Rock
The band tucked two songs from its new album into a career-spanning 95-minute show tilted toward six tunes from the Black Keys’ 2010 commercial breakthrough “Brothers.”
Despite the passing years, personal loss, and shifting musical roles, Wednesday’s 80-minute set proved that everything’s indeed ok with TV on the Radio.
It would be hard to name another successful artist so passionately demeaned by the music press.
Lamb of God’s show at the MassMutual Center was as spirited, fierce, and technically dazzling as any that the group has brought to these parts over the past two decades.
Fans who at least followed the band through its heyday in the late ’80s and early ’90s couldn’t have predicted the Mekons would wind it back in 2025 behind a new album just as galvanizing as their past catalog.
For those seeking adventure away from cookie-cutter arena rock, Phish still fit the bill.
Brian Wilson’s clear falsetto voice may be stilled but his amazing trove of timeless music lives on.
The challenge for the Boston Pops in this program is obvious: combining the structure of orchestral music with the improvisational nature of Garcia’s work. On Tuesday, the pairing of rock band and orchestra proved to be uneven, groovy interludes interlaced with tentative patches.
Suzanne Vega’s collection of 10 new original songs further solidifies and builds on her reputation as a unique talent among her generation of singer-songwriters.
Arts Appreciation: Ozzy Osbourne — He Was One of Us
Ozzy also gave us all the inspiration to overcome whatever dipshit, fucked up, and idiotic things we did, because he did just that, and generated plenty of good in the process.
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