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Husband and wife team take on Harbison’s new Double Concerto
Violinist Mira Wang is honoring her teacher Roman Totenberg (center) with a double concerto she'll play with her husband, cellist Jan Vogler (right), and the BSO.
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That old feeling
This summer the artist we couldn't get enough of was the late Michael Jackson.
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Decade's best singles
Whether these were the "best" of the last ten years isn't the point. What matters is that at some point, these songs wormed their way into your head.
- Discuss Decade's best songs
Boston Music Awards
See which musicians won Act of the Year, Album of the Year, browse photos, and more.
TD Garden 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.
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We can't guarantee that the 16 cultural figures who follow will be that well known in 2010. Then again, who can say they won't?
Jam'n 94.5 Monster Jam
Hip-hop and R&B fans turned out at the TD Garden for the fifth annual Monster Jam.
Pop Music
Electronic music festival finds an unlikely home
One particular genre tends to get overlooked in Boston, a niggling point that will be addressed with the inaugural Together: The New England Electronic Music Festival.
How a piano prodigy with autism is navigating Berklee
Matt Savage, 17, has recorded eight CDs and has played at Lincoln Center and the New Orleans Jazz Festival.
G Force | Sam Lloyd
A funny thing happened to a cappella group the Blanks
The quartet has been touring for the past year and a half to promote its debut album, "Riding the Wave."
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JT roasted at Harvard
Pop superstar Justin Timberlake was honored (and roasted) by members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals as their Man of the Year.
- Names Timberlake brings sexy back to Harvard
- Photos Past Hasty Pudding Man of the Year honorees
- Photos Timberlake through the years
Opera Review
BLO leaves home with Britten’s ‘Turn of the Screw’
The first offering in the Opera Annex series opened in a new production at the Park Plaza Castle, a historic armory building never before used for opera.
Concert review
Hiromi’s show ranges from rocking to tender
If jazz piano has a rock star, Hiromi is it. Hiromi Uehara, a 30-year-old Berklee College of Music graduate, took the Scullers stage alone for the first time, touring in support of her new album of solo material, "Place to Be."
iPod shuffle
Tiffany Ortiz's iPod shuffle
Big Papi's wife — Tiffany Ortiz — lets us peek at some of the tracks on her iPhone.
Musical past is still present
A bout of digital housecleaning inspired Davd Sanborn's decision to explore his stylistic roots in the seminal soul-jazz sound of Atlantic Records-era Ray Charles and Hank Crawford.
Rosebud Diner has become a new hot spot for local music
For the past few months, a lively mix of music programming has been gaining momentum at the iconic diner car.
52d annual Grammy Awards
Beyonce wins six Grammys
The singer's six Grammys are the most by a female artist in one year, but country phenom Taylor Swift took the top honor with her win for album of the year.
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- Chat transcript Sarah Rodman talks Grammys
Same old song and dance
Its all '90s rock all the time on Boston radio. Where's the new stuff — and where are the listeners? Sarah Rodman tunes in to find out.
Concert review
Carey delivers like a down-to-earth diva
It's precisely Mariah Carey's mix of diva and daffiness that endears the singer to her fans and that worked to make the show at the Citi Wang Theatre a captivating mix of sparkle, silliness, and vocal pyrotechnics.
Concert review
A double dose of country
That strange, fascinating beast, modern mainstream country music, roared into Worcester in the form of two of its veteran stars, Trace Adkins and Martina McBride.
Nneka’s pride in her heritage is easy to hear
Emerging artist Nneka — who began her music career while studying anthropology and archaeolgy in college — has found her identity as a Nigerian singer.
Their sphere of influence goes beyond New Orleans
On an ever-evolving mission to break through,
Galactic reaches out to its roots in New Orleans funk.
Anti-Flag is about more than just the anger
Anti-Flag — (from left) Chris "2" Barker, Pat "Thetic" Bollinger, Chris Head, and Justin "Sane"
Geever — has long had a commitment to social change through music.
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Music newswire
- Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing (AP, 6:31 a.m.)
- Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun case (AP, 9:40 a.m.)
- Ringo Starr honored with Walk of Fame star (AP, 8:30 a.m.)
- Miley Cyrus, other celebs auction items for Haiti (AP, 2/8/10)
- Michael Jackson doctor charged in singer's death (AP, 2/8/10)
- Daughtry brings Saints, Colts fans together (AP, 2/8/10)
- Bridges hits a career high note in 'Crazy Heart' (AP, 2/8/10)
- Finnish composer Saariaho wins Sonning Music Prize (AP, 2/8/10)
- Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty (AP, 2/8/10)
- Pete Townshend: Nice to be part of spectacle (AP, 2/8/10)
- Wyclef keeps Haiti in his heart amid Super Bowl (AP, 2/7/10)
- Florez and his 9 high C's return to Met Opera (AP, 2/7/10)
- Jazz musician Sir John Dankworth dies at 82 (AP, 2/7/10)
- Rihanna, Mark Sanchez raise money for charities (AP, 2/6/10)
- Leif Garrett charged with heroin possession in LA (AP, 2/6/10)
- Pete Wentz says Fall Out Boy not completely done (AP, 2/6/10)
- Wyclef Jean, choir open BET concert for Haiti (AP, 2/6/10)
- Leif Garrett charged with heroin possession in LA (AP, 2/5/10)
- Wyclef Jean, Haitian choir open BET concert for Haiti (AP, 2/5/10)