The Lowell Summer Music Series schedule for this weekend only lists three shows, but there are four headline acts performing. Please allow me to explain. Friday night brings the amazing Buddy Guy to the Boarding House Park stage (with the prodigal Quinn Sullivan opening for him) while Saturday night will see the talented multi-instrumentalist David Grisman Sextet onstage.   Read More >>

Package tours remain a great way for fans to see multiple acts they enjoy without having to pay the exorbitant ticket prices it would take to see each act individually. Take the Retro Futura Tour, a tour that features six New Wave-era acts on the same bill: Howard Jones, The English Beat, Modern English, Men Without Hats, Paul Young and Katrina Leskanich (of Katrina and the Waves).   Read More >>

Barry Goudreau has built a lifetime of credibility from his work with the classic-rock group Boston, but the passage of time and exposure to new styles of music can often lead musicians down new roads.   Read More >>

Barry Goudreau has built a lifetime of credibility from his work with the classic-rock group Boston, but the passage of time and exposure to new styles of music can often lead musicians down new roads.   Read More >>

GROTON -- He found fame and fortune as a blues, jazz and rock musician in the '70s and '80s, but in his later years, J.   Read More >>

When you consider how difficult it is for a musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you begin to have an appreciation for how great you must be in order to be inducted twice.   Read More >>

LOWELL -- Music icons Stephen Stills and Judy Collins will play at Boarding House Park on Sunday, Aug.   Read More >>

LOWELL -- Music icons Stephen Stills and Judy Collins will play at Boarding House Park on Sunday, Aug.   Read More >>

Lowell Memorial Auditorium and Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell have hosted both up-and-coming (Keith Urban and Brad Paisley immediately come to mind) as well as legendary country music acts (George Jones and Randy Travis, just to name two) over the years.   Read More >>

There are few experiences more varied, yet more entertaining than seeing Sting in concert. I've had the good fortune to see him in various incarnations over the years. The former Police frontman has a House of Blues show in Boston coming up on March 8, where Sting will ostensibly play tunes from his new album, "57th and 9th," though everyone there will wait to hear whatever cuts he chooses to   Read More >>