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AI country hit ‘Walk My Walk’ built on Blanco Brown’s sound sparks questions of attribution, ethics

Associated Press — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:16:30 +0000

The moment is the latest example of how generative AI is upending the music industry.

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Typo for Olivia Dean’s TD Garden show has fans up in arms

Rosemary Ford — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:18:11 +0000

Fans were fuming after tickets to Olivia Dean’s August 2026 TD Garden show were priced at a whopping $753.

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Review & setlist: The Lemonheads lack rudder, any cohesive sound in return to Boston

Heather Alterisio — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:13:17 +0000

Whatever spark might have fueled the harshed-mellow power pop that helped make Evan Dando the bad boyfriend of early-'90s alternative rock was long gone, replaced by a ragged cipher.

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Review & setlist: Stevie Nicks wraps TD Garden in friendship — and iconic capes

Kristi Palma — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:34:29 +0000

"I just want you to know that you live in a very, very, very attractive city. However, it is a very, very, very cold city."

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Review & setlist: Patti Smith celebrates 50 years of ‘Horses’ with triumphant Orpheum show

Madison Lucchesi — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:48:12 +0000

Her daughter, Jesse Paris Smith, played keys during the encore.

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Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81

Associated Press — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:12:40 +0000

His family posted a message Monday on his social media sites that he died from a “seizure followed by pneumonia.” Additional information was not immediately available.

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Evan Dando is alive and well and living in Brazil

Blake Maddux — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:22:45 +0000

The Boston native-turned-São Paulo resident is back with a memoir, a new Lemonheads album, and a Boston show Wednesday night.

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Review: The Huntington’s ‘Fun Home’ is both hilarious and heartbreaking

Peter Chianca — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:22:58 +0000

A stellar cast delivers an exquisite version of the celebrated musical based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel.

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Mayor Wu and cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform together at Boston’s Symphony Hall

Darin Zullo — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:12:20 +0000

Boston’s mayor played a duet with the world-famous cellist as part of Celebrity Series.

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Review and setlist: Ripe keeps it fresh the second time around at MGM Music Hall

Darin Zullo — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 17:30:38 +0000

The funk and alt pop act, who got started in Boston as students at Berklee College of Music, brought things home in fine style.

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