It was a deep year. So deep that amazing shows from St. Vincent, Lake Street Dive, Def Leppard, Chappell Roan, Madonna, and Pearl Jam didn’t make this list. What did was sets from pop, rock, punk, baroque, and genre-bending artists. Olivia Rodrigo, April 1, TD Garden The best mainstream pop songwriter of her generation, Oliva

One of the most-discussed reforms of the new Trump administration is an advisory group with no budget or paid staff. Heading the curiously named Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are two noted tech billionaires, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who have close ties to President-elect Donald Trump. Their combination of technical expertise and direct access