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BETTER BOSTON ARTS: MICHAEL LEWY

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 17, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, COLUMNS, Visual Arts

Being “paid with exposure” does not work. “You can die of exposure.”

Filed Under: A+E, Better Boston Arts, COLUMNS, Visual Arts Tagged With: 1970s, 70s, Art, arts, Boston, coronavirus, COVID-19, DigBoston, future, Interview, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, Michael Lewy, multimedia, scifi, Vision, visual art

DIRTY OLD BOSTON: THE RISE AND RAGE OF BOSTON PUNK IN THE ’70S, ON FILM

Written by PETER ROBERGE Posted November 2, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston

Most subterranean icons never got much recognition in their day, but there have been some consolations in the decades since, in part thanks to Boys From Nowhere: The Story of Boston’s Garage Punk Uprising.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston Tagged With: 1970s, Boston, Boys from Nowhere, Chris Parcellin, Dirty Old Boston, history, Lenny Scolletta, movies, Music, Punk, Sugar Shack, the rat, WBCN

REVIEW: BRIAN WILSON AND RODRIGUEZ @ BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION, THU 7/2

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 5, 2015 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Be warned, young’uns: two septuagenarians just set the bar awfully high for you.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 1970s, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston, Brian Wilson, Dig, DigBoston, Folk, live, Love and Mercy, Pet Sounds, pop, Rodriguez, Searching for Sugar Man, smile, The Beach Boys

RUN FOR COVER: SMOKEY ROBINSON VS. POND: “TEARS OF A CLOWN”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted October 10, 2014 Filed Under: Performing Arts

Covering Motown staples can be a tricky thing: there's so much foundation, so much charm, and so little room for improvement. Pond acknowledged that and sat down to play their own loose, fun version.

Filed Under: Performing Arts Tagged With: 1966, 1970s, 2012, 2013, Australia, Beard Wives Denim, Boston, Column, Columnist, Cover, Cover song, Dig, DigBoston, Hobo Rocket, Indie Rock, Lonerism, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Music, Nick Allbrook, Nina Corcoran, Pond, pop, Psychedelic Rock, R&B, Run for Cover, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Tame Impala, Tears Of A Clown, The Flaming Lips, The Miracles

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