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Boston Baroque reads 'Messiah' with confidence
"Messiah" season is here; over the weekend, Boston Baroque mounted their annual reading at Jordan Hall.
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- Concert REVIEW Holiday Pops deliver gifts
- Surveying the view from Mount Messiaen
- From Finland to Boston, with 32 Beethoven sonatas
- The composer in Cambridge: Carter looks back
- Concert REVIEW NEC explores Carter's music all through the years
- Concert REVIEW For Carter, a vibrant 100th
- MUSIC REVIEW From Marlboro, with Mendelssohn and more
- concert review An intimate view of Handel's 'Messiah'
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Grammy nominations
Top Grammy nods
The rapper received eight nominations, including album of the year, during the live primetime concert special.
CMA Awards
2008 CMA awards
Kenny Chesney won his fourth entertainer of the year award at this year's CMA awards.
Video
Palmer and the Pops
Amanda Palmer of Boston punk cabaret duo the Dresden Dolls brought some edge to the Pops.
- Video Palmer rehearses
- Review All dolled up at the Pops
Firing on all cylinders
Filled with pedal-to-the-metal tunes, R.E.M. recaptures its momentum with "Accelerate."
Special Section
Fall 2008 arts preview
Globe writers take a look at music, performing and visual arts, pop recordings, and movies coming up this fall.
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- BOMOMS Kids and music
2008 | The Year in CDs
From Santogold (far left) to Beach House (center) to Vampire Weekend and more, Globe critics share their picks for the top CDs of the year.
- Chat transcript Reed, Rodman on top CDs of 2008
- Discuss Your picks for the best albums of 2008?
Concert review
Neil Young keeps on rockin'
The musician unleashed an onslaught of raw energy and guitar heroics at the DCU Center Saturday night.
G Force
For Jane Olivor, life is a cabaret
On Saturday Jane Olivor returns to the Berklee Performance Center for a show called "A Boston Holiday Tradition."
Concert review
Duo offers some holiday spirit
At the DCU Center Friday night, country crooner Vince Gill and Christian pop star Amy Grant did their best to distract the assembled from the winter freeze.
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Concert Review
Jingle Ball is a packed party
If the performers at the Kiss 108 Jingle Ball shared anything, it was the power to get the sold-out audience to scream. Left: Katy Perry shows her holiday spirit.
Every which way
Guitarist Fred Frith brought together musicians from contemporary classical, avant-garde jazz, prog rock, and experimental pop to form Cosa Brava.
Sound off
Globe music critic James Reed on the curious discovery of a second volume of President Bill Clinton's favorite songs.
iPod shuffle
Currently starring in Tom Stoppard's "Rock 'n' Roll," actor Manoel Felciano is a serious music lover.
Scene & Heard
Building on a musical mission
Dana Colley (left) is a core member of the Sandman Music Project, created in tribute to deceased musician Mark Sandman.
MUSIC REVIEW
BMAs get new format
The Boston Music Awards felt decidedly old school when New Kids on the Block won for national act of the year.
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News
- Mannish Boys lead nominees for blues awards (AP, 7:02 p.m.)
- Rapper Lil Wayne accused of copyright infringement (AP, 6:12 p.m.)
- Michael W. Smith, others lend voices to charity (AP, 6:01 p.m.)
- Aretha Franklin talks about new Xmas CD (AP, 6:01 p.m.)
- Aretha Franklin to take stage at 2009 Jazz Fest (AP, 2:12 p.m.)
- Madonna's ex set to get $75 million in settlement (AP, 1:21 p.m.)
- Aretha Franklin to take stage at 2009 Jazz Fest (AP, 2:22 p.m.)
- Hospital music therapy room named for AC/DC singer (AP, 12/15/08)
- Blogger pleads guilty to G N' R leak (AP, 12/15/08)
- Franklin show goes on after she misses award event (AP, 12/15/08)
- Madonna's ex set to get $75 million in settlement (AP, 12/15/08)
- Madonna's ex set to get $75 million in settlement (AP, 12/15/08)
- Report: McCartney says he's the political Beatle (AP, 12/15/08)
- Franklin show goes on after she misses award event (AP, 12/15/08)
- No-show Queen of Soul pipes up at benefit concert (AP, 12/14/08)
- Strauss opera strong musically (AP, 12/14/08)
- The top 10 rock albums of 2008 (AP, 12/13/08)
- Century mark: composer Elliott Carter turns 100 (AP, 12/12/08)
- Judge jails man who offered Winehouse drugs (AP, 12/12/08)