WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? STEAK TIPS
Archives for April 2017
THE STRANGERER
FOTOBOM: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, WAXAHATCHEE @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 25APR17
Of the new material, a rousing "Avalanche Alley" was the strongest, fueled by the powerhouse vocals of Neko Case and Kathryn Calder.
SIDNEY GISH: HOW BOSTON’S HIDDEN MUSICIAN EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS
All hail the second coming of Regina Spektor.
REISSUES ROADSHOW: NUMERO GROUP BRINGS THEIR FACTORY OUTLET TO BOSTON
This Sunday, Inman Square turns into a factory outlet heaven for snagging post-Record Store Day sales.
THIS IS WHY WE PROTEST: BOSTONIANS PREP FOR THE PEOPLES CLIMATE MARCH
"I am dedicated to the climate movement because it’s going to make so many other issues I care about worse, like economic inequality, self-serving American “diplomacy,” racial justice, health care. "
SPECIAL HOUSING FEATURE: EIGHT ISN’T ENOUGH
For people living on the margins in the cities, towns, and suburbs around Boston, the available housing subsidies are painfully inadequate—just like the public transportation and job opportunities
SPECIAL PREVIEW: INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON 2017
The nonprofit film series is entering its 15th year, and its 2017 iteration is spread across more than three screening locations, with programming that includes features, short films, fiction and nonfiction, panels and parties, innumerable filmmakers in person, all the works.
WHEEL OF TUNES: BOSS HOG
Every once in a while a band will snap back to life, totally unexpected, as a sudden jolt of energy lifts them off the ground and back to action. Two of the more pleasantly unexpected resurrections have been Jon Spencer-related, first via the resuscitation of his Blues Explosion, and now with Boss ...
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
'There’s something about this piece and the way it’s written that you just root for Robert and Francesca.'
WHAT’S FAIR IS FOUL: ‘PEERLESS’ AT COMPANY ONE
Macbeth meets Heathers in Peerless
WHEN SLOGANS REPLACE BIRTHRIGHTS
How corporate ed reform threatens democracy
TERMS OF SERVICE: RETHINK KITCHEN
Experimental profit-sharing restaurant in Somerville hits milestone
10 OUTDOOR PATIOS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT
Which patios and decks are good to hit? Well, all of them, really, but a handful of lesser-known ones are below, plus a few relatively popular spots that have patios literally hidden from view.
FROM BU TO PU: THE BILL O’REILLY STORY
The incident continued to bother me, though, primarily because Zelnick, a top-shelf shithead of the Anchorman variety, dodged the Bill-O issue like a coward.
STRANGE BUDFELLOWS: A CANNABIS LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL LEVELS, WITH HIGH STAKES
I didn’t get much time to think during the New England Cannabis Convention in Boston this past weekend. Between the vaporizers being passed around out on the street to the literally thousands of people who I interacted with during panels and at our booth for ...
JACKSON TESTIFIES ON CANNABIS BILLS AT STATE HOUSE
“Not only should [convicted drug offenders] have an opportunity to work in this industry, they should have the opportunity to own [businesses].”
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST?
THE STRANGERER
BAT HOUSE: HOW THE PSYCH ROCK BAND FINALLY FOUND THEIR IDENTITY
Boston's weirdest psych rock band took a while to find their sound, but now that it's here we can't get it out of our heads.
RECORD STORE DAY: A GUIDE TO SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT STORES
Forget exclusive pressings. Here's a list of Boston's true independent record stores that need your support — and how they're celebrating RSD.
A SERGEANT’S NEW MISSION: HELPING VETERANS GET OFF OPIATES WITH CANNABIS
"We are hoping to have as many strains as people want, with the lowest cost to our members, and will offer greater discounts for vets who want to volunteer."
DEAR READER: WE NEED YOU TO HELP US DEFLATE THE CANNABIS TABOO BUBBLE
We get a lot of reader mail at DigBoston, and some of our recent letters and emails have noted that our writers (myself included) can sometimes get juvenile in our vitriolic assaults on “prohibitionists.”
GREENER GARDENS: DR. KAREN MUNKACY ON VAPE PENS AND CANNABIS BIOSECURITY
We have a very strong focus on education. A lot of people have been buying their medicine in Ziploc bags on the street, and there are a lot of different ways to adjust this.
KRISTIN CHENOWETH: 10 QUESTIONS
On her crossover success, touring, the role that got away, and what Broadway classic she has her eye on.
A CONFERENCE ON SOCIALISM
Questioning capitalism? Learn more about an increasingly popular alternative.
SEEKING DREAMS AND TAKING STANDS WITH GOAPELE
Call it a feeling. An artistic intuition. Whatever sparked the idea to write the song “Stand,” a standout track from her forthcoming EP “Dreamseeker,” Bay Area songstress Goapele felt the urgency of its message, a concern over societal issues simmering just beneath the surface ...
TO BE STONED … THE MAKING OF ‘HIGH HAMLET’
He’ll be stoned enough for all of us.
FOTOBOM: PJ HARVEY @ HOUSE OF BLUES, 17APR17
Not counting her 2009 show with collaborator for life John Parish, it’s been quite a while since PJ Harvey played a show in town. Thirteen years, to be exact, but who’s counting? Throngs of ...
JOINT PERSPECTIVE: DECADE BEFORE DABS
A snapshot of what weed is like today on Boston campuses
