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It won’t be a fully Keytar Bear-less summer after all, Boston. For one thing, esteemed bostonmagazine.com editor Lisa Weidenfeld spotted the bruin jamming in Davis Square last Thursday. Keytar ...

The kitschy appeal of the keytar refuses to die. Modern-boogie revivalist Dam-Funk, who plays the New Parish in Oakland next Wednesday, is a committed fan of the inspired amalgamation of guitar and ...

I am not a musician. In fact, I’m the only one of my siblings incapable of playing an instrument. So Yamaha’s Sonogenic SHS-500 is ostensibly intended for me. It’s a neat $500 keytar that, in addition ...