Music Reviews: 2012 marks the composer's 75th birthday, and he has taken to the road for a handful of live appearances in the U.S.

Music Reviews: Rick Ross has recalibrated for 2012 by honoring canceled tour dates and releasing an ambitious, doom-riddled mixtape "Rich Forever."

Music Reviews||Live Events: The much-anticipated Los Angeles debut of New York-based hype queen Lana Del Rey was a tepid and mostly awkward affair.

Music Reviews: Few would argue that Charles Gounod's 1859 operatic version of the familiar "Faust" tale is any kind of masterpiece, yet it remains a perennially popular staple of opera's repertoire.

Music Reviews: Following a highly successful but half-hearted Police reunion tour and forays into symphonic and Renaissance music, Sting has gone back to the basics on his aptly named Back to Bass tour.

Music Reviews: The resplendently renovated City Center puts its best foot forward, with tap shoes, in "Cotton Club Parade."

Music Reviews: Timing is everything in the world of Guns N Roses. From the oft-ridiculed span it took to create the ultimately disappointing "Chinese Democracy" album to Axl Rose's curfew-busting, occasionally riot-inducing lateness, the band might as well incorporate a clock and/or a calendar into its logo.

Music Reviews||Live Events: If she had wanted it, Leslie Feist could have easily snagged the indie-pop princess crown. Her quadruple-Grammy-nominated 2007 album, "The Reminder," boasted catchy tunes such as "1234" and "My Moon Man" that sold countless iPods and taught kids how to count along with Elmo. But instead of cashing in on that success, Feist took time off to regroup and rejuvenate, and returned with "Metals," a thoughtful, introspective collection of songs that showcases her smoky, honey- tinged voice and complex musicianship, proving she'd rather be a serious artist than a pop confection.

Music Reviews: Not many performers who've come of age in the past decade can rightly call themselves all-around entertainers, but as borne out by recent entries on his resume, Josh Groban has a legitimate claim to the title.

Music Reviews: Launching his first U.S. concert tour in nearly a decade, music icon Bryan Ferry did not disappoint a standing-room-only New York crowd at the Beacon Theatre Thursday night.