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Bringing It All Back Home? A Plan To Get Bob Dylan Back To Brandeis

November 14, 2012
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Brandeis students hatch a plan to bring Bob Dylan back to perform at the Waltham school for the 50th anniversary of his first show there.

‘Do It With A Rockstar’: Amanda Palmer’s New Video

November 13, 2012
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The Boston indie rock/social media goddess performs here Thursday.

Bhangra In Boston: 'It Makes Them Move'

November 12, 2012
Nachdi Jawani Waris dancers from Toronto. (Greg Cook)

A traditional folk dance from India has become a popular sensation.

This Land Is Your Land: Dan Deacon Performs ‘America’

November 12, 2012
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The experimental electronic indie pop composer plays Boston on Tuesday.

Boston Closing Street For Aerosmith Concert

November 4, 2012
A crowd awaits Aerosmith on Commonwealth Avenue. (Andrea Shea/WBUR)

The rock band Aerosmith is returning to its hometown of Boston for a surprise free street concert expected to cause some headaches for commuters.

Lee Floats Like A ‘Butterfly,’ Sings Like A Dream

November 3, 2012
Yunah Lee as "Madama Butterfly." (Eric Antoniou/Courtesy of Boston Lyric Opera)

BOSTON — Yunah Lee carries “Madama Butterfly” at the Boston Lyric Opera.

Discounts On Holiday Arts Tickets

November 2, 2012

Half-priced tickets offered in Boston.

MIT ‘Gangnam Style’

November 2, 2012

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — MIT performs its duty to international pop culture, with Noam Chomsky Style cameo!

MIT’s Ziporyn Is Leaving Bang On A Can

November 1, 2012

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A clarinetist and composer who has been involved with the group since the late 1980s, the Lexington resident is reportedly going to use his extra free time to write new music and direct MIT’s Center for Art, Science & Technology.

The Fabulous Finns: BSO Welcomes Saariaho; New CDs By Salonen

October 29, 2012
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BOSTON — The BSO performs its co-commision, Kaija Saariaho’s “Six Circles,” and another Finnish musician, Esa-Pekka Salonen, releases two new CDs.

Conn. Sen. Calls For Tighter Regulation In Wake Of Meningitis Outbreak

October 15, 2012

BOSTON — We speak with Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal about the Framingham pharmacy suspected to be the center of the fungal meningitis outbreak across the country.

‘The Mikado’ Muddles The Political Waters

October 2, 2012
Timothy John Smith as "The Mikado" at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston. (Photo by Mark S. Howard)

BOSTON — WBUR’s critic-at-large says The Lyric Stage Company of Boston’s production of “The Mikado” is empty satire.

Byrne’s Brass Band Burns Down The House

September 25, 2012
St. Vincent and David Byrne

David Byrne’s horn-heavy collaboration with St. Vincent made even more sense in their sensational Sunday night Orpheum concert.

Byrne, Dylan: The Wise Guy And The Wise Man

September 17, 2012
David Byrne, left, (Courtesy Catalina Kulczar ) and Bob Dylan (Courtesy of Sony)

BOSTON — David Byrne looks to the future and Bob Dylan to the past for inspiration.

Amanda Palmer's Kickstarter-Funded Album Released

September 11, 2012

Reviews are rolling in now that Boston rocker Amanda Palmer’s new indie album, “Theatre Is Evil” has been released.

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