Arts Beat
What I Miss Most: Standing in a Giant Crowd of Strangers
Somewhere out there on YouTube, there’s a video of one of the happiest moments of my life. You can’t see me in it, though. That’s […]
Strings Attached: Pat Metheny to Perform at the Wilbur Theatre
Pat Methany is set to perform at the Wilbur Theater.
Wave of Rejuvenation
Pixies fans, it’s time to don your flannels. Frank Black and company are back.
Bangin’ Boston Bhangra to Host 10th Annual Competition
Get ready for the 10th annual Boston Bhangra Competition.
Bring the Noise: Somerville’s Honk! Music Festival Returns
Honk! just may be Boston’s most joyous music festival.
Love Unveiled: If You Could Be Mine, by Sara Farizan
With her first novel, Farizan explores the tangled issues of gender and sexuality in Iran.
Summer of Sartorial Love
A new MFA exhibit shows how hippie garb went haute couture.
The Stones Were Here
A band, a Massachusetts barn, and a rock stay for the ages.
Boston Rocks: Boston Calling Music Festival Is Coming
Finally, a major music festival is coming to town.
‘Beowulf’ Revamped
Starting this month, the A.R.T. puts a modern musical twist on a medieval epic, including a singing Beowulf and a sloppy, beer-drinking Grendel.
Every Measure a Mitzvah
The Boston Jewish Music Festival, now in its fourth year, will present a mix of the traditional and the new, from Yiddish protest punk to acoustic folk music.
Junk in Bloom
Linda Huey, “Dark Garden,” 2013. Medium-fire stoneware with glaze, rebar, scrap metal, wire, glue, and wood. (Photo by Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano) When you enter the Lower […]
Book Review: Cape Ann
Photo by Scott M. Lacey Some readers may approach Ann Leary’s new novel warily, just because she’s the wife of famed Masshole actor Denis Leary—a […]
Addis Acolytes: Debo Band
The best local band you’ll hear in Boston rock club that doesn’t play rock.