A week before the traditional football powerhouses match up with one another, two storied high school programs from Crawford ...

On Thursday, October 24th, the legendary Pixies descended upon the Sinclair in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a sold-out ...

First Fridays Youngstown at Butler Institute of American Art and other Wick Avenue locations from 5 to 9 p.m. 1 — Celebrity Series: ABBAmania and Night Fever at Westminster College’s Orr Auditorium, ...

Phil Lesh gave the Grateful Dead permission to be weird. Which basically means, Lesh gave the band permission to be itself.

Lesh was one of the longest-surviving members of the band that came to define the acid rock sound emanating from San ...

The Monkees ‘ hardest-rocking hit might be “ (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone.” Surprisingly, the song was originally by another classic rock band. The band in question didn’t give “ (I’m Not Your) ...

The "Road Diaries" filmmakers got a remarkable amount of access from a rock star who used to keep the press and public at a ...

What started as an audience listening to the history of African influence on Caribbean percussion ended as a band playing ...

BLACK FRANCIS is lounging on his veranda, taking in the autumn sunshine. The Pixies frontman’s black-framed shades give his round, hairless head an inscrutable air. “Sorry, let’s take a break!” he ...

Stephen McKenna was at his heaviest when he weighed 325 pounds. His wake up call to lose weight was when a doctor suggested a ...

Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers Oct.

The best time to visit Boston is from June to October. Mild autumn weather makes touring around on foot a joy. And even though summer brings in swarms of tourists and expensive hotel rates ...