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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...

Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction

In this Tuesday, March 24, 2009 photo, Michael Jackson’s Crystal Shoe is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe, in New York’s Times Square.

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he...

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala

By Associated Press

DETROIT — Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a...

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...

Gallery

’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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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...

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...

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,...

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

Lola and behold: Davies rocks Berklee

By Jim Sullivan / Music Review

“I have a lot of shifts in mood,” Ray Davies told the crowd at Berklee Performance Center Tuesday night by way...

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Flutist Galway plays well with everyone

By Ed Symkus

Sir James Galway wants to set the record straight. He did not, as has been printed again and again over the years, start...

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

‘Paper’ cuts: Chandler Travis, Casuals lay down tracks for Hollywood

Good times ahead: Chandler Travis, in front, and his Philharmonic play a record release party at Johnny D’s on Thursday.

By Ed Symkus

It only took four decades for Chandler Travis to crack the big time. The laid-back singer/songwriter/guitarist/bassist...

Fit to be a drummer

By Sam McManis / McClatchy Newspapers

Rock drummers, some claim, are finely tuned athletes, as fit as any long-distance runner. But to get your head around that idea, you’ll have to put aside...