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Talking Head Jerry Harrison’s enthusiasm for ‘Remain in Light’ is undimmed
Along with guitarist Adrian Belew and a backing band, Harrison is playing the album on a tour that stops at House of Blues Friday. → Read More
Comedian Sam Morril on elevating his game and teaming up with Julian Edelman
Morril, who raised his profile by performing sets on New York City rooftops during the pandemic and now cohosts a podcast with the ex-Pats receiver, comes to the Wilbur for five shows this weekend. → Read More
Where all dogs (and cats, rabbits, and birds) go to heaven
Pet cemeteries offer a final resting place for beloved companions. → Read More
From one gig to the next, Juston McKinney keeps the locals laughing
Nearly 30 years since it started, McKinney’s career is on a sustained upswing, and the jokes keep flowing. On the strength of his new YouTube special “On the Bright Side,” he’s filling up his calendar with dates across New England and beyond. → Read More
TAKING THE HEAT: As energy costs soar, homeowners are seeking ways to stay warm without breaking the bank.
Around Greater Boston, where the housing stock can be significantly older than much of the rest of the country, homeowners are grappling with the rising costs of home heating and the pressure to switch to heat pumps. → Read More
Boston guitarists bow down to one of the greatest, Jeff Beck
For the Gary Hoey and Jon Butcher, meeting and collaborating with Beck was an opportunity to witness his genius firsthand. → Read More
Sound Museum’s imminent closing leaves musicians wondering where they’ll plug in next
Tenants of the Brighton building have received eviction notices but no updates on the rehearsal and recording space they were promised. → Read More
On an ‘Unsilent Night,’ the audience is the star
It's the 30th anniversary of “Unsilent Night,” a holiday celebration in which participants play separate, interwoven tracks using their cellphones and portable speakers and head out for a stroll. The prerecorded jingle bells create a winter wonderland of unexpected sound. → Read More
‘CODA’ director Sian Heder is right at home in ‘Little America’
The writer and director of the Oscar-winning film "CODA" is now co-showrunner of Apple TV+'s anthology series of immigrant stories. Its second season premieres Friday. → Read More
Double exposure: Laura Poitras layers art and activism in ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’
The beauty of the camera? "It gives me the courage to go places that I probably wouldn’t go without it," says the Oscar-winning director. → Read More
Bowery Presents to open an outdoor concert venue at Suffolk Downs in 2023
With a capacity of 8,500, The Stage at Suffolk Downs will host its first show next spring. → Read More
Phil Rosenthal talks travel and food, with a generous helping of laughs
The star of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil" is bringing his bottomless love of food and humor to the Wilbur for two shows on Sunday. → Read More
‘Jazz and healing’ at Coolidge Corner, through the lens of Justin Freed
Freed will showcase his photographs and present his 40-minute “visual memoir,” “Jazz Saved My Life,” in a program that will also feature pianist Donal Fox and composer/bandleader Maria Schneider. → Read More
With tales to tell and songs to sing, Bono brings his book tour to the Orpheum
“Stories of Surrender” featured the Irish singer in a theatrical setting, alternating between recitations from the book and spare versions of selected U2 classics. → Read More
So it goes that pianist Jason Yeager would draw inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut
On Friday, Yeager celebrates the release of his latest album, “Unstuck in Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite,” in his hometown of Framingham. → Read More
Paul Reiser — ‘the guy from the thing’ — comes to the Cabot to do comedy
The busy actor is a familiar face, even though you may not always be able to put your finger on where you've seen him. Lately, he's returned to his roots in show business, performing stand-up comedy. → Read More
Look inside the Huntington Theatre’s brand new $55 million renovation
Theater leaders took advantage of pandemic downtime to accelerate the $55 million project and open it a year ahead of schedule. The Huntington will open its doors Friday for the first time since the spring of 2020. → Read More
Chart-topper Steve Lacy is a big hit at Roadrunner
The "Bad Habit" singer performed for an enthusiastic crowd of Gen Z peers. → Read More
A ‘Traveling Peculiarium’ brings some old-fashioned fun to the Seaport
Opening Wednesday under a big top outside the Harpoon Brewery in the Seaport District, the show runs through Nov. 6. → Read More
Just by being her authentic self, Loretta Lynn made sure women were heard
Lynn embodied country music from a woman’s perspective like no one else before or since. → Read More