ako Tsubo – the title of Paris Combo's new album – is the scientific term for what we mortals might call 'broken-heart syndrome'.

If country music was a cliché, all that was missing from Saturday night's Dixie Chicks concert was a table of grandma's best cooking and redneck propoganda.

The Texan five-piece knows a thing or two about a catchy guitar riff.

Put music in the spotlight and give your mind a break – that's the goal of The Indigo Project, whose sold out Listen Up sessions give meditation rookies a headstart.

The beautlful James Blunt makes a return, along with Belgian synth rock duo Soulwax. Mix it with Gypsy swing from Daniel Weltlinger and Beethoven by Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen.

From alt-rockers Balance and Composure to Sleepmakeswaves, we have live music covered.

Her single Lush Life has almost half a billion YouTube views, but Swedish singer Zara Larsson says the most important thing is to empower girls.

Sticky Carpet: Jay Watson's Gum, Music Victoria's annual subscriber drive, Jazz Party single launch at Howler and more.

Keep an ear out for these new tunes from our favourite artists.

In Australia for the first time, the Scottish duo make the most of their infectious new sound.

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For Wade Nicholson-Doyle and his partner Chris, it was a magical experience - particularly after a difficult few months following their cafe burning down.

This Los Angeles band brings maximum R&B; to start any party or frisky behaviour.

The dust on Glenn Skuthorpe's boots must be as thick as the gnarled electric guitar on his fifth album, See My World. The cowboy from Goodooga has one of those voices that speaks of a lifetime on the road, loaded with frozen rivers and wild oceans, gritted-teeth farewells and characters like Redfern Girl and Mr Fix It.

If you wanted to know how to create a name, a new life and a beloved career there's one man to ask how it's done, you can call him Suggs.

More claims that the English songwriter has borrowed from earlier hits for his own songs, and this time he's giving credit.

The first Canberra performance of a Sibelius work, a Dvorak symphony and Gliere's horn concerto are all on the program in the NCO's first 2017 concert.

Knowing he could embarrass himself with a live performance is still a thrill for Andrew Bird.

Another Adele gig, another heartwarming Adele moment.

Symphony for the Common Man. Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Opera House, March 15. ★★★½

Canadian rapper and pop star Drake has become the first ever artist to hit 10 billion streams on Spotify.

Chuck Berry, whose roistering songs to teendom​ laid the ground work for rock'n'roll, was one of the last  surviving giants who took the music out of America's Deep South to the world.

The singer pulled out all the stops in a firey show with bells, whistles and a whole lotta love.

What Sir Andrew Davis emphasized in his reading of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece was that thread of tragedy underpinning the work from its lugubrious opening to the last moments' fade-to-black despair.

Fusing jazz with India's folk creates a whole new treasure trove.