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Archives for May 2022
The Dig Interview: Comedian Cara Connors On Her “Straight For Pay” Pride Show
“Much like my career ambitions, my huge, juicy ass both can’t and won’t quit.”
Termanology Raps About Good Dad Gang X Ewing Sneaker Collaboration
“All it took was that one meeting in person and they were able to see the vision. The rest is history.”
Meet Ellie Smart, One Of the Divers Jumping Off the ICA This Week
“I don't stand up there and think, This is awesome. I really want to jump from a hundred feet. But I know that the feeling when you do it well is so rewarding.”
Boston Calling Day 3 Photo Dispatch: Cliff Notez, Oompa, Cults, Metallica, Weezer & More
Among the highlights, Weezer returned five years after their previous appearance for a 19-song set that spanned their catalog, including their cover of Toto's “Africa” and “Buddy Holly”
Boston Calling Day 2 Photo Dispatch: Julie Rhodes, Hinds, Celisse, RTJ & More
After a two-and-a-half hour shutdown, music resumed with Orville Peck, the mysterious masked man from South Africa by way of Canada
Traveling Exhibition: Southie Then and Now - A Neighborhood Transformed
"The exhibition includes a paper map of South Boston, with locations depicted in the films, and listings of housing organizations and other community resources."
Dig This: Summer Thursdays and New England Synth Fest At Museum Of Science
Among the spectacles, MoS will host live 18+ installments of their New England Synth Fest on the Second Thursday of each month, each with "a lineup of the region’s most exciting synthesizer musicians and visualizers in the immersive setting of the Charles Hayden Planetarium."
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? OLD YELLER
Inbox: “Advocates Confident In Override of Governor’s Driver’s License Veto”
"Over 270 businesses, organizations and public servants remain firmly committed to expanding driver’s license access, regardless of immigration status"
Boston Calling Day 1 Photo Dispatch: NIN, Avril, The Struts, Paris Jackson & More
Nine Inch Nails were brought in to headline the first night of Boston Calling after the Foo Fighters bowed out in the wake of the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Local Photographer Lives with War at a Distance
Karyna Oliinyk raises donations for her mother in Ukraine to distribute to people in need through a "vast" personal network
Kabir Festival 2022: June 12 in Danehy Park, Cambridge
Celebrating the humanistic values of an ancient Indian mystic
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“Nuthin’ Goin’ On”: New Video From Local Boston Calling Act The Chelsea Curve
“ … an underground mod dance party, top class cars and style, and a bloke in a gorilla suit”
Dig This: #HellaBlack Live Mixtape, Vol. 4: Pride Edition
Celebrate Boston’s queer Black artistry at this one-night-only popup
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Pre-Boston Calling Interview
“We don’t adhere to the template set by the industry in terms of album cycles, sitting on things for ages and all that. We just do whatever makes us feel stimulated.”
State Wire: Wraparound Services Spotlighted For Community Action Month
"We are serving more people today than we ever have, and it's just, instead of getting better - I had hoped by the time I retired, that we wouldn't need food banks."
Diabetes Researcher Claims She Was Unlawfully Denied Entry To US
“I was hoping to utilize this opportunity upon my return to Canada and help diabetes patients in Canada.”
Recognition For Religion Reporting On “Boston’s Church To Condo Pipeline”
The kind of deep read that gets people and communities talking while winning awards in the process
Inbox: “Reformers Vow To Press For Changes In the Massachusetts Democratic Party”
"We found that many DSC members and delegates believe we need a party that can hold Democrats – both those elected and our candidates – more accountable to our platform."
Cocktail Patios Bonus Edition: Boston Seaport Spotlight Quickie
Yes, the Seaport can be cost prohibitive. But it’s also home to, well, some fantastic waterfront breezes for the coming warm weather
MA Lawmakers, Advocates Say Steps Needed To Tackle Ghost Guns
"Police are on track to have recovered even more weapons that have no serial numbers, no way of tracing."
Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Alert!
Mass. agriculture department warns that egg masses may have been accidentally brought in on nursery stock imported from other states
This just in from state officials: Beware the spotted lanternfly!
According to a Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources press release, MDAR leadership “is asking the public to keep an eye out for the invasive pest known as spotted lanternfly (SLF, scientific ...
FOTOBOM: THE WHO + AMETHYST KIAH
Maybe purists will correct you when you claim that Tommy was the first rock opera and they start spewing about SF Sorrow instead but let’s not quibble about such trivia. And you know what ...
Morale Violation: Whistle-Blowers Report Culture Of “Retaliation,” “Nepotism” At Parole Agency
“We were stressed and unappreciated … left blinded.”
Crooked Coast: The Pre-Boston Calling Interview
“We’ve been making the jump to bigger stages and venues over the last couple years and coming from that background we don’t take a minute of it for granted.”
Inbox: “Black Youth File Racial Profiling Complaint Against Medford Police”
“We were unlawfully stopped, handcuffed, and searched at gunpoint not long after the police killings of George Floyd, Daunte Wright, and 13-year-old Adam Toledo.”
Mass One Step Closer To New-Prison Moratorium, But Not There Yet
An update on the fight over whether to replace MCI-Framingham, the oldest Women's prison in America
Congrats To Worcester On Coming In At #69 On Best Places To Live List
"Huge missed opportunity on the part of the city’s social media team taking the news in earnest and not going for the joke."
