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Wet Leg Performance Still
Music

Wet Leg Concert Review: On Being in Love (Again)

The band members still don’t take themselves too seriously, despite having every right to.

Dua Lipa Performance Still
Music

Dua Lipa Concert Review: Between Spectacle and Intimacy

Lipa stands apart as a singer, a performer, and a master of crowd dynamics.

Lou's at Night
Harvard Square

Lou’s Makes Its Own Kind of Music in Harvard Square

Since opening late this July, Lou’s — located on 13 Brattle St. — has been turning the tables on Cambridge’s diners and music lovers alike.

Gracie Abrams at TD Garden
Music

Gracie Abrams Concert Review: The Community of Nostalgia

Abrams’ performance was at once deeply personal and universal, an exhilaration of feelings too powerful to be conquered alone.

Anna Carroll
Film

‘The POMtastics!’ Review: Student Film Reminds Viewers that Youth is a Mindset

Anna Carroll shows audiences that age is nothing but a number with “The POMtastics.”

Vampire Weekend at Boston Calling
Music

From Boston Calling 2025: Vampire Weekend Caps Off The Weekend With A Charming Performance

Vampire Weekend’s performance gave each song room to breathe, allowing moments for the band to jam out in a way that added energy to each song.

'The Light in the Piazza' Performance Photo
Theater

‘The Light in the Piazza’ Review: Love is Blonde

Even if the show doesn’t live up to auditory expectations, “The Light in the Piazza” is a feast for the eyes.

The 502s at Boston Calling
Music

From Boston Calling 2025: Sunday Sound Bites with The 502s, Sublime, and Dave Matthews Band

Sublime’s set was chill yet compelling, showing that Nowell is doing right by his father’s legacy.

The Black Crowes at Boston Calling
Music

From Boston Calling 2025: Saturday Sound Bites with All Time Low, Cage The Elephant, and The Black Crowes

Leaping from one side of the stage to the other, All Time Low allowed the music to carry them off the stage, thanking Boston for its support.

Arts

Courtly Love and Medieval Romances: Boston Baroque Presents Handel’s ‘Ariodante’

Boston Baroque’s well-casted and boldly presented “Ariodante” was a musically memorable performance of Handel’s underrated masterpiece.

Friend of a Friend at PorchFest
Music

Friend of a Friend Concert Review: A Good Time For A Cloudy Day

If the audience hadn’t been won over by Friend of a Friend up to this point, the holdouts were certainly in the duo’s camp after their song "FTV" ended.

Japanese Breakfast at MGM Music Hall
Music

Japanese Breakfast Concert Review: From Melancholy to Euphoria

On May 7 at MGM Music Hall, Japanese Breakfast stopped in Boston on their U.S. tour, delivering existential angst to every sad woman in the city.

Luke Combs Performing at Boston Calling on Friday
Music

From Boston Calling 2025: Headliner Luke Combs Shines Through the Downpour

Combs brought the South to Boston for an evening, transporting fans from a cold New England to the warm feeling of a friendly country bar.

Still of Megan Moroney Performing at Boston Calling on Friday
Music

From Boston Calling 2025: Friday Sound Bites with Thee Sacred Souls, Sheryl Crow, and Megan Moroney

After the group had charmed Boston Calling with its chill yet lively energy, the crowd was happy to let Lane call them “Rose” under the rain.

Black Ruby Image
Arts

Black Ruby Review: A Gem in the Fusion Landscape

In a dining scene saturated with fusion concepts that often feel more gimmicky than grounded, Black Ruby emerges as a rare gem.

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