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American Music Awards: Taylor Triumphs, Lambert Gets Risque, J.Lo Goes Boom
Things we learned from the 2009 American Music Awards: -Taylor...
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At BSO, a substitute and a fresh cadenza
With some conductors you can hear, see, and feel the contact - the tight connection - between podium and stage, which is as it should be. On other occasions, the two can feel separated by a yawning gap. Tuesday night's performance fell into the latter category -- luckily violinist Joshua Bell was there to redeem the second half of the program.
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- A professional career beckons, but Sarah Jarosz has chosen the life of a New England Conservatory student
- NEC program aims to train but not pigeonhole
- Linda Watson’s gone from a Boston stockbroker to an opera standout
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Cory Pesaturo is on a mission to make the accordion hip by playing jazz. He's even taken home a world title.
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How well do you know Aerosmith?
Find out by taking our quiz, which spans the band's nearly 40-year history.
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The double-disc album documents the crackling energy and force of various performances from Tom Waits's 2008 tour.
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Jam'n 94.5 Monster Jam
Hip-hop and R&B fans turned out at the TD Garden for the fifth annual Monster Jam.
2009 Boston Music Awards
There are some new names alongside old favorites on the ballot this year. Check out who's up for Act of the Year, vote for the nominees, and more.
The best holiday CDs
Andrea Bocelli, David Archuleta, and Tori Amos top the list for holiday music. See who else we recommend.
Pixies return to 'Doolittle' days
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of The Pixies' "Doolittle," the band is touring again, playing all the songs from the album and its B-sides in concert.
iPod shuffle: Elvis Perkins
Though not an iPod person, singer-songwriter Elvis Perkins recently indulged us by setting iTunes on his home computer to party shuffle.
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Music as hot as their buzz?
We get to see what some of the year's biggest names are made of, with the release of debuts from Susan Boyle (left) and Adam Lambert, and music from Shakira and Lady Gaga.
- Adam Lambert shifts styles in ‘For Your Entertainment’
- Lady Gaga’s got a lot riding on ‘The Fame Monster’
- Susan Boyle: I Dreamed a Dream
- Shakira takes some subtle risks in gritty 'She Wolf'
- Q&A: Shakira says new CD looks out for single gals
American Music Awards
Highlights and wins
Adam Lambert raised eyebrows, Jermaine Jackson wore a white glove as his late brother was honored, Shakira shook, and Whitney returned.
- Lambert not exactly sorry for his racy performance
- Taylor triumphs, Lambert gets risque, J.Lo goes boom
- Adam Lambert grabs attention | The winners
Concert review
Sonic Youth and the Feelies still do it with feeling
What's not to love about New York? For one raucous, revelatory Sunday night, the Wilbur Theatre should have been named "CBGB North" with its double dose of alternative rock from Sonic Youth and the Feelies.
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Trio Mediaeval's ancient music crosses centuries
Trio Mediaeval, the Oslo-based vocal ensemble, made a rare local visit on Sunday afternoon for a hypnotically beautiful sold-out performance at the Gardner Museum.
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TD Garden party guide
Headed out to see a concert? You'll find plenty of options for hanging out or grabbing pre-or-post show eats and drinks in the North Station area.
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Metric’s energy beyond measure
The opening “Twilight Galaxy’’ established the tone of the performance at the House of Blues Friday night.
Holiday preview
An interactive taste of Bulgarian folklore
Bulgarian chorus Divi Zheni (Wild Women) will lead a sedenka (a holiday celebration of song and dance) in Allston.
Local musicians pay tribute to the Band's 'Last Waltz'
During "Cover-Up"-themed shows, local artists pay tribute to their favorite acts by covering their music, with varying degrees of seriousness and silliness.
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Music newswire
- Pinetop Perkins' 80-year career still going (AP, 7:51 a.m.)
- For tenor from Malta, a star-making role? (AP, 12:11 a.m.)
- Some Calleja performances (AP, 12:11 a.m.)
- For tenor from Malta, a star-making role? (AP, 1:31 a.m.)
- Haydn expert HC Robbins Landon dies at 83 (AP, 11/25/09)
- Sting offers a 'spooky, ghostly' seasonal album (AP, 11/25/09)
- Lambert says he got carried away, but not sorry (AP, 11/25/09)
- Students get schooled on hip-hop at Minn. college (AP, 11/25/09)
- Julie Andrews to sing in London, first in decades (AP, 11/25/09)
- 25 recordings inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame (AP, 11/24/09)
- Sade to release new album (AP, 11/24/09)
- A.R. Rahman, Jennifer Hudson headline state dinner (AP, 11/24/09)
- Warner Music posts surprise 4Q loss; shares tumble (AP, 11/24/09)
- The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP, 11/24/09)
- Little Richard asks fans for prayers after surgery (AP, 11/23/09)
- ABC gets complaints about Lambert's performance (AP, 11/23/09)
- AC/DC, MJ, Miles Davis, Def Jam and more box sets (AP, 11/23/09)
- LA committee to review Jackson memorial costs (AP, 11/23/09)
- Q&A: 50 Cent gets back to gritty roots on new CD (AP, 11/23/09)
- Adam Lambert ready to shake up pop world with CD (AP, 11/23/09)