Music
Meet Bahar Movahed, a musician, orthodontist and modern renaissance woman
Bahar Movahed is a practicing orthodontist in Southern California. She's also a classically trained musician with a solo career, something she wasn't allowed to have in Iran, where women are...
I’m an unlikely Tori Amos fan. That’s why I’ve loved her music all these years
Kaivan Shroff discovered the music of Tori Amos as a teenager when, outwardly, he was most concerned with getting into an Ivy League college and fitting in. “It was cathartic...
What the next generation of classical musicians sounds like
Classical music has a reputation as old, elite and maybe not for younger audiences. But the radio show "From the Top" is trying to change that.
Your local fan favorite Tiny Desk Contest entry is…
More than 3,000 votes were cast for the fan favorite local entry to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. The entry that garnered the most votes is a stripped-down R&B performance that...
Guster is still for lovers
Guster got its start in a Tufts dorm room in the early ’90s. Thirty years on, they’re still going strong. Cog editors Cloe Axelson and Sara Shukla caught up with...
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Our favorite local music from May
From a jazz album inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" to a Brockton rapper's salute to "Phineas and Ferb," our music critics selected genre-blending local artists for this month's...
5 things to do this weekend, including The WBUR Festival and 'Romeo and Juliet' onstage
Plus, an art exhibition exploring the concept of heaven and the New England Hong Kong Festival.
How a country musician made a remarkable recovery from hearing loss
When country music artist John Anderson lost his hearing, he thought his decades-long career was over.
Boston remembers architect of its '70s and '80s music scene
Rose, who grew up in Roxbury, shaped Boston's music scene in the '70s and '80s, mentoring artists like Prince Charles Alexander who would define the city's sound. He died last...
What does it sound like when you give every train in New York City an instrument?
A designer and engineer assigned different instruments to every train in New York City, creating a small jazz combo that plays on an interactive website.
What will be the song of the summer?
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. Start putting together your summer playlist.
How 'A Grain of Sand' amplified Asian American identity
The 1973 activist folk album "A Grain of Sand" is widely recognized as one of the first and most influential albums of Asian American music.
'It's kind of a no-brainer': Why pop band MUNA is tackling politics on album 'Dancing on the Wall'
“Dancing on the Wall” is a departure from MUNA’s previous work, trading the sunshine-y pop instrumentals, country influences and sweeping ballads of their self-titled album for gritty, atmospheric tracks influenced...
On 'Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace,' poetry and jazz shake hands
The album pays tribute to former U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo's Musogee heritage and her musician mom.
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins were modern ambassadors of the Piedmont blues
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins were modern ambassadors of a fingerpicking regional acoustic blues style developed mainly in Virginia and the Carolinas: the Piedmont blues.
Boston Pops announce July 4 performers for nation's 250th
The Boston Pops celebrate America's 250th anniversary with the Fireworks Spectacular, featuring Grammy winners Lainey Wilson, Chance The Rapper, and Trombone Shorty at the Hatch Memorial Shell. All three performers...
New music and art from Jewel, decades after she first rose to fame
Jewel's new single is called "Upon Meeting the Goddess of Love."
The rise of Porchfest in Somerville and beyond
There are nearly 40 Porchfests coming to cities and towns across Massachusetts this spring and summer. But few can compete with Somerville Porchfest, which remains the largest and most popular...
New biography takes a deep dive into the lives and music of 'The Rolling Stones'
The book is a deep dive into the lives and music of the iconic band.
A neighbor's guide to Somerville's PorchFest
On Saturday, more than 530 bands will play porches, side yards and driveways across Somerville. Here's everything you need to know to have a neighborly good time, from where to...