Their latest, called Midas, came out this past fall to rave reviews and is very much a portrait of a band who can capture a visceral feeling in their recorded music that is "very imperfect ...

The area has plenty of music, including Ryan Montbleau, Classic Vibe, Vapors of Morphine, Duke Robillard, Shady Roosters, Rebels and Eliot Lewis.

The Waves jam at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke ... The finely crafted Americana of The Mallett Brothers Band at Brighton Music Hall. Songwritter Alicia Witt at City Winery in Boston.

Someone might want to tell Nickelback's tour manager that it's a little cruel to make a client that's already the butt of many a joke tour with a band called ... with country music fans and ...