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THIS IS REALLY A LOVE STORY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted February 12, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader

Every line I enter into my computer about the Hub is also part of a love story, because like a parent in the 1950s (or today, I guess) attempting to rationalize smacking their kids, I truly love the objects of my animosity. Oftentimes, it hurts me more than it hurts Boston to level such relentless criticism.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader Tagged With: 1369, 21st Amendment, 50's Diner, Aeronaut, Amrhein's, bay State Banner, Biddy Early's Bikes Not Bombs, Blanchard's, Blue Hills Ski Area, BNN, boston calling, Boston Compass, Boston Hassle, BPL, Brooklyn Boulders, Bukowski Tavern, CCTV, charlie's sandwich shoppe, Concepts, Corrib Pub, Courtside Karaoke, CREATE Boston, Deep Thoughts, Dewey Square, Doyle's, Edgar Allan Poe, Eire Pub, El Planeta, encuentro 5, Ernesto's, Franklin Park Zoo, Galway House, George Howell Coffee, Golden Temple, Good Life, Good Vibrations, great scott, green side up, Green Street, Haley House, Harpoon Brewery, Harvard Book Store, henrietta's Table, Improv Asylum, J.J. Foley’s, Jeveli's, Kelly's Roast Beef, KillerBoomBox, KMHudson, kush groove, L Street Tavern, Larz Anderson, Lawn on D, lord hobo, machine, Makeshift Boston, Maverick Marketplace, Merengue, Midway Cafe, Mount Vernon Restaurant, Oberon, Orchard, People's Republik, plough and stars, ReMARKable Cleanouts, Ron's Ice Cream, Rosebud Diner, Sam LaGrassa's, SCATV, Shay's Silhouette Lounge, Simco's, Skippy White's, Spontaneous Celebrations, Sportsmen's, sugar daddy's, Sully's, Sunset Cantina, Sweetree Ink, The Burren, The Clam Box, the dance complex, The Democracy Center, The Lizard Lounge, The Middle East, The Sevens, The Sinclair, The Wilbur, Tutto Italiano, Vanyaland, Victoria's Diner, Warren Tavern, West End Museum, WMBR

FOTOBOM: BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY AND SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE @ THE WILBUR

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted June 14, 2018 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

As a form of musical expression, the solo performer with acoustic guitar is a pretty well-worn one.  I mean, it started out great. Pioneers of the form such as Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bukka White and John Fahey still hold up today as vital and creative, but somewhere along the way it ...  read more

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Acoustic, Ben Chasny, Bonnie Prince Billy, Drag City Records, Fotobom, Palace, Six Organs Of Admittance, solo performer, The Wilbur, Will Oldham

WHEEL OF TUNES: WYCLEF JEAN

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted February 28, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

For our recurring interview series, the iconic rapper talks Fela Kuti, stripper poles, and escaping death in the ’80s.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2018, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Fela Kuti, Haiti, hip hop, Interview, Music, R&B, rap, The Carnival, The Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refuge, The Fugees, The Wilbur, Wheel of Tunes, Wyclef Jean

GUTBUSTA: GREATER BOSTON COMEDY LISTINGS: 11.16 – 11.23

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted November 16, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy, DigThis, LISTINGS

From open mics to Dana Gould and Whitney Cummings

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy, DigThis, LISTINGS Tagged With: Boston, Cambridge, Comedy Studio, Dana Gould, great scott, Inner Sanctum, john harvards, Laugh Boston, Riot Theater, SOMERVILLE, The Gas!, The Wilbur

YOUR WEEK IN GREATER BOSTON COMEDY (10.19-10.25)

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted October 15, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy, LISTINGS

From The Gas! to Garofalo to Gaffigan

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy, LISTINGS Tagged With: Boston, Cambridge, Comedy Studio, great scott, Inner Sanctum, Jim Gaffigan, john harvards, Laugh Boston, Riot Theater, SOMERVILLE, The Gas!, The Wilbur

FOTOBOM: STEVE HACKETT @ THE WILBUR, 25FEB17

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted February 28, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Magical brilliance, timeless and still vibrant in the present

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Boston, Fotobom, Genesis, Progressive Rock, Steve Hackett, The Wilbur

VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL: ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART

Written by DIG STAFF Posted February 7, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Specials

It goes without saying that this a seriously subjective roundup, compiled by our brain trust and the interjectors who barged into our discussions at the coffee shops and bars where our list blossomed.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Specials Tagged With: 1369, 21st Amendment, 50's Diner, Aeronaut, Amrhein's, bay State Banner, Biddy Early's Bikes Not Bombs, Blanchard's, Blue Hills Ski Area, BNN, boston calling, Boston Compass, Boston Hassle, BPL, Brooklyn Boulders, Bukowski Tavern, CCTV, charlie's sandwich shoppe, Concepts, Corrib Pub, Courtside Karaoke, CREATE Boston, Deep Thoughts, Dewey Square, Doyle's, Edgar Allan Poe, Eire Pub, El Planeta, encuentro 5, Ernesto's, Franklin Park Zoo, Galway House, George Howell Coffee, Golden Temple, Good Life, Good Vibrations, great scott, green side up, Green Street, Haley House, Harpoon Brewery, Harvard Book Store, henrietta's Table, Improv Asylum, J.J. Foley’s, Jeveli's, Kelly's Roast Beef, KillerBoomBox, KMHudson, kush groove, L Street Tavern, Larz Anderson, Lawn on D, lord hobo, machine, Makeshift Boston, Maverick Marketplace, Merengue, Midway Cafe, Mount Vernon Restaurant, Oberon, Orchard, People's Republik, plough and stars, ReMARKable Cleanouts, Ron's Ice Cream, Rosebud Diner, Sam LaGrassa's, SCATV, Shay's Silhouette Lounge, Simco's, Skippy White's, Spontaneous Celebrations, Sportsmen's, sugar daddy's, Sully's, Sunset Cantina, Sweetree Ink, The Burren, The Clam Box, the dance complex, The Democracy Center, The Lizard Lounge, The Middle East, The Sevens, The Sinclair, The Wilbur, Tutto Italiano, Vanyaland, Victoria's Diner, Warren Tavern, West End Museum, WMBR

THE REALEST O’NEAL: ALT MEDIA ICON DAN SAVAGE ON CROWDSOURCING, PENETRATING MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES, AND OF COURSE, THE LASTING DEFINITION OF SANTORUM

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 20, 2016 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy, FEATURES, Non-fiction

"Why aren’t we as motivated to vote as the knuckle-dragging, gun-humping Jesus-fellating weirdos are? What’s wrong with us?"

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy, FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: 2016 Election, Dan Savage, GOP, Republicans, Santorum, Savage Love, Savage Love Podcast Live, The Real O'Neals, The Wilbur

REVIEW: YO LA TENGO @ THE WILBUR, 10/3

Written by RYAN BRAY Posted October 5, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews

Over the course of two sets, the veteran tunesmiths reaffirmed their standing as the best big indie band in the land.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Boston, Devo, Dig, DigBoston, Kraftwerk, live, Music, review, Ryan Bray, The Wilbur, Yo La Tengo

UNDER THE COVERS: YO LA TENGO GET BARE ON THEIR NEW LP

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted October 1, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Indie rock trio Yo La Tengo return to the folk days of Fakebook with covers of Hank Williams, Sun Ra, The Parliaments, and... er, themselves.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2015, Boston, Dave Schramm, Dig, DigBoston, Electr-O-Pura, Fakebook, Folk, Indie Rock, Interview, live, Stuff Like That There, Sun Ra, The Cookies, The Raelettes, The Wilbur, Yo La Tengo

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