Detail of ‘The Power of the Press’. It is a series of digital photos, aged by hand, close ups of the detail of the windowsills of the Lynn Item building…a newspaper in operation on the North shore of greater Boston in this building since the 1880s. I wrote the text …
Read More »The Feelies at the Sinclair Friday, 5/30/14
If you like the jangle of a a good garage pop tune, then come out to the Sinclair for the Feelies. Last spring, around the time of the Boston Marathon manhunt for the mad bombers, the Feelies were scheduled to perform at the Sinclair. The show was canceled, but the …
Read More »Elf Power On Historic Theaters, Record Production, And Touring A Ton
Elf Power On Saving Historic Theaters, Record Production, And Touring A Ton. I was lucky enough to chat with Elf Power when they were here playing sold out shows at the Orpheum in Boston. A theme emerged in our talk centering around restoration and historic preservation. With me were four …
Read More »The Allure Of The Foreign Exchange hosted by Killerboombox.com
The Foreign Exchange played the Middle East Downstairs last night to a very happy audience with extreme allure generated by their sultry sound and message of love. The core of the band: North Carolinian emcee Phonte (Little Brother) and the R&B and hip hop producer from the Netherlands, Nicolay. This power duo …
Read More »Combichrist hits hard at the Paradise Rock Club
Combichrist hits hard at the Paradise Rock Club Combichrist: We Love You Tour The floor is packed with the devoted for the Combichrist We Love You tour. The boys on stage are kinetic. Beer spitting, pouring water on drumheads, and threatening the audience are all part of the southern …
Read More »Johnny Rotten King Of Punk, Butter and Now Judea as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar
Something Rotten in the state of Judea. Johhny Rotten that is… The King of punks and butter will now be playing King Herod in a touring production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” If that’s not enough, Brandon Boyd from Incubus will be Judas, and NSYNC’s JC Chasez is Pontius Pilate and …
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