While the opioid epidemic is the most glaring effect, it’s certainly not the only symptom of our societal malaise. Things are getting worse across the board—suicide, homelessness, mass incarceration, ecological disaster. Taken together, all of these factors are making life in 21st century America increasingly untenable.
DAILEY OPERATION: A BELOVED BOSTON MUSIC MAKER BREAKS DOWN THE HARPOONFEST LINEUP
As it turns out, the scout behind the multiband festivities is musician Will Dailey, a longtime force on the New England music scene. Though more known for his songwriting than his show-booking skills, Dailey sees the HarpoonFest collaboration as a way he can pay it forward.
BAMS IS BACK: ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR THE BOSTON ART & MUSIC SOUL FEST
Having proved her haters wrong last year, for 2019 Morris set out to clear new walls, and to scratch another entry off her bucket list—namely, by landing two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Eric Roberson as a headliner.
FROM TRICK FLAMES TO ORGANIC GAMES, EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW WE LEARNED AT NECANN
Here are some quick notes on some of the great initiatives and products we encountered, along with tidbits on what we learned from our interaction with their spokespeople and owners.
A SIMPLE SURVEY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CANNASCAPE
In one sentence, please tell us how you feel about how recreational cannabis is going in Mass so far.
FLORIDA DAZE: BEER-WISE, THIS IS WHAT WARM WEATHER TASTES LIKE
The list of local winners in the Tampa Bay market is long, with Jai Alai by Cigar City Brewing, which is distributed quite widely around Boston these days, right near the top.
THE FAIR MARKET RENT FOR A 1-BEDROOM IN BOSTON JUST JUMPED $400
This as the federal government jacked the cost of an efficiency here from $1,253 to $1,608, while a two-bedroom spiked from $1,740 to $2,194, a three bedroom from $2,182 to $2,749, and a four-bedroom from $2,370 to $2,966.
BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: ALBATROSS + CITRA BRAU
Whatever it is, I know good beer when I taste it, and this is that.
SPECIAL READ-ALONG: BOY’S ON THE HOOD
Inspired by those utterly insane events, a few of us here at the Dig hatched the idea to write a two-man play about this greatest recent road rage ruination.
OUR VERY SPECIAL PHOTO ISSUE
The concept is simple—it’s going to be a series of photos taken across Greater Boston on the same evening.
