Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of ...

For more than 70 years, the greatest musicians in the world have been recording Christmas songs. Here are our picks for the ...

Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of inventive instrumentation ...

Holiday music can be divisive. Someone’s favorite song can range from old smooth-as-silk standards like Nat King Cole’s “The ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, we go from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day, with plenty of ...

Slang and fashion are two relatively well-known facets of our society that stem from hip-hop. Whether it’s a unique catchphrase or a physical, nonverbal greeting, hip-hop’s influence on how we ...

Buzz words and fads aside, 2025 was an underwhelming year in popular music. Albums that morphed into cultural movements like ...

UK prog-rockers Gracious! acquired their exclamation mark when their first album was released in July 1970. Up to this point, they were Gracious. Barney Bubbles, who designed their LP’s sleeve, added ...

The KALW Music Team shared what they loved about their favorite live shows in Bay Area. Venues include The Warfield, The ...

I tend to love that decade’s McCartneyatrics unconditionally, be they good, bad, ugly, or “Wonderful Christmastime.” People ...

Eagle-eyed tQ readers will have spotted that there was no best-of-November round-up last month, in order to make room for our ...

The rock band Heart performed for a large Altria Theater crowd on Wednesday, Dec. 17, firing up the seated, mostly older fans ...