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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...
Classical music
Composer's piano études come with attitude
David Rakowski is a laid-back, slightly geeky, funny guy who writes some very difficult music. Or, as he puts it, music that has "lots and lotsa notes."
- concert REVIEW Boston Philharmonic, with soprano Linda Watson, gets Wagner right
- BSO announces new Tanglewood season
- concert REVIEW BSO celebrates birthdays, Debussy
- Concert review A congress of noise convened in Jordan Hall
- concert REVIEW Pianists pair with gadgetry in Stockhausen’s theatrical ‘Mantra’
- 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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Soul bellows
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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How well do you know Aerosmith?
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.
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Is their music as hot as their buzz? This week we find out
We get to see what some of the year's biggest names are made of, with the release of debuts from Susan Boyle 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.
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.
- iPod Shuffle: Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
- Photos Peek inside Moore's new book, 'GRUNGE'
- Read past iPod Shuffle columns from the Globe
Concert review
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.
Holiday preview
An interactive taste of Bulgarian folklore
Bulgarian chorus Divi Zheni (Wild Women) will lead a sedenka (a holiday celebration of song and dance) in Allston.
Local musicians pay tribute to the Band's 'Last Waltz'
During "Cover-Up"-themed shows, local artists pay tribute to their favorite acts by covering their music, with varying degrees of seriousness and silliness.
New Age gets new meaning
Devendra Banhart has been an elusive figure who has bewitched audiences and critics since he surfaced in 2002 as an unwashed phenomenon.
Concert review
The good times are still with Ray Davies
Ray Davies (shown in 2006) was in good spirits Tuesday night at Berklee Performance Center
Violin prodigy has the world on a string
Sam Weiser likes Tootsie Pops and fantasy football. And at 15 he's already making a name for himself as a musician.
- video Watch Weiser play violin
Concert review
Without Aerosmith, Joe Perry’s guitar is the star
Joe Perry (shown playing in Foxborough in September) has taken to the road with a five-piece band of his own. The group played the House of Blues Saturday night.
- Tyler not quitting Aerosmith (Nov. 11)
- More End of the line for Aerosmith? (Nov. 10)
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Opera review
High craft, dramatic heat spark 'Crucible'
Consciences are, appropriately, stripped bare in Boston Opera Collaborative's fine new production of "The Crucible."
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- Globe Editorial Television: Two standards, or too racy?
- Wale says his debut CD, ‘Attention Deficit,’ sounds, and is, emotional
- Album Review 50 Cent, 'Before I Self Destruct'
- TOMORROW Jackson tribute band plays House of Blues
- TODAY Danny Harrington Quartet plays arsenalArts today
- Album Review Bon Jovi, 'The Circle'
Music newswire
- Sade to release new album (AP, 2:51 p.m.)
- A.R. Rahman, Jennifer Hudson headline state dinner (AP, 2:32 p.m.)
- Warner Music posts surprise 4Q loss; shares tumble (AP, 1:41 p.m.)
- The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP, 12:51 p.m.)
- Little Richard asks fans for prayers after surgery (AP, 11/23/09)
- ABC gets complaints about Lambert's performance (AP, 11/23/09)
- AC/DC, MJ, Miles Davis, Def Jam and more box sets (AP, 11/23/09)
- LA committee to review Jackson memorial costs (AP, 11/23/09)
- Q&A: 50 Cent gets back to gritty roots on new CD (AP, 11/23/09)
- Adam Lambert ready to shake up pop world with CD (AP, 11/23/09)
- Jackson's doctor returns to his Houston clinic (AP, 11/23/09)
- Sting warns of hydroelectric project in Amazon (AP, 11/22/09)
- Attorney: Jackson's doctor returning to work (AP, 11/22/09)
- Jackson, Swift face off at American Music Awards (AP, 11/22/09)
- Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala (AP, 11/22/09)
- Motown gala 'means everything' to founder Gordy (AP, 11/21/09)
- Sheryl Crow takes up cause of wild horses in West (AP, 11/21/09)
- Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala (AP, 11/21/09)
- Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm (AP, 11/21/09)
- Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction (AP, 11/21/09)