"He was gone before his time ... People didn’t really get to experience his full potential like we did … He was right on the cusp of doing some even bigger stuff musically [that] could have been commercially successful.”
Archives for September 2014
CAN THE BSO INTRIGUE THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF BOSTON?
They already have
‘DOLLAR’ BILL LINEHAN AND THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL DEFEND $25K PAY RAISE PROPOSAL
It's not surprising that some harder-working members who may actually deserve a raise stood up against one, or at least avoided embarrassing themselves.
SEAN ROWE: MADMAN
Sean Rowe is able to spend weeks in the woods, foraging a living for himself.
TALKING PEANUT BUTTER AND PEPTO-BISMOL WITH KRILL
Jamaica Plain alt rockers Krill are upgrading.
THE NEW TESTAMENT OF CHRISTOPHER OWENS
Ex-Girls frontman Christopher Owens happened to be a highly religious cult member, but he’s run off to California to make the country music that’s always been in the back of his mind.
FRESH MEAT: PASSION FOR CREATIVE OUTPUT FUELS NEW PRINTSHOP
While the startup of Iron Wolf Press is a windfall for only a select group of artists, its existence hits as a breath of fresh air.
EMERSON ALUM IS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE STARS
To put it simply, she's a photographic magician.
SULTRY CANDYLAND, CLASSICAL MUSIC, AND ALLSTON GRIT
Andris Nelsons, the youngest person to become the BSO's Music Director in over 100 years, is making is highly anticipated debut.
CIDER HOUSED: FIVE CIDERS THAT HAVEN’T FALLEN FAR FROM THE BEER TREE
Forget everything you thought you knew about the stuff and reach for one of these local new-school ciders.
GRANITE STATE OF SHINE: VODKA AND MOONSHINE INSPIRED IN THE MIDDLE EAST
“Vodka is defined by being flavorless and odorless and tasteless. You may as well be making rubbing alcohol.”
NEED SPACE? INTERNET DATABASE WANTS TO HOOK ARTISTS UP WITH REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE VENUES
If you're looking for an alternative for rehearsal and exhibition space, a new online database, SpaceFinder Mass, aims to make the search easier.
HAPPY BANNED BOOKS WEEK
Now would you like to buy the limited platinum edition 'Fahrenheit 451'?
FULL NELSONS: THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE BSO’S NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR
It all started with a desperate call in 2011: could he make it to Carnagie Hall on short notice and serve as the emergency replacement for Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor James Levine? Indeed, he could, and the rest is history. Now, over a year after his appointment was announced, Andris Nelsons ...
LYKKE LI VS. FRIENDLY FIRES: “I’M GOOD, I’M GONE”
Friendly Fires made “I’m Good, I’m Gone” a sultry dance track to end your evening on the perfect note. Make sure to use it as such.
BISS-NESS: LESSONS LEARNED WITH THE CELEBRATED JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING CHEF
Jamie Bissonnette has been a busy man
STILL REPPIN’: ‘KILLER JOE’ IS A GRUESOME DELIGHT
William Friedkin’s last film is a horrific experience built from innumerable disgraces of the human flesh, verbal and physical. It’s also really fucking funny.
RISE AGAINST APATHY
In our golden age of McActivism, how much can one iconic band impact the sound of dissent?
SWEET SHOWTIME: JOHNNY CUPCAKES RELAUNCHES FILM SERIES
"Coolidge Corner Theatre is a special place to me, as my dad took my mom on dates there before I was born. Who knows, Coolidge could be responsible for my birth?"
KING’S COURT: THIS BAR APP IS HERE TO HELP YOU GET LAID. MAYBE.
“We wanted to facilitate the in-bar dynamic, instead of recreate it.”
THE SCOURGE OF LYME DISEASE AND ME
It was officially unofficial. I had Lyme disease.
KEVIN SMITH’S TUSK IS AS WEIRD AS YOU THOUGHT
Watching the dude from the Mac commercials in a wheelchair is hilarious.
BOSTON TROLLING (THE COMPLETE SERIES)
“They’re asserting a general police power to capture anybody’s image and process it for law enforcement purposes just in case they later turn out to be guilty of something. That’s not OK.”
