Oscillating between absorbed, head-down humility and wide-eyed, costumed pageantry (picture a robot suit with voice-processing software) hip hop artist RJD2 played a sold-out show to adoring fans at the Paradise last night. The set was tight and expertly produced. RJD2, born Ramble John Krohn, worked funky samples into beat-heavy mixes, pausing periodically to layer in melodic and ...

Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of not being confronted with snow or rain (though we were confronted by a rude driver who tried to kill us but at least thoughtfully honked regarding our impending death; if you read this, jerk driver, that middle finger was well deserved) as we made our way to Central Square for a rock show. While obtaining money from the ATM across the street from the Middle ...

This week, life-sized cupids will be dispatched across town to deliver all things Valentine. They’ll do roses, cupcakes and bad poetry. Rap songs, naughty dances, proposals. Heck, they’ll even do break ups.

Patience isn’t just a virtue, it can be absolutely transcendent. With its long introductions and songs that gently unfold before rolling over the listener like a tsunami, “The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night” (Jagjaguwar) is all about patience and pay-off.

There’s really nothing all that new about No Strings Attached, but tried and true rarely sounds as sweet as this.

A track-by-track guide to the new Deftones album, ‘Diamond Eyes’! Diamond Eyes – A jarring, leaden riff pounds away while Chino’s velvet vocals wrap lusciously around the brutality around him.