Brooklyn noise-pop-dance-punk-rhythmic (okay, let’s be real, label-defying) duo Sleigh Balls nearly shook the House of Blues down last night with a wall of sound and frenzied beats that I didn’t exactly...

The truly great performances, the ones that stick with us, are fueled not by style or light shows or even guitar solos. They may feature guitars, or crowds full of hard-to-please hipsters, or sometimes...

With one floor of general admission, the fans crowded in together tightly. They nodded their heads in appreciation and even danced along to the two bands that preceded Motion City Soundtrack, You Blew...

Until Saturday night, I was a Buffett virgin. In other words, I had never experienced the legendary debauchery that’s been going down at Jimmy Buffett concerts for decades. But I can now officially say...

Whatever misconceptions you might have about The Dandy Warhols from their documented feud with Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe, their self-created art space the Odditorium, and …Earth...

Tongue-in-cheek, slick alt rockers The Dandy Warhols are back this year with new album This Machine, their first studio release in four years. While the album struggles through the first half, floating...

By Katie Doyle, Feature Staff Writer iJukebox, a “mobile jukebox” application for iPhones and Androids, has yet to celebrate its first birthday, but is already creating a buzz within the Boston community. The...

The world’s end may not arrive in December 2012 after all. An archeology expedition led by Boston University researchers and students gives insight into recently discovery Mayan calendars. The Xultun...

Charming pianist and whimsical lyricist Regina Spektor brought her manic-pixie-dream-girl wonder act to the Orpheum Theatre on Thursday night in support of the release of her sixth studio album, What...

Photos by Sydney Moyer, MUSE Editor Horse Feathers, with opening band Brown Bird, at Brighton Music Hall

If there’s anything folk aficionados can count on, it’s for Americana lifer M. Ward to be consistently pleasant. The musician brought his homespun, tea-and-honey live act to the House of Blues on...

I have never been so happy to be out of middle school as I was when I exited the Paradise on Thursday night after Taylor Momsen’s Pretty Reckless show. It was (naturally) an all-ages show, so come 11:00,...