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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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An emotional link to a nation's past
An Armenian composer's powerful music brings a trio of collaborators together. Tigran Mansurian and Kim Kashkashian, both of Armenian descent, are marking more than two decades of collaboration.
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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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Find out by taking our quiz, which spans the band's nearly 40-year history.
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‘Glitter and Doom Live’
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.
The Pixies party like it's 1989
With the feel of a reunion, the seminal alt-rockers tore through their album "Doolittle" at the Citi Wang Theatre.
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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Sting keeps to the shadows
The latest seasonal album from Sting, "If On a Winter's Night," features the rocker's interpretations of traditional British songs, ranging from carols to lullabies.
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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.
Concert review
Metric’s energy beyond measure
The opening “Twilight Galaxy’’ established the tone of the performance at the House of Blues Friday night.
Pianist draws from circle of collaborators on new album
Erik Deutsch has worked with guitarists Charlie Hunter, trumpeter Ron Miles, and pianist-composer Art Lande.
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Music newswire
- Susan Boyle's debut album tops Britain's charts (AP, 11/29/09)
- Al Alberts, founding member of The Four Aces, dies (AP, 11/27/09)
- Pinetop Perkins' 80-year career still going (AP, 11/27/09)
- For tenor from Malta, a star-making role? (AP, 11/27/09)
- Some Calleja performances (AP, 11/27/09)
- For tenor from Malta, a star-making role? (AP, 11/27/09)
- 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)