Archives for May 2016
DAY THREE: BOSTON CALLING WAVES HELLO TO DIVERSITY, GOODBYE TO CITY HALL
Boston Calling took the extra step to show that sexism, racism, homophobia, and ageism had no place at their event -- and other festivals should follow suit.
DAY TWO: ROBYN, ROCK, AND REINVENTION AT BOSTON CALLING
Robyn, Lizzo, Palehound, Courtney Barnett, and more reinvented themselves, but fans weren't always prepared for it.
THE STRANGERER
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? SHAMPOO
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: (CLASSIC) WE’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT
DAY ONE: BOSTON CALLING PERFECTS THE ART OF PERFORMANCE
Sia, Sufjan Stevens, and Lisa Hannigan all elevate the art of live entertainment in their own personable way.
HER TURN AT BAT, SIR
Shoshana Bean tackles her dream role in Funny Girl at North Shore
HELLO OPERATOR: MEET YOUR BOSTON CALLING LOCALS
Palehound, Michael Christmas, Lady Pills, and more introduce you to themselves and the city.
GEEKBEATRADIO + GIRLS MAKE GAMES: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROB CARBALLO (AND A FUNDRAISER THIS FRIDAY)
When you traffic in authentic nerdery, there’s never too much risk of getting cool to the point where you play yourself out.
COMEDY AT THE KNITTING FACTORY
A slice of New York via Chicago comes to Boston
2016 BEER CAMP ACROSS AMERICA
It’s a variety pack. It’s a beer festival.
DEAR READER: 5/26/2016
Letters from us and you
DIG THIS: BOSTON CALLING, DRAGON BOAT PADDLING, AND EYES SHUT. DOOR OPEN
Your to do list for the week
STATE OF THE BOSTON COMEDY UNION
Seven comics. Two hours. One historic summit on the state of stand-up comedy in the Hub.
BROKEN RECORDS: THE SECRETARY OF SECRECY, PART III
Testimony from state’s agency that oversees the public records law shows how little they care about the public’s access to records
AUSTERITY BUDGET, PART 3
The Worst of the House and the Senate Ways and Means Committee FY 2017 State Budget Proposals
Beer Camp Returns to Boston!
Cheers to hundreds of beers, live music, food trucks and good times! Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Beer Camp Across America comes to City Hall Plaza on Saturday, June 18, bringing together craft brewers and fans alike. The beer festival, which begins at 1pm for General Admission, features ...
IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY GROUP OF CAMBRIDGE PROVIDES MODEL FOR MUNICIPAL HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM
On the one hand, the United States is a more diverse society than at any other point in its history. On the other, we're witnessing a presidential campaign where Donald Trump has captured the Republican nomination in part by whipping up hysteria against immigrants.
THE STRANGERER
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? CRAFTS
GO BIG AND GO HOME: PORCHFEST ’16 TAKES OVER SOMERVILLE
You dream up a genre, it’s there, and one of the 230 bands set to play will have it ready at will.
FOTOBOM: BOB MOULD, TED LEO @ PARADISE ROCK CLUB, 5/1
After 90 minutes of standing a few feet from Bob Mould’s jet-engine-roar guitar amps, it feels a bit like someone has turned down the volume knob on the outside world. Mould – prolific solo artist, frontman for 90s alt-rock trio Sugar and co-leader of punk legends Hüsker Dü – maintains at ...
MMM-POP: THE EXPERIMENTAL POP OF MAGNOLIA LOFT
Pop is fun, but it’s a hell of a lot more so when things get weird.
‘POP’ GOES THE GENRE
A conversation with Berklee English prof Mark Polanzak about his new sorta memoir
As journalists at DigBoston, it’s hard for us to worship genre-benders who take liberties in weaving fiction into nonfiction and memoir. But while phonies like Ben Mezrich patch ...
EXCERPT: ‘POP!’ BY MARK POLANZAK
But I wrote this funny story about my dad’s death. It goes on for many more pages, being funny and super distanced from the grief.
EXPLOSIVE CONVERSATION: WHIT STILLMAN TALKS “LOVE & FRIENDSHIP”
Talking to Whit Stillman about his latest works
A CONVERSATION WITH RUSSELL HARVARD
Starring in Craig Lucas’ world premiere play at the Huntington
BOVA’S BAKERY
Old-Fashioned Italian Treats for Night Owls
DEAR READER: 5/19/2016
Letters from us and you
