Today in Music History for Jan. 19: In 1853, ``Il Trovatore'' by Giuseppe Verdi, the foremost Italian composer of opera, premiered in Rome. Verdi was greatly honoured during his lifetime, and his ...

The NFL playoffs kick off with ground-game battles, QB duels and a high-stakes edition of the Packers v Bears rivalry ...

The most successful debut album of 1976 was Boston’s Boston, which logged 30 weeks in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 between ...

Massachusetts is home to more than four dozen Grateful Dead cover bands. From the Midway to Sanctuary in Maynard, here's where to find them (and their devoted fans).

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The city of Sarasota is refreshing its “Now You See Us, Petticoat Painters 1953-2025” exhibit that began in March 2025 and is ...

There are moments in music history that exist almost like myths. These were concerts that happened once, maybe with no ...

Don Was is a musician, a producer, a record label president, a radio host and a key figure in the music business going back ...

Bruce Springsteen released 'Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ', Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits went Gold, The Wiz opened at the ...

From 16th-century playwrights to 1960s girl groups: the many influences behind Dire Straits' under-appreciated 1980 track, "Romeo and Juliet".

Bob Dylan was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1970. He didn't love the experience, but a memorable song came from it.