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Sometimes the seasoned veterans get a leg up on the youthful upstarts. That’s what happened Friday in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble when the cinematic pop outfit Eddie Japan bested roots-rockers Glenn Yoder & the Western States and garage-punk combo Twin Berlin in the contest’s final round at T.T. the Bear’s.  … More>

Spring kicks into high gear with My Morning Jacket's Jim James taking his solo jaunt into Royale and the Rock 'n' Roll Rumble reaching a glorious finale at T.T. the Bear's on Friday. Prog-rock sound and vision envelops Saturday with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson levitating Berklee while Trent Reznor's electronic vehicle How to Destroy Angels gets dark at House of Blues. Pixies frontman Black Francis and Billy Bragg also round out the weekend… More>

Another crammed week on the concert front. But planned Friday shows by Rhode Islanders Brown Bird and Joe Fletcher, New Jersey veterans the Feelies, Welch rockers the Joy Formidable and the Rumble semi-finals are all now postponed. Saturday's disparate choices span Junior Brown, Killing Joke and Greensky Bluegrass, while Sunday swings from hip-hop upstart Kendrick Lamar and Afro-pop legend Hugh Masekela to indie-rock experimentalists Clinic and Akron/Family… More>

Muse could simply embody a sci-fi rock geek’s dream with its grandiose prog-rock and Orwellian lyrics. But the English trio strives to appeal to audiences across the genre spectrum, all while surrounding itself with the biggest conceptual eye candy – as keenly delivered in Friday’s high-tech extravaganza at TD Garden.  … More>

Davis Square provides this week's hip hub with 70-year-old cult sensations Rodriguez and Mike Nesmith as well as Boston's hypnotic Ethiopian-American ensemble Debo Band. Commercial prog-rockers Muse stun the TD Garden with a high-flying attack while dynamic Japanese pianists Keiko Matsui and Hiromi split nights at Scullers, Mika croons at Royale and the virtuoso duo of singer-mandolinist Chris Thile and pianist Brad Mehldau work their magic at Berklee… More>