CUPCAKE: THE MUSICAL
“A new musical based on illegal cupcakes on Cape Cod. Yes, really.” That’s from Cupcake: The Musical’s press release, and one look at the phrase “illegal cupcakes” had me chomping at the bit to figure...
View ArticleAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER: NORDO
GENRE | CHOCOLATE ROCK VERDICT | MY STOMACH HURTS LABEL | SUGARPOP RECORDS RELEASE | 6.26.12 AIRTRAFFICCONTROLLER.BANDCAMP.COM This album is like a bag of Reese’s Minis (you know, the ones without the...
View ArticleGOOD EATS GURU: PRIDE FUEL
Can’t live on fab alone. When it comes to Pride Week, we all know where to go for the best throw downs—the Jamaica Plain block party, countless nights at clubs all over the city, and post-march porch...
View ArticleGRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS: THE LION THE BEAST THE BEAT
GENRE | THE STRUM THE PSYCH THE STOMP VERDICT | CHORD-BY-CHORD CHAMELEON LABEL | HOLLYWOOD RECORDS RELEASE | 6.12.12 GRACEPOTTER.COM Unless you’re living inside the Highland Kitchen jukebox, the...
View ArticlePRIDE WEEK: PARADE SURVIVAL GUIDE
A few things you’ll need to prepare if you want to survive the rainbow onslaught. Nothing says “Pride Week” like big-ass, neon-colored, super-gay parade(s) taking over the Hub. This weekend,...
View ArticleSAVAGE LOVE: GRIN AND F-CK IT
Could you tell my boy to calm the heck down? Can’t seem to get him to get the difference between bestiality, necrophilia, and screwin’ a bearskin rug. Emphasizing my usual sexual interests—which...
View ArticleDIG THIS: BASSIC 5TH ANNIVERSARY @ GOOD LIFE
kick his assic, seabassic The best thing about local dance nights is how—EDM being a relative musical whippersnapper—they all have manageable anniversaries. A “4th” over here, a “6th” over there, etc....
View ArticleBOSTON BABYDOLLS: A (RE)MOVEABLE FEAST @ DAVIS SQUARE THEATRE
Wait a second, Watson! You’re onto something with this Boston Babydolls (Re)Moveable Feast show here. If the acclaimed local burlesque troupe were to put on a show at Davis Square Theatre, and it were...
View ArticleDIG THIS: BOSTON DYKE MARCH @ BOSTON COMMON
lez go Just how inclusive is this “non-commercial, community-centered, grassroots” queer event? To wit: dykes, queers, bi-women, boychicks, tomboys, grrls, lesbian moms, lesbianas, femmes, butches,...
View ArticleFRIDAY THE 13TH @ COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER
Have to hand it to the Coolidge Corner Theater every time they play an O.G slasher flick, as they’re doing tonight with 35mm of uncut Friday the 13th. And bless them for waiting until a Friday, though...
View ArticleDUEL REVIEW: PROMETHEUS
The Seans take on Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel For whatever reason, we’ve employed a number of Seans over the past couple of years. Two of our favorites—Sean Clancy, our Calendar Czar, and Sean...
View ArticleDIG THIS: WILL DAILEY @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL
the him show It’s always a plus when we get to write about a big, national act with a new record, playing a Boston venue that often caters to big, national acts with new records, only to find that...
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