AltWeeklies Wire
Delta Spiritnew
“We’re not a ‘flavor of the week’ band.”
Dig Boston |
Hilary Hughes |
11-29-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Delta Spirit
Burlesquenew
In the wake of Moulin Rouge!, Chicago and Nine before it, Burlesque, the next sequin-clad jaunt to tempt the fates of the holiday box office, has a bit of a tightrope walk before it.
Dig Boston |
Charlotte Shirley |
11-24-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Burlesque
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part Inew
Hil and J.Pat were two of the folks who packed into an advanced screening of the second to last Harry Potter flick (along with the Emerson Quidditch Team. Sick uniforms, guys.) Here's their review of the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Dig Boston |
Dig Staff |
11-17-2010 |
Reviews
Maseratinew
Just over a year ago, Maserati was dealt a blow that would knock the wind out of the most iron-clad stomach when drummer Jerry Fuchs fell to his death in a Williamsburg elevator shaft.
Dig Boston |
Erik Ziedses Des Plantes |
11-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Maserati
Dubspot Goes Onlinenew
It's like ITT Tech for DJs. Except it doesn't suck.
Dig Boston |
Ben Gray |
11-16-2010 |
Tech
Tags: Dubspot
Invisible Handjobnew
Did the stimulus package satisfy?
Dig Boston |
Alexandra Kiki Tarkhan |
09-01-2010 |
Economy
Mass. Proposes Bill to Feed Homeless With Leftoversnew
A bill proposed in March 2009 by State Rep. Paul McMurtry would give restaurants and cafeterias the freedom to donate their edible, cooked leftovers to food pantries and homeless shelters.
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Catherine Krug |
04-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Paul McMurtry
Coasting On Over to Porter Squarenew
While shopping for the upcoming Dept. of Commerce roundup of artsy coasters we were worried when Harvard Square gem Boston Coasters wasn't where it used to be. So we checked in with brothers/co-owners Brian and Steven Beaucher. Turns out, they relocated in November from Harvard to Porter Square.
Dig Boston |
Emma Poppe |
03-24-2010 |
Shopping
'My Primitive Joy,' by Michael Tarboxnew
My Primitive Joy's songs are minimal, and almost entirely acoustic; the resulting album, recorded in Nashville, is pleasantly spacious. On the title track, Jimmy Clark's pedal steel weaves meltingly between two-and-four snare drums as Tarbox's lazy guitar strums.
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Eli Badra |
03-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Tarbox, My Primitive Joy
To Inform the Public (and Censor Them)new
The Carr family detests all that is evil, from hacks to kids on their lawn, to politicians who sneeze into your tax dollars, to the liberal establishment, to... kids on their lawn. And the Boston Herald's favorite columnist isn't the only one with an inky thumb.
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Media Farm |
03-10-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Media Farm, censorship
Consensus on the Censusnew
Every ten years, a survey is sent to each household in America to find out just how many people live here. Answering basic questions that pigeonhole you demographically might not sound that tough, but in the past it's proven to be a sweat-inducing task for many Americans.
Dig Boston |
Catherine Krug |
03-10-2010 |
Policy Issues
Consensus on the Censusnew
Every ten years, a survey is sent to each household in America to find out just how many people live here. Answering basic questions that pigeonhole you demographically might not sound that tough, but in the past it's proven to be a sweat-inducing task for many Americans, reminding them of those high school aptitude tests with challenging queries like, "How many people actually live in my house?" and "does my significant other's part-time residency count?"
Dig Boston |
Catherine Krug |
03-03-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Felix Arroyo, census
Merry Merry, Sex Workersnew
March 3rd is International Sex Worker Rights Day, and for the first time, Boston's saluting our local escorts and prostitutes, thanks to the Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP). The national organization's Boston chapter debuts its first major act since its creation in November 2009.
Dig Boston |
Shoshanna Akins |
03-03-2010 |
Culture
Slacker's 'Start a New Life' Has a Backstory Worth Tellingnew
Shem McCauley burned out of progressive house and club remixes, then packed up and disappeared in Bangkok. Two years later, he emerges with a release for the ages.
Dig Boston |
David Day |
02-24-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Slacker, Start a New Life
'Visual Acoustics': If a Tree Falls in the Forest, Will Someone Make a Documentary About It?new
Julius Shulman was the world's greatest architecture photographer (he died shortly after the film's release). During his long career, he captured the iconic buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra with his eye for the emblematic.
Dig Boston |
David Day |
02-24-2010 |
Reviews
