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Photos: Allman Brothers Band at the Orpheum Theatre

Orpheum Theatre | November 29, 2011
The Allman Brothers Band took the stage at the Orpheum Theatre November 29, 2011.
By MILES WEAVER | December 01, 2011

By | January 01, 0001

Photos: Airborne Toxic Event + Mona at the Orpheum Theatre

November 19, 2011 | Orpheum Theatre
Airborne Toxic Event and Mona perform live at the Orpheum Theatre on November 19, 2011.
By STEPHANIE ROSE | November 21, 2011

Billy Corgan dishes on the 20th anniversary of Gish — one smashing debut record

Tales from the Pumpkin patch
The saturation of album anniversary celebrations has gotten out of hand in recent years.
By MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | October 19, 2011

By | January 01, 0001

Photos: Weezer at the Orpheum Theatre

Weezer | Orpheum Theatre | December 14, 2010
Weezer perform live at the Orpheum Theatre on December 14, 2010.
By STEPHANIE ROSE | December 18, 2010

Pre-Weezer: The Metal Years

Rivers' edge
Rivers' edge
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | December 07, 2010

Rivers Cuomo reflects on the making of 'Blue' and Pinkerton
When Rivers Cuomo, Weezer wunderkind and Harvard-educated overachiever, sets his mind to something, he is nothing if not meticulous.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | December 07, 2010

Ra Ra Riot graduate to the indie elite

Senior project
When you listen to Mathieu Santos, you might imagine that Ra Ra Riot have enjoyed a charmed rise to indie fame, everything coming a little too easy for the erstwhile college students.
By ALEXANDRA CAVALLO | November 22, 2010

Photos: LCD Soundsystem at the Orpheum

LCD Soundsystem live at the Orpheum Theatre on September 28, 2010
LCD Soundsystem live at the Orpheum Theatre on September 28, 2010
By NINA MASHUROVA | October 04, 2010

By | January 01, 0001

Photos: Janelle Monáe at the Orpheum Theatre

Janelle Monáe at the Orpheum Theatre | June 2, 2010
Janelle Monáe, live at the Orpheum Theatre, on June 2, 2010 .
By LINDSEY PAYSON | June 11, 2010

By | January 01, 0001

More than human

Janelle Monáe is about to take over the planet
It’s hard to talk about Janelle Monáe when your jaw’s fallen off.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | May 26, 2010

By | January 01, 0001

Complete control

Pat Metheny, live at the Orpheum Theatre, May 20, 2010
Let’s put aside for now the philosophical questions about a player/composer’s need for control, and whether there’s any qualitative difference between the music said player/composer writes for himself and what he writes for himself with other people, or for himself playing a myriad of instruments simultaneously.
By JON GARELICK | May 24, 2010

By | January 01, 0001

Pat Metheny | Orchestrion

Nonesuch (2010)
The “orchestrion” is a Rube Goldberg-like contraption that empowers Metheny in one-man-band format to trigger a variety of percussion and other instruments as he plays guitar.
By JON GARELICK | May 12, 2010

Photos: Wilco at the Orpheum

Wilco, live at the Orpheum, on April 6, 2010
Photos from Wilco's Boston stop on his 2010 tour
By ERIC BAUMANN | April 16, 2010

By | January 01, 0001

Strange brew

Abe Vigoda are smart enough to stay weird
Abe Vigoda (the band) celebrated the 89th birthday of Abe Vigoda (the man) by staying up till 5 am.
By REYAN ALI | April 02, 2010

By | January 01, 0001

Sonny, Pat, and all the cats

Names you know and names you should
The primo jazz event of the spring will be SONNY ROLLINS 's concert at Symphony Hall on April 18 (bso.org). The great master saxophonist and peerless improviser often hits town in April, and this time it's to kick off his 80th-birthday tour. Whew.
By JON GARELICK | March 09, 2010

Photos: Tegan and Sara at the Orpheum

Tegan and Sara, live at the Orpheum Theatre, on February 13, 2010
Photos of Tegan and Sara performing at the Orpheum
By MARCUS GUTTENPLAN | February 17, 2010

Review: Tegan and Sara at the Orpheum

Tegan and Sara, live at the Orpheum, February 13, 2010
Considering that it was Valentine's Day eve and identical twins Tegan and Sara are currently the indie pop darlings of the gay world, one would expect to find a whole lot of grrrl power flowing at the Orpheum last Saturday night.
By ALEXANDRA CAVALLO | February 18, 2010

A sister act

In addition to their bio, Tegan and Sara also have songs
High-fives all around: together we made Tegan and Sara rule.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | February 12, 2010