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Boston

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Counting Crows' Openers Mean Creek And The Power of Pop

    As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, every Wednesday we ask an artist to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and share wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Guess Which State Has the Greatest Percentage of Cyclists and Walkers?

    ​The Alliance for Biking and Walking is out with its biannual report on the state of cycling and walking in America, and the results are surprising. Everyone and their mother probably assumes bike-obsessed Washington or Oregon have the highest percentage of walkers/bikers among states and Seat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story

    ​The Alliance for Biking and Walking is out with its biannual report on the state of cycling and walking in America, and the results are surprising. Everyone and their mother probably assumes bike-obsessed Washington or Oregon have the highest percentage of walkers/bikers among states and Seat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Foodborne Illness Sufferers Confront Medication Shortage

    ​An over-the-counter medication widely used to treat the symptoms of mild food poisoning is in short supply around Seattle. Imodium A-D, a brand-name loperamide, is promoted as an effective anti-diarrheal drug and has become a mainstay of many travel toiletry kits. But manufacturer McNeil Con ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2011

    Wolf + Lamb vs. Soul Clap

    ​An over-the-counter medication widely used to treat the symptoms of mild food poisoning is in short supply around Seattle. Imodium A-D, a brand-name loperamide, is promoted as an effective anti-diarrheal drug and has become a mainstay of many travel toiletry kits. But manufacturer McNeil Con ... More >>

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    The Dismemberment Plan: Memory Machine

    The band brings a well-deserved encore to the Showbox.

  • Film

    January 5, 2011

    Guy & Madeline on a Park Bench: A Delightful Indie Musical


    The band brings a well-deserved encore to the Showbox.

  • Calendar

    December 8, 2010

    Seattle Folk Festival

    The band brings a well-deserved encore to the Showbox.

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Shay Culligan

    The band brings a well-deserved encore to the Showbox.

  • Film

    September 15, 2010

    The Town: Ben Affleck Robs Banks

    The band brings a well-deserved encore to the Showbox.

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2010

    Bluegrass Concert

    The band brings a well-deserved encore to the Showbox.

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2010

    Mary Gauthier

    The band brings a well-deserved encore to the Showbox.

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Another Day, Another Duck Boat Accident

    ​First there was the Ride the Duck boat in Philly that was sunk by a sludge-carrying barge, killing two passengers. Now there's the case of the runaway duck in Boston -- a boat that got into a seven-car pile-up after something fell beneath the brake pedal. Weird. It's almost as if amphibious v ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2010

    The Gas Peddle

    The "Nitrous Mafia" spreads widespread panic at summer music festivals.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Sleater-Kinney Covering Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son"

    Sleater-Kinney did a lot of unexpected covers throughout their career. They had a distinct fondness for classic rock that I always thought was pretty great, if rather bizarre. One of my first exposures to their music was their version of Boston's "More Than A Feeling" (found on the Move into the Vil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    The Don's Pizza Is the Taylor Swift of Menu Items, His Calzone a Culinary C-Section

    It may be a little late in the year for New Year's resolutions, but now is the right time to get healthy. As a traveling stand-up comedienne I find few healthy options on the road. About a year ago I had a couple of blood tests done and it was discovered that my cholesterol was teetering on the high ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2010

    Free Energy

    It may be a little late in the year for New Year's resolutions, but now is the right time to get healthy. As a traveling stand-up comedienne I find few healthy options on the road. About a year ago I had a couple of blood tests done and it was discovered that my cholesterol was teetering on the high ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    SHIM

    It may be a little late in the year for New Year's resolutions, but now is the right time to get healthy. As a traveling stand-up comedienne I find few healthy options on the road. About a year ago I had a couple of blood tests done and it was discovered that my cholesterol was teetering on the high ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Seattle Blogs: Bill Gates Plays Role of Jesus in Arkansas Secular's Version of a Nativity Scene

    Every manger scene could use its own billionaire.​The best of what the Seattle blogosphere has to offer. - The Microsoft Blog says that Gates is one of a few familiar faces (including Albert Einstein and John Lennon) featured in the Arkansas Society of Freethinkers' secular holiday display in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    This Week in Metal: Cave In readies a new release and Lemmy kicks it with the kids

    Photo: Reid HaithcockCave In at their reunion show last summer.​Boston's Cave In announces track listing for a new CD and DVD, due out on Hydra Head January 26. "Dimebag Forever" tribute tour details were announced. Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo reminisces about excessive absinthe consumption ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Marching Together, Marching Separately

    Seattle's Pride Parade, held this past Sunday, is an annual celebration of individual and group identity. The message is simple - pride of one's sexual orientation. The event is also an expression of the needs and values of folks in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community - a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2009

    The Quiet Ones

    Thursday, June 18

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2009
  • Blogs

    March 21, 2009

    SXSW: Day 1 (for me, anyway)

    We rolled into Austin late Thursday night in serious need of a shower and a nap. Instead, we unpacked our stuff and headed straight out to downtown Austin. Everyone said we were crazy to drive here from Seattle, and I have to admit, I underestimated how long it would take. I was hoping we'd be able ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Pretty and Nice Brunch Plus More Seattle @ SXSW

    Ma'Chell Duma LaVassarthe apple warAfter two days of hitting Sixth Street by noon, I spent the afternoon at home hosting a brunch-B-Q for Boston boys Pretty and Nice, whose current disc Get Young is out on Hardly Art. We had kabobs and while they did their laundry, we chatted about last night's off ... More >>

  • Diversions

    January 7, 2009

    Reality Check, Please

    Ma'Chell Duma LaVassarthe apple warAfter two days of hitting Sixth Street by noon, I spent the afternoon at home hosting a brunch-B-Q for Boston boys Pretty and Nice, whose current disc Get Young is out on Hardly Art. We had kabobs and while they did their laundry, we chatted about last night's off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Out of Time News

    In one sense, the day Paul Allen bought a magazine in Cambridge was the beginning of the end for the newsstand that sold it to him. Allen showed the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics to his buddy, geeky Harvard student Bill Gates, and the computer revolution began to unfold. Today, Out of To ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2008

    The Christmas Foundling

    In one sense, the day Paul Allen bought a magazine in Cambridge was the beginning of the end for the newsstand that sold it to him. Allen showed the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics to his buddy, geeky Harvard student Bill Gates, and the computer revolution began to unfold. Today, Out of To ... More >>

  • Food

    December 10, 2008

    Make Your Own Nog!

    It’s not that difficult. It’s not that spendy. And it’s really f#$%*&* delicious.

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Dreaming with Grynch

    What could make the soul smile more in these financially neurotic times than free music? I say not much. One of music’s functions is to provide a respite, however temporary, from the ebb and flow of life, fraught as it is with overdue bills, traffic jams, and nasty emails. Another function of mu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Red Heroine

    What could make the soul smile more in these financially neurotic times than free music? I say not much. One of music’s functions is to provide a respite, however temporary, from the ebb and flow of life, fraught as it is with overdue bills, traffic jams, and nasty emails. Another function of mu ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 19, 2008

    How Can I Become Legal?

    What could make the soul smile more in these financially neurotic times than free music? I say not much. One of music’s functions is to provide a respite, however temporary, from the ebb and flow of life, fraught as it is with overdue bills, traffic jams, and nasty emails. Another function of mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Dunkin' Starbucks

    What could make the soul smile more in these financially neurotic times than free music? I say not much. One of music’s functions is to provide a respite, however temporary, from the ebb and flow of life, fraught as it is with overdue bills, traffic jams, and nasty emails. Another function of mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Hardly Art Sign Another "&" Band

    What could make the soul smile more in these financially neurotic times than free music? I say not much. One of music’s functions is to provide a respite, however temporary, from the ebb and flow of life, fraught as it is with overdue bills, traffic jams, and nasty emails. Another function of mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2008

    Capital Grille Hits Seattle

    What could make the soul smile more in these financially neurotic times than free music? I say not much. One of music’s functions is to provide a respite, however temporary, from the ebb and flow of life, fraught as it is with overdue bills, traffic jams, and nasty emails. Another function of mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2007

    Roger Miller's New Mission

    What could make the soul smile more in these financially neurotic times than free music? I say not much. One of music’s functions is to provide a respite, however temporary, from the ebb and flow of life, fraught as it is with overdue bills, traffic jams, and nasty emails. Another function of mu ... More >>

  • Diversions

    June 27, 2007

    Why Do Mexicans Always Wear Pants?

    What could make the soul smile more in these financially neurotic times than free music? I say not much. One of music’s functions is to provide a respite, however temporary, from the ebb and flow of life, fraught as it is with overdue bills, traffic jams, and nasty emails. Another function of mu ... More >>

  • Music

    May 23, 2007

    Mamma Casserole's Résumé Includes Go-Go Dancer, Talent Coordinator, and Five-Star Chef

    Now she turns out night after night of piping-hot rock shows.

  • News

    April 11, 2007

    There Was a Time When Seattleites Cheered for Pro Sports

    Heading toward San Francisco Jr. has taken care of that.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2006

    Can You Dig It?

    Heading toward San Francisco Jr. has taken care of that.

  • Film

    June 28, 2006

    Stolen

    Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., June 30–Thurs., July 6. Not rated. 85 minutes.

  • News

    April 19, 2006

    Seattle's Little Dig

    Replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel is expensive, time-consuming, and complicated, but let's be clear: It's nothing compared to Boston's 'Big Dig.'

  • Food

    February 18, 2004

    Pork for Pennies

    A primer on the premier Vietnamese sandwich shop in Little Saigon.

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Want Wards? Move to N.Y.

    Seattle's elected-at-large City Council ain't broke.

  • News

    February 19, 2003

    The Hottest Ticket in Town...

    Coming Soon to a Windshield Near You ...

  • Music

    December 12, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Coming Soon to a Windshield Near You ...

  • Arts

    June 2, 1999

    How 'Bout 'The Lengthy Avenue to My House'? No?

    My most felicitous phrase lives on, with no royalties attached.

  • News

    October 7, 1998

    Seeing Seattleland

    My most felicitous phrase lives on, with no royalties attached.

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