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The next generation of jazz, coming right up

Young jazz “royalty” heads to town for the fourth Charles River Jazz Festival.

A joyous Beethoven Violin Concerto and exquisite Strauss songs with the BSO at Tanglewood
This year, the orchestra’s summer quite literally begins and ends with Beethoven

The ‘Dirt Man’ cometh: New England native Carter Vail struck TikTok comedy gold. What’s next? A ‘cowboy-breakup record.’
The Connecticut-raised musician’s bossa nova bop has over 20 million views and counting, earning a wave of fan remixes and even a shoutout from John Mayer.

Whatever your Tanglewood type — first-timer, serial lawn lounger — our guide has you covered

A look ahead this summer's Tanglewood season and the types of attendees it attracts.

Five must-see artists at this weekend’s Levitate Music and Arts Festival
Levitate has quietly become a New England summer staple.

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Who wins: poetry or hip-hop?
At City Winery, poets and emcees battle on Boston’s behalf.

A quick introduction to the guest stars at this year’s Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular
The 50th anniversary of the original Fireworks Spectacular features an impressive slate of guest stars.

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Many shades of Wilco on display at Solid Sound
The Chicago-based rock band digs out deep cuts at the Mass MoCA festival.

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Justin Timberlake is all business at TD Garden

The choreography, the weightless falsetto, and even the joy of performing that he presents are all things baked into his very core.

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Janet Jackson shows versatility, joy at TD Garden

There were enough tweaks in the current iteration of the show to make it a different experience, and possibly a more fully realized one, than Jackson's concert last year at Xfinity Center.

Boston-bred Lake Street Dive returns to its old territory

The band has upcoming dates on Nantucket and at the Levitate music festival.

After 18 years, classical critic Jeremy Eichler says goodbye. Here are the lessons he’s learned about ‘the gift of art.’

"In such a fiercely capitalist society," writes Eichler, "critics can strive, in partnership with readers, to help make the gift legible, make it tangible, make it real, understood, and felt. . . . They can explore not only how we listen — but why."

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Thunderstorms couldn’t stop Zach Bryan from bringing the electricity to Gillette Stadium

Bryan had to move his set up by 45 minutes on Wednesday due to severe weather.

‘It’s good for people to see the real deal.’ After all these years, James Taylor still delighting the masses.

He's played about 4,000 shows and earned praise from the likes of Carole King and Jackson Browne. As he celebrates 50 years at Tanglewood, James Taylor is still comforting and connecting to his audience.

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What if we brought Celtics-level pride to celebrating the arts? BAMS Fest aims to do just that.

The festival returns to Franklin Park’s Playstead Field for its sixth edition this Saturday and Sunday.

Wilco returns to North Adams

The band’s definitive lineup coincides with its every-other-year Solid Sound Festival.