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Assaf Kehati Quartet at the Regattabar, Hiromi at Scullers, February 5, 2010
There's very little connecting these two shows except that both were jazz and both took place on the same night. So I won't try.

By JON GARELICK | February 08, 2010

Review: La Roux at the Paradise

Paradise Rock Club, January 31, 2010
"I could have been singing this at the Grammys — but I'm here with you tonight," declared Elly Jackson, the public face of La Roux, with a detectable dash of annoyance folded into several dollops of playful sarcasm.

By DANIEL BROCKMAN | February 03, 2010

Photos: Mariah Carey at the Wang Theatre

Mariah Carey, live at the Citi Wang Theatre, January 31, 2010
Photos of Mariah Carey on her 2010 world tour

By LUCY SHERMAN | February 01, 2010

Photos: Of Montreal at the Paradise, 2010

Of Montreal, live at the Paradise, January 27, 2010
Photos of Of Montreal performing at the Paradise

By TANYA PAGLIA | February 01, 2010

Review: Carolina Chocolate Drops at Somerville Theatre

Carolina Chocolate Drops, live at the Somerville Theatre, January 23, 2010
The Carolina Chocolate Drops introduced the penultimate song of their Saturday night Somerville Theatre show as from 2001, "which is about 100 years ago in pop music."

By JON GARELICK | January 29, 2010

Photos: Anya Marina at Jose McIntyre's

Anya Marina, live at Jose McIntyre's, January 21, 2010
Photos of Anya Marina performing at WFNX and Coors Light Snoriders show on Thursday, January 21, 2010

By ERIN BALDASSARI | January 25, 2010

Photos: Timbaland at House of Blues

Timbaland, live at House of Blues Boston, January 19, 2010
Photos from Timbaland during the Shock Value II Tour at the House of Blues

By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | January 21, 2010

Photos: Hot Stove Cool Music at the House of Blues

Tinted Windows, Low Anthem, Kay Hanley, and more, live at the House of Blues, January 9, 2010
Hot Stove Cool Music benefit show featuring Tinted Windows, State Radio, The Low Anthem, Kay Hanley, and more, live at the House of Blues

By MARY OUELLETTE | January 14, 2010

Review: Julian Casablancas at the Paradise

Julian Casablancas, live at the Paradise Rock Club, January 8, 2010
Casablancas's solo debut, Phrazes for the Young (RCA), is a bizarre and twisted romp through sophisticated musical stylings that, especially in a live setting, sound light years away from the compact garage minimalism of early Strokes. This was evident from the first notes of the show.

By DANIEL BROCKMAN | January 12, 2010

Photos: Julian Casablancas at the Paradise

Julian Casablancas, live at the Paradise Rock Club, January 8, 2010
Julian Casablancas at the Paradise Rock Club

By JULIAN FURTAK | January 12, 2010

Review: Carmen Consoli at Regattabar

Carmen Consoli, Live at Regattabar, January 7, 2010
How Italian was the crowd at Carmen Consoli's sold-out Regattabar show? The language was everywhere. The couple from Methuen sharing our table were 50 percent, and the Italian husband estimated the room at 90 percent. (I was guessing 85.)

By JON GARELICK | January 08, 2010

Photos: Passion Pit at House of Blues

Passion Pit, live at House of Blues Boston, January 6, 2010.
Photos: Passion Pit live at House of Blues Boston, January 6, 2010.

By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | January 11, 2010

Kwok 'N' Roll

Aaron Kwok, live at Mohegan Sun, December 20, 2009
After the third costume change of his show, Aaron Kwok strode from the midst of a gaggle of backup dancers to the front of the stage, rearing his head back.

By JASON BEERMAN | December 22, 2009

Review: Fanfarlo at T.T. the Bear's

Fanfarlo, live at T.T. the Bear's Place, December 17, 2009
I wasn't expecting much from London indie-pop band Fanfarlo at T.T.the Bear's last Thursday evening. For the passed month, I had a live performance of theirs bouncing around my iPod, which I downloaded only because I thought their name was cool.

By DAVID BOFFA | December 22, 2009

Photos: Fanfarlo and Freelance Whales at T.T. the Bear's

Fanfarlo and Freelance Whales, live at T.T. the Bear's Place, December 17, 2009
Photos of Fanfarlo with Freelance Whales

By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | December 22, 2009

Photos: Arctic Monkeys at the House of Blues

With Screaming Females, live at the House of Blues, December 13, 2009
Photos of the Arctic Monkeys tour with Screaming Females

By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | December 16, 2009

Photos: Dashboard Confessional at Middle East

With New Found Glory, live at Middle East Downstairs, December 10, 2009
Photos of New Found Glory on tour with Dashboard Confessional

By JEROME ENO | December 14, 2009

Review: WFNX's Miracle on Tremont Street 2009

Passion Pit, Phoenix, and Spoon, live at the Orpheum Theatre, December 4, 2009
A quick, mildly sycophantic shout-out to the "powers that be" here in Phoenix -Land: This year's Miracle on Tremont Street was nothing short of a wicked pissah powerhouse bill. The grand old Orpheum creaked under the weight of a sold-out audience, and a pronounced feistiness prevailed .

By MICHAEL BRODEUR | December 08, 2009

Photos: Passion Pit, Phoenix, and Spoon at Orpheum

Live at WFNX's Miracle on Tremont show on December 4, 2009
Photos of Passion Pit, Phoenix, and Spoon performing at WFNX's annual Miracle on Tremont Street

By CATHERINE LEE AND NICK CURRAN | December 07, 2009

Photos: Boston Music Awards 2009

Boston Music Awards 2009, live from the Liberty Hotel, December 2, 2009
Photos of Will Dailey, Mean Creek, Dear Leader, Lisa Bello, Bad Rabbits, and more from the Boston Music Awards.

By CATHERINE LEE | December 07, 2009