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DIG THIS: HEM @ THE SINCLAIR

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Be ready to feel some deep feelings (i.e. nirvana, enlightenment, etc.). Continue reading

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DIG THIS: KAKI KING @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL

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Please don’t show up at Brighton Music Hall expecting to leave with some new trousers. Continue reading

Arts Music 

DIG THIS: ALLISON WEISS @ GREAT SCOTT

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Allison Weiss is releasing her second album Say What You Mean on April 16th. But luckily for us Bostonians, the Brooklyn based indie rocker will be playing live at Great Scott on April 3rd. Continue reading

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EARTH PRIME TIME: MIRIAM KATIN ON ‘LETTING IT GO’ AT BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH 3.19.13

MIRIAM KATIN - LETTING IT GOBorn in Hungary during World War II, Miriam Katin is a child of the war. In 2006 Drawn and Quarterly published her first graphic novel at the age of 63, her story of surviving the Holocaust, We Are on Our Own. Miriam signs her new book about her relationship with her family and the country that caused so much pain at Brookline Booksmith on Tuesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. The followup to her first acclaimed graphic novel is called Letting It Go. We had the honor of asking Miriam some questions about her work and how she got in to the intimidating art of autobiographical graphic storytelling at an age when many others might consider retiring.

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DIG THIS: BUKE AND GASE @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL

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These dudes rock something called the “toe-bourine.” Now that’s DIY at its finest. Continue reading

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MATT AND KIM: LIGHTNING

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This album is what it might sound like if schoolchildren made club music: repetitive sing-song qualities that verge on taunting. Continue reading