Music: New songs, album releases, top artists, and concerts https://www.boston.com/tag/music/ Boston.com Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:02:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png Music: New songs, album releases, top artists, and concerts https://www.boston.com/tag/music/ 32 32 Think you can ace this Aerosmith quiz? Dream on. https://www.boston.com/community/quizzes/2024/08/06/think-you-can-ace-this-aerosmith-quiz-dream-on/ https://www.boston.com/community/quizzes/2024/08/06/think-you-can-ace-this-aerosmith-quiz-dream-on/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:46:49 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31091949 Test your knowledge of Boston’s favorite retiring rock band with the “Farewell Aerosmith” quiz.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/community/quizzes/2024/08/06/think-you-can-ace-this-aerosmith-quiz-dream-on/feed/ 0 Readers share photos, memories of Dispatch at the 2004 Hatch Shell concert https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/2024/08/06/readers-dispatch-concert/ https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/2024/08/06/readers-dispatch-concert/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:41:05 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31092997 On July 31, 2004, a Dispatch farewell concert drew 110,000 fans to the Hatch Shell. We asked attendees what they remembered about the day.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/2024/08/06/readers-dispatch-concert/feed/ 0 Review & setlist: Cheap Trick treats Boston fans to a rousing set – and some special guests https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/08/04/review-setlist-cheap-trick-mgm-music-hall-fenway-boston-august-3-2024/ https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/08/04/review-setlist-cheap-trick-mgm-music-hall-fenway-boston-august-3-2024/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2024 20:18:34 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31066981 The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers impressed with a potent show chock full of classics at MGM Music Hall.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/08/04/review-setlist-cheap-trick-mgm-music-hall-fenway-boston-august-3-2024/feed/ 4 Review & setlist: Metallica packs them in at Gillette Stadium https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/08/03/review-setlist-metallica-packs-them-in-at-gillette-stadium/ https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/08/03/review-setlist-metallica-packs-them-in-at-gillette-stadium/#comments Sat, 03 Aug 2024 16:24:42 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31052431 Heavy metal hall of famers play first of two-night stand in a no-repeat weekend

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/08/03/review-setlist-metallica-packs-them-in-at-gillette-stadium/feed/ 7 Aerosmith permanently retires from touring: ‘Dream On. You’ve made our dreams come true’ https://www.boston.com/news/entertainment/2024/08/02/aerosmith-permanently-retires-from-touring-dream-on-youve-made-our-dreams-come-true/ https://www.boston.com/news/entertainment/2024/08/02/aerosmith-permanently-retires-from-touring-dream-on-youve-made-our-dreams-come-true/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:43:10 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31045146 The band released a statement on social media Friday citing frontman Steven Tyler’s vocal injury as the reason behind their retirement.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/entertainment/2024/08/02/aerosmith-permanently-retires-from-touring-dream-on-youve-made-our-dreams-come-true/feed/ 0 Review & setlist: Slash gives Boston nothing but the blues https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/08/02/review-setlist-slash-gives-boston-nothing-but-the-blues/ https://www.boston.com/culture/concert-reviews/2024/08/02/review-setlist-slash-gives-boston-nothing-but-the-blues/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:04:17 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31040098 The Gibson-wielding GNR guitarist played nine tracks off his new disc, while refraining from covering any material from his other projects.

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]]> For Whitney Houston fan, each piece of memorabilia captures one moment in time https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2024/07/31/whitney-houston-fan-memorabilia-captures-one-moment-in-time/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2024/07/31/whitney-houston-fan-memorabilia-captures-one-moment-in-time/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:04:20 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31000363 “I’m preserving a part of her legacy and a part of music history that’s not about drugs or marriage.”

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2024/07/31/whitney-houston-fan-memorabilia-captures-one-moment-in-time/feed/ 0 An oral history of ‘The Last Dispatch,’ which brought 110,000 to the Hatch Shell 20 years ago https://www.boston.com/culture/music/2024/07/31/oral-history-the-last-dispatch-110000-hatch-shell-july-31-2004/ https://www.boston.com/culture/music/2024/07/31/oral-history-the-last-dispatch-110000-hatch-shell-july-31-2004/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30880300 A modest crowd was expected for the fiercely independent local band's final show. It didn't work out that way.

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