While most stand-up comedians sport lighthearted routines that actually flow, Dylan Moran takes a more schizophrenic style. His wandering mouth covers a spontaneously discovered range of topics, from the inherent stupidity of children to a tirade about religion, as he all the while sips on a large glass of wine and drags on a cigarette. Read more...

Up-and-coming musicians know all about sacrificing for their careers. And the guys in The Bradbury Press, who gave up their day jobs in order to do their current tour, are no exception. Read more...

Not too long ago, I surprised myself by telling a girl I liked her. She was a young woman I hardly knew, but in the embarrassing instant the words flew out of my mouth, I suddenly had never been so sure of anything in the world. Read more...

To become a legendary jazz composer and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter’s solo mentality and tendency to push boundaries in music have certainly come in handy. Shorter will be performing with his quartet on April 9 at Royce Hall. Read more...

If you typed the words “necrophiliacs” and “scrunchies” into a Google search, they’d produce a Googlewhack. For the majority of the world, the term Googlewhack, which refers to a Google search that yields one and only one result, means absolutely nothing. Read more...

Comedian Kathy Griffin has never been shy about speaking her mind. In fact, it’s been her irreverent sense of humor and love of celebrity gossip that’s kept her in the public eye, even if only in the peripheral. Read more...

Jessye Norman Royce Hall April 2, 8 p.m. Just because you’re on spring break doesn’t mean that you have to settle for mindless dance rhythms at parties when it comes to music. Read more...