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’80s bands’ resurgence tests her metal
Larry at Best Buy has never heard of Def Leppard, Poison, or REO Speedwagon, which means that Larry doesn’t have his finger on the pulse.
Buffett’s breezy, feel-good vibe still resonates
Last night was Jimmy Buffett’s 50th concert at the venue he still calls Great Woods, and odds are good a chunk of the 17,000 or so fans at the Comcast Center attended all of them. And who can blame them? Buffett is more than a tunesmith. He’s a walking lifestyle, a tuneful outlook, the barefoot figurehead in a laid-back philosopher’s ...
Andrew Bird blends beauty, brilliance
Andrew Bird had a dream about flipping through a French cookbook and finding a recipe for sweetbreads, so he wrote a song about the implications of eating brains. Because Bird is a poet and a science geek and an elegant tunesmith, out came the beautiful and horrifying number that kicked off his concert in Boston Friday.
Indigo Girl Emily Saliers's iPod shuffle
Emily Saliers , the red-headed half of the Indigo Girls, listens to music on a top-shelf sound system at home, a computer on the road, and her beloved iPod Nano when she's running. Her idea of a good jogger's soundtrack is eclectic: R&B singer Mary J. Blige, rocker Liz Phair, and folk-pop duo the Weepies top her list of motivational ...
Apollo 11 mission is focus of Pops interstellar musical journey
If anyone doubts the deep, abiding hold outer space has on the human race, the Boston Pops provided proof positive last night at Symphony Hall, where high culture, pop culture, the academic elite, and one bona fide astronaut collided in the name of interstellar entertainment.
Brian Wolff rocks with his ramped-up tuba
Brian Wolff has played roughly 250 shows a year for seven years running, and invariably when he gets to a new club he's faced with the dreaded question: "So, dude, what kind of music do you play?" Wolff's response has developed over time.
Piano search for Jordan Hall ends on a high note
ASTORIA, N.Y. - The brides-to-be wore black, were very well-tempered, and weighed in at a sleek 990 pounds. The question was which to fall for.
Pop concert czar Don Law returns to roots of his mastery
Reclusive. Savvy. Ruthless. Honest. Whip-smart. Shy. These are just a sampling of the words that come up over and over when people talk about Don Law, the man who has virtually controlled the live music scene throughout New England for almost four decades. And right now people are talking. In an era when out-of-town corporate behemoths have scooped up some ...