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Lady Gaga goes all-in on ‘Joker’ companion album ‘Harlequin’

“Harlequin” collects 11 standards, some slightly tweaked, and two Gaga originals, which the singer delivers with a crackling intensity.

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan brought the brat party to Boston with a sold-out TD Garden show
Charli XCX and co-headliner Troye Sivan kept the party going as their "Sweat" tour stopped in Boston Saturday night.

Vampire Weekend evoke a pseudo-homecoming at TD Garden
The band was in its audience's command Friday night. (Well, mostly.)

Empty seats greet Boston Symphony Orchestra’s all-American season opener

Sandwiched between two major events, the beginning of the subscription season drew a small but enthusiastic crowd.

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Jelly Roll brought fire and rain to Boston in a soul-warming TD Garden show
Jelly Roll brought a combination of unflinching honesty and positivity to town with a powerful show in Boston Thursday night.

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Paul McCartney and Wings’ documentary ‘One Hand Clapping’ finally hits the big screen
Plus: Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is "Short N’ Sweet," and Puerto Rican rapper and singer Myke Towers closes out the week.

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Jeff Lynne’s ELO goes supernova as final tour stops in Boston
The band descended upon TD Garden Monday night with a supernova of a final showdown, bidding farewell to the project with rock-spiked orchestral splendor.

Harvard’s student mariachi ensemble to perform at the White House on Tuesday
Mariachi Véritas de Harvard will bring traditional mariachi music to the ¡Adelante! Summit in Washington.

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Sol y Canto celebrates 30 years as Boston’s ambassadors of Latin folk with a party and new album

The ensemble has a new recording, “En Tu Órbita,” and a series of concerts, including a Club Passim-sponsored anniversary show at the Crystal Ballroom in Somerville Saturday.

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Ahead of their show at the Paradise, Kneecap talks about their movie, rise, and resistance

The Irish band only formed in 2017, but they have more stories than Belfast has churches. And as their notoriety has grown, the band has found solidarity with various resistance groups around the world.

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After an acrimonious breakup, Galaxie 500 unites behind new archival release, ‘Uncollected’

More than 30 years later, the band is releasing a two-disc set featuring two dozen bonus tracks, demos, and outtakes, including eight that have never been released in any format.

‘If I don’t feel scared, I haven’t done my job,’ says composer Carlos Simon

The BSO’s first composer chair wants to use music to bring people together.

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Post Malone brings Fenway Park’s concert season to a close with a fiery country show

What happened at Post Malone’s Fenway Park show Wednesday night would have felt like a fever dream just a few years ago.

Orchestrating a lasting bond: Boston-Leipzig connection transcends language

BSO music director Andris Nelsons is helping to write the German city’s next musical chapter through an auspicious alliance.

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‘The Rat Reunion’ celebrates 50th anniversary of The Rathskeller

Plus: Xfinity Center ends its 2024 season with Meghan Trainor, Korn, and The Marley Brothers.

After starting out in a Roxbury ‘college house,’ Magdalena Bay is now one of pop music’s rising stars

The pop duo returns to Boston as their "Imaginal Mystery Tour" stops at Royale this week.