliche, but few avoid cliche...

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:49:16 -0500

Back in 1969, Memphis soul label Stax relaunched itself by releasing 27 new albums at the same time. "Boy Meets Girl" was a double LP featuring male-female duets...

DABY BALDE

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:47:24 -0500

Those accustomed to the pure combustion of West Africa's mbalax (think Youssou N'Dour) will be struck by the ease and grace of the lesser-known fula style championed...