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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Was is the Don at Berklee

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Don Was, left, with Berklee student Mario Guthrie.

By Jim Sullivan / / Music Review

Here are a handful of songs you don’t expect to hear during a single 85-minute concert: Willie Nelson’s...

Friday, November 20, 2009

Try ’em, you’ll like ’em

By Jed Gottlieb

Underground ’80s rock fans are descending on Boston’s Theater District for what they’ll deem the shows...

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Tanglewood: A perfect ‘10

By Larry Katz

With frost in the air, it’s not too soon to think about summer and listening to music outdoors on balmy evenings in the Berkshires - or so is the message...

’Comber fetes 50 years of live performances

NOW AND THEN: The Spores reunite to help the Beachcomber celebrate its 50th anniversary.

By Jim Sullivan

Quick: Name the Boston-area club whose stage has been graced by Benny Goodman, Louis...

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Kaestli’s beat grew in the heartland

By Bob Young

Swiss-born jazz singer Beat Kaestli has a soft spot for America’s heartland. It’s where he discovered soul...

RAKIM

By Martin Caballero

Long-awaited albums rarely live up to the hype (“Chinese Democracy,” anyone?). Legendary MC Rakim’s return after a decade’s absence...

AMY SPEACE

By Kevin R. Convey

Lucinda Williams’ artistic decline creates opportunities for acolytes such as Speace, who cultivates a similar patch...

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Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1

By Associated Press

DINWIDDIE, Va. — One person was killed today when a tour bus belonging to entertainer Miley Cyrus overturned,...

DARRELL NULISCH

By Nate Dow

It’s clear from his fifth and best release on Severn that the Texas transplant has found something good for his soul in the waters of Gloucester. With...

SARA TAVARES

By Kevin R. Convey

Given the mix of traditions (Portuguese, African, Cuban, Brazilian) that make up Cape Verdean music, and the size of the expat market in the United States,...

Gigs around town

By Brett Milano

TODAY DEVENDRA BANHART Psychedelic folkie who’s gotten even more eclectic since becoming a left-field star. At Berklee Performance Center, 617-747-2261. LUKE...

Thursday, November 19, 2009