Rock
Matthew Sweet and Tommy Keene return to town to brighten the Music Hall in Allston.
Read MoreThere was an entire “New York School” that the punks were inspired by and a part of, whether they always wanted to be or not.
Read MoreTo their credit, replacing Freddie Mercury is not something his surviving bandmates have ever tried to do.
Read MoreWisely, guitarist John Mayer does not try to copy Jerry Garcia’s memorable licks, solos, tones, and styles.
Read MoreThe Malden resident’s new album is particularly impressive under the circumstances — he suffered a major stroke in January 2016.
Read MoreThe sense of place, the passage of time, the death-haunted imagery, and the coolly rhythmic verse gives Lucinda Williams’s songs their traction.
Read MoreLester Bangs insisted that, at its best, rock was an act of pure rebellion, a liberation from the prison of respectability.
Read MoreThe album Northern Passages has left me without any doubt that The Sadies are worthy of every iota of praise they have received.
Read MoreOn the whole, this anthology, along with igniting discussions about sins of omission, will make for entertaining browsing.
Read MoreSo much goes on over the course of Live From the Fox Oakland that the TTB upends the notion of a band “settling” into a sound.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues