“We host great parties, pair great food with great drinks, and look for reasons to eat hors d’oeuvres style food for dinner”
Dig This: Juliet-Fête Is Here To Help Out With Your Holiday Party Eats
Archives for November 2022
Dig This: The Cannabis Science Fair @ Harvard Science Center
Prepare for “an afternoon of cannabis science exhibition and exploration”
Support Investigative Journalism in Massachusetts
This #GivingTuesday, Help BINJ With a Donation—Matched Dollar for Dollar Up to $1,000
New Adult-Use Dispensaries Open In Boston & Somerville This Week
Sira and Budega recreational shops bring us closer to the cannabis landscape promised by legalization
FOTOBOM: SUEDE + MANIC STREET PREACHERS @ THE ORPHEUM
For whatever reason, some bands just can’t gain a foothold in the US; I don’t think it’s a matter of being ‘too British’ for either Suede or Manic Street Preachers but American audiences just didn’t latch on to them the way their home crowd did. Twenty years ...
T Looks To Double Shuttle Bus Use. Is Another Shutdown Looming?
Documents: “Complete shut-down of an MBTA rail route” again on the table for MBTA. Transit advocate says planning ahead is “a good thing,” but Red Line could be next and transparency is paramount.
Dig This: A Multimedia Suite Inspired By the Writing Of Philip K. Dick
Robin Amos Live Electronic Music Performance w/ Visuals by Allison Tanenhaus + Vidumami
Dig This: Bar Mezzana’s Bazaar Holiday Market
"Peruse a selection of interior design, fashion, and art pieces for friends and family while enjoying brunch"
Dig This: Now You Can Get Cold Drunk At the Ice Castles
“Each day, ice artists will grow up to 10,000 icicles”
Inbox: Graffiti Artist Percy Fortini-Wright’s “Charles Gate” In Kendall
“The Charles River ecosystem is as diverse as the people who live here in the city itself.”
FOTOBOM: TURNSTILE + SNAIL MAIL @ ROADRUNNER
Certain music genres have a hard ceiling on the amount of popularity one can achieve, and currently Turnstile is pushing those boundaries of what hardcore means in today’s world. The vast majority of bands operating in that loose pigeonhole might be playing O’Brien’s or basement ...
Stoners Are Easy To Shop For—Especially With This Holiday Bliss List
Rudolph the red-eyed reindeer had a very terpy dablicator
State Wire: Wild Turkeys In Mass Are Model For Conservation Efforts
"A springboard to talk about the next generation of conservation success stories."
Is West Coast Weed Coming To East Coast Menus?
The push for interstate commerce is accelerating, and it’s coming through the courts
Dig This: Fort Point Arts Community’s Pop-Up Fringe Festival
“The four-day event begins the day after Christmas and features live performances by local writers, playwrights, and actors.”
THROWBACK: MESSAGE IN A GOBBLE
Partisan turkey, a viral gold watch, and Republican trolls in New England 130 years ago
Inbox: 53rd National Day Of Mourning In Plymouth + Livestream
“The state legislature needs to pass our bills … We call on those elected officials to do the right thing.”
GUNS & GRAVY: THE PILGRIM GANG THAT COULDN’T SHOOT STRAIGHT
“The cry of our enemies was dreadful, especially when our men ran out to recover their arms.”
State Wire: Group Works To Build Peace Out Of Despair In Boston
"When your loved one was murdered back then, you're just left empty-handed. You didn't know what to do."
We Visited the North Station Cafe Where They Grind Beans By Hand
“I want people to really understand what it feels like to be in Italy and to have the typical Italian breakfast.”
DIG THIS: SUEDE, AMON AMARTH, DINOSAUR JR/GUIDED BY VOICES, MCLUSKY
TUE 11.22
The London Suede + Manic Street Preachers @ The Orpheum
Some bands just can’t crack the US market like their home, and for whatever reason Suede (billed as The London Suede after I’m assuming lawyers got involved) fall squarely into that unfortunate hole. Suave but not afraid to rock, Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler formed nearly ...
FOTOBOM: THE SMILE + ROBERT STILLMAN @ ROADRUNNER
Radiohead is in a fairly unique position among rock bands in the current age. Right about the time that Thom Yorke decided he’d had enough of leading an alt.rock guitar band, they have been making fearless choices that have paid off handsomely. I’m sure there are tiny pockets of ...
The Dig Interview: One-Man-Band Electric Paisan
“It comes with some pressure; especially playing live. There's no one to hide behind if I make a mistake on stage.”
The Dig Interview: Ben Reed From Skegss
“It’s going to be fun to really try to shape a collection of songs into one kind of theme, we’ve been tinkering pretty hard.”
The Markey Vs. Musk Beef: “Fix Your Companies. Or Congress Will.”
“Selling the truth is dangerous and unacceptable. Twitter must explain how this happened.”
Hits & Whiffs: A Deep Look At Blue Mass One Week After the Election
None of the GOP candidates for statewide positions won more than 39% of the vote.
The Greater Fool: To Gauge If Diddy Overpaid, Check Out This Mass Dispensary Giveaway
Can you get a free cannabis store in Mass? Maybe, but you’d better bring a lot of cash
Inbox: Levia Drops New Limited-Edition Winter Seltzer
“A fast and predictable onset of effects, which typically begin within 15-20 minutes.”
FOTOBOM: MERCYFUL FATE, KREATOR + MIDNIGHT @ MGM MUSIC HALL
Not many performers have the vocal range or theatrical flair that King Diamond has, a self-avowed Satanist that (along with Alice Cooper and Kiss) influenced a large forest-full of Scandinavian metal bands to streak their faces with black and white paint. After Mercyful Fate sputtered to an ...
Inbox: “Unprecedented Investment” In Dot’s Humphreys Street Studios By City
“The preservation of this artist community was a direct result of the artists’ organization and advocacy for affordable artist workspace.”
