How one DIY four-piece gained a cult following without ever losing their modesty.
PILE: BOSTON’S CULT ROCK FAVORITE TURNS 10
Archives for March 2017
PROTECT YOURSELF: FOR SOME OF US, ONLINE PRIVACY IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
For members of my LGBTQ community, for example, the risks associated with having the details of our online activity leak can be far greater.
DIG TO REVAMP ARTS SECTION
The situation has resulted in a complaint that echoes daily in studios, galleries, and museums around the city: "How can Boston sustain a vibrant art scene if the news media ignores it?"
A FAMILY AFFAIR, WITH A TWIST: BARBECUE AT THE LYRIC STAGE
Don’t be fooled by the wide, bold brushstrokes that give life to Barbecue, Robert O’Hara’s invigoratingly original comedy that opens at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston on April 7.
MASSIMO’S RISTORANTE, WAKEFIELD
Many of the dishes offered at Massimo’s come from family recipes from the old country.
DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: IMPEACHMENT PUNCHLINES
Chaffetz shut Lynch down, declaring his time was up, but Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the committee, took up the cry for an investigation.
OF RATS AND WRITERS
Considering it now, I suppose it was naive to put much faith in Charley as a literal source in the first place.
TRUST AND SANCTUARY: AS MASS CITIES BACK IMMIGRANTS AGAINST TRUMP THREAT, SOME CRITICAL NOTES
"Sanctuary city isn’t a legal term, it’s a political term."
GUEST DISPATCH: SANTANDER PROTEST FRONT
Demonstrators shut down Hub Santander HQ
GUEST OP-ED: SCROGGING FOR SUCCESS IN MASS
Fact and fiction about home grow marijuana
WHEEL OF TUNES: JAY SOM
Jay Som dishes about poodles, pipes, and Daft Punk with questions inspired by her album's song titles.
FOTOBOM: AT THE DRIVE-IN @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 3/25
At The Drive-In made a memorable return following an 11-year hiatus.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PERFUME FOR MEN
Choosing the best men’s perfume requires some thought. We will tell you how to choose the right one.
HIGHLIGHTS: “HIDDEN FIGURES” AND “20TH CENTURY WOMEN”
Films set in specific periods of history necessarily broach at least two major subjects: the way that things have changed, and the way that they haven’t.
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
THE STRANGERER
STEF CHURA: THE DETROIT GIRL WHO ISN’T AFRAID TO GET MESSY
Detroit DIY goddess Stef Chura once tweeted, “I can’t believe white men have anything left to sing about.” To be honest, neither can we.
TRACK REVIEW: BAD HISTORY MONTH – “SELF HELP SUNDAE”
Boston's adored lo-fi act returns with their first new song in three years.
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: REPORT #1 FROM BUFF 2017
The happening plays host to the too strange, the too scary, the too sexual—the films that are all too something to play anywhere else around here.
FAITH & FAMILY, IN CRISIS
Actress Turna Mete on Ayad Akhtar’s The Who & the What at the Huntington
ACTION CALL: SAVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WITH INVEST NOW MASS
This time out, a look at the public transportation crisis.
THE FACTS ABOUT THE AHCA, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FENWAY INSTITUTE
The American Health Care Act would harm LGBT people, people living with HIV, and Black and Latino Americans
TERMS OF SERVICE: THE ART OF THE CUT-OFF
A sobering PSA from behind the bar
OVERNIGHT, UNDER DURESS: A MARATHON READING OF A SINCLAIR LEWIS CLASSIC IN LIGHT OF EMERGING FASCISM
In an age that’s increasingly anti-intellectual, the study of history is gravely necessary, and this novel reminds us that this threat has come before.
GUEST OP-ED: COMMUTER RAILROADING
Despite repeated outsourcing failures, MBTA eyes privatization of core services
DIRECT ATTACK: TRUMP’S THREAT TO LGBTQ YOUTH
On the impact of Trump’s reversal of guidelines allowing transgender students to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity.
#MEDIARANT: INSPIRED BY WEEK OF WATCHING SNOW COVERAGE
As for working journos, I'm here to rep for y’all. To rep for indies, and to kick the #mainstreammedia w/out the cheap right-wing vitriol
TRAVEL WARNING: BEWARE OF LPD
Lawrence mayor encourages police to attack travelers
COMMONWEALTH CANNABIS COMMITTEE COMMENCES
Mass marijuana comm needs a listening, not a hearing
FOTOBOM: GREEN DAY, AGAINST ME! @ DCU CENTER, 17MAR17
With a Green Day show, it's part pop/punk marathon, part Make-A-Wish foundation for the lucky youthful fans pulled onto stage to join in the fun.
