Gallery: Red Hot Chili Peppers rock Boston

May 10   Leave a Comment  

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis (Credit Nick DiNatale)

The band, and opener Sleigh Bells, hit the TD Garden on Monday

Cowgill to debut new album in Cambridge

May 3   Leave a Comment  

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“Release party” performance scheduled for May 17.

Rush announces North American “Clockwork Angels” tour

April 24   Leave a Comment  

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Coming to Boston October 24

Indie rock trio The Lumineers sees hard work pay off

April 20   Leave a Comment  

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The band hits Boston for a sold-out show on April 20

Letter from the Editor: Four years in the books

Dec. 4, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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My god. Have we really been at this for four years already? It seems like just yesterday I was watching the countdown clock on our original domain name, theblastarea.com as we prepared to edit and put out our first magazine issue on 1/1/2007. A lot has changed in that time. Not only has the magazine [...]

Live Nation shareholders approve Ticketmaster merger

Jan. 9, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Live Nation’s shareholders, at their annual meeting yesterday, voted to approve a merger with Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. More than 99 percent of shareholders voted in favor of the merger, Live Nation said in a statement. Shareholders also approved a proposal to change the company’s name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., following completion of the merger [...]

Boys Like Girls doing the northeast loop

Oct. 6, 2008   Leave a Comment  

They’re doing a northeast loop tour that began in Northampton, Mass, is headed down to North Carolina now, and will end in Boston October 13 at a show at Northeastern University.