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Review: Lady Gaga at the Wang

Lady Gaga, resplendent, striding onto the stage of the Wang Theatre, has just removed an intricate half-Egyptian/half-Wagnerian headdress from her person, freeing her enormous blonde hairdo from its confinement.

By DANIEL BROCKMAN | December 02, 2009

Review: Melt-Banana at Middle East Downstairs

Melt-Banana, live at Middle East Downstairs, November 24, 2009
For the unfamiliar, trying to figure out what's going on at a Melt-Banana live show is sort of like trying to transcribe the gibberish conversations of your characters in The Sims. It's really confusing and unproductive.

By CARRIE BATTAN | December 01, 2009

Photos: Pixies at the Wang Theatre

The Pixies, live at the Wang Theatre, November 27, 2009
Photos from the Pixies' Boston stop on their tour to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of Doolittle .

By JEROME ENO | November 30, 2009

Photos: Melt Banana live at the Middle East

Melt Banana live at the Middle East downstairs, November 24, 2009
Melt Banana live at the Middle East downstairs, November 24, 2009

By CATHERINE LEE | November 30, 2009

Dropping by with an old friend

Sonic Youth + The Feelies, live at the Wilbur Theatre, November 22, 2009
Even before there were festivals like All Tomorrow’s Parties to formalize the concept, Sonic Youth have always given off a curatorial air.

By DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 23, 2009

A band, a part

Devendra Banhart and the Grogs live at Berklee Performance Center, November 14, 2009
My lingering qualms with Devendra Banhart's new album have very little to do with its substance and more to do with its consistency, a quality that throughout What Will We Be? seems present only in its glaring absence.

By MICHAEL BRODEUR | November 24, 2009

Photos: Sonic Youth at the Wilbur Theatre

Sonic Youth, live at the Wilbur Theatre, November 22, 2009
Photos of Sonic Youth on their 2009 tour

By JEROME ENO | November 25, 2009

Photos: Metric at House of Blues

Metric, live at House of Blues Boston, November 20, 2009
Metric live at House of Blues Boston, November 20, 2009

By KELLY DAVIDSON | November 23, 2009

Photos: Devendra Banhart at Berklee

Devendra Banhart, live at Berklee Performance Center, November 20, 2009
Photos of Devendra Banhart at the Berklee Performance Center.

By BRAD MINTZ | November 23, 2009

Photos: Brand New at House of Blues

Brand New live at House of Blues Boston, November 18, 2009
Photos from Brand New's Boston stop on their Daisy tour

By CATHERINE LEE | November 20, 2009

Human touch

The Jesus Lizard, live at the Paradise Rock Club, November 14, 2009
“Get me something to stop the bleeding!” were the first words to come spilling out of David Yow’s mouth as his recently reunited Jesus Lizard tore into the first song of their triumphant set last Saturday night at the Paradise.

By DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 17, 2009

Photos: The Jesus Lizard at Paradise Rock Club

The Jesus Lizard, live at the Paradise Rock Club, November 14, 2009
The Jesus Lizard, live at the Paradise Rock Club, November 14, 2009

By JEROME ENO | November 18, 2009

Photos: Ballet mécanique

Boston Modern Orchestra Project performs Ballet mécanique, live at Jordan Hall
BMOP performs Ballet mécanique, live at Jordan Hall on November 13, 2009

By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | November 18, 2009

Review: Suzanne Vega at Sanders Theatre

Suzanne Vega, live at Harvard's Sanders Theatre, November 6, 2009
At the request of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, folk/alt-rock legend Suzanne Vega performed in Prague on Saturday with the likes of Lou Reed and Joan Baez to honor the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution.

By CARRIE BATTAN | November 17, 2009

Photos: Monsters of Folk at Orpheum Theatre

Monsters of Folk, live at the Orpheum Theatre, November 3, 2009
Monsters of Folk's Boston stop on their 2009 world tour

By BRAD MINTZ | November 06, 2009

Photos: Say Anything and Eisley at House of Blues

Say Anything, with opener Eisley, live at House of Blues on October 30, 2009
Photos of Say Anything, with opening band Eisley, on Say Anything's self-titled album tour

By JEROME ENO | November 02, 2009

Photos: Snoop Dogg with Method Man and Redman

Snoop Dogg with Method Man and Redman, live at Lupo's, Providence, October 31, 2009
Photos from the Providence stop of Snoop Dogg's Wonderland High School Tour

By RICHARD MCCAFFREY | November 02, 2009

Photos: Mastodon at House of Blues

Mastodon, live at House of Blues, on October 28, 2009
Photos of Mastodon on tour for their new album, Crack the Skye

By CATHERINE LEE | November 03, 2009

Dethklok: Even Better Than The Real Thing

With Mastodon, Converge, and High on Fire, live at the House of Blues, October 28, 2009
Heavy metal’s primary contradiction: given a fanbase that is often concerned with detecting what is and isn't "real" metal, so much of what constitutes "real" "metal" is made up of 100-percent pure fantasy.

By DANIEL BROCKMAN | November 09, 2009