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Globe writers take a look at music, performing and visual arts, pop recordings, and movies coming up this fall.
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Palmer sings with the Pops
Amanda Palmer of Boston punk cabaret duo the Dresden Dolls brought some edge to the Pops.
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- Review All dolled up at the Pops
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South by Southwest
Boston Globe music critics were at this year's festival. Check out their coverage, which includes videos of the scene.
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Veteran acts helped the BMAs celebrate in subdued style.
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Sound of a town
Welcome to Nevada City, Calif., a sleepy little hamlet that's on its way to becoming the next great music city.
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Attention Best Buy Shoppers: "Democracy" For Sale in November
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Dylan's late revival
Bob Dylan's "Tell Tale Signs," the eighth installment of the songwriter's "Bootleg Series," is a feast for casual fans and Dylanologists alike.
folk-rock
Everybody should love Ray
Ray LaMontagne showcases a lighter side on his third disc, as it moves from crisp Southern soul to gossamer acoustic folk-pop.
country-rock
'Honey' is too sweet for its own good
Lucinda Williams's "Little Honey" is the first album that makes you wonder whether less Lucinda might be better Lucinda.
hip-hop
The Streets come up empty
Mike Skinner's (who performs as The Streets) deeply disappointing new disc proves that he's in desperate need of new sources of inspiration.
rock
Hynde gets to the roots
Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde's ninth album just might be her most congenial, and certainly rootsiest, collection yet.
electro-pop
Girls still just want to have fun
The Brazilian Girls' third album in four years finds the trio bumping from electronica to cabaret to jazz and back again.
pop
A singular sound sustained
Lambchop has moved from a sprawling, shifting collective to a smaller, more permanent lineup. What difference has that made? Not much.
pop
Jennifer Hudson is here to stay
Her debut album is sometimes an illogical jumble of gritty urban soul and glossy adult contemporary pop, but her voice ties it all together.
rap
On 'Paper Trail,' T.I. riffs on his rap
The Atlanta rapper has made his troubles with the law the centerpiece of his new album. It's content-driven, from the plot to the refined delivery.
pop
Taylor covers the bases
On James Taylor's new "Covers" album, he rocks, he rolls, he croons - a little country, a lot of soul, and a couple of sides of saccharine.
folk-pop
Ani's got a point, but what is it?
Much of Ani DiFranco's new album sounds like she's simply going through the motions, occasionally picking imagery seemingly just because it rhymes.
pop
Nothing guilty about this pleasure
The Pussycat Dolls second album is often filled with giddy, brilliantly produced goofy pleasures with nothing on its mind beyond love and pleasure.
rock
New box set sheds light on Roy Orbison
Orbison died from a heart attack at age 52, but his legacy is captured brilliantly in this definitive set compiled by his son, Roy Jr.
rock
A revisit to better parts of the Dead's concerts in Egypt
The Grateful Dead's three-night stand in Cairo was a huge cultural event, but musically, the shows were judged as average performances.
jazz
A posthumous gift in music
Jazz lost a pioneer when pianist Esbjorn Svensson died. But he has left us with a gift: "Leucocyte," the final studio recording from his groundbreaking trio.
pop
Folds is creative juggler
Ben Folds's third solo album, "Way to Normal," is at its best when it juggles both melancholy ballads and upbeat rockers.
alternative
On 'Acid Tongue,' Lewis shifts styles, moods
From her 2006 solo debut to her work with her band Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis has an invaluable understanding of what works for her.
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- Indie Rock Hold Steady sets the scene once again
- Pop UR so familiar but still fun
- Pop Capturing promise and pain
- METAL We couldn't have predicted this
- Blues Rock All about the pipes
- INDIE ROCK These outsiders look inward
- WORLD Reunited for the right reasons
- INDIE ROCK Honesty is his best policy
- Pop Coldplay stretches out on 'Viva'
- R&B She declared but didn't commit
- CD Review On 'Carter III,' Lil' Wayne perfects the art of the brag
- Rock She's 32 flavors and then some
- COUNTRY Harris shines in good company
- JAZZ Wilson covers all her bases
- INDIE ROCK Longer he goes, better it is
- FOLK A magical mystery tour