Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers Dec.

‘Lovabye’ by Gregory Groover Jr. Boston saxophonist and composer Gregory Groover Jr. released his new album “Lovaby” in April 2024. Featuring 11 original tracks, the album maintains Groover’s roots in ...

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There's a long history of music and basketball intermixing. There's the age old saying that all NBA players want to be musicians and all musicians want to be some form of athlete. But in the case of a ...

Brian Rudquist loves the '80s. The Rochester rocker doesn't just play the music of Gen X grew up with, he has named his band ...

There is Christmas music for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling it into one Christmas songs list is impossible ...

MEDFORD, Massachusetts — Medford, a city just five miles outside of Boston, has a claim to fame that’s especially relevant ...

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There are thousands of Christmas songs. However, some don't fit the festive mood of the season, but they've become holiday classics anyway.

Roots co-founder Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson shares his Christmas playlist, which includes songs by DRAM, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Originally broadcast Dec. 21, 2022.