Many an English student would tell you that reading Shakespeare can drive them to drink. For Shit-faced Shakespeare, that is just fine! In fact, the English company (that is coming to Davis Square Theatre in Somerville from April 10-May 2) encourages drinking, even (and especially) amongst its members. During each …
There has never been a rock ‘n’ roll band with a focus as specific the Baseball Project. And, yes, it’s all in the name. They are a band that writes songs exclusively about baseball players and baseball-related issues. They’re touring behind their third album, uh, “3rd” and play Johnny D’s …
The Boston Marathon – and thus the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing – is almost upon us and Jerry Lehane, lead singer for the Dogmatics had this idea. Get together a bunch of his rock ‘n’ roll pals and host a benefit for the MR8 foundation set up …
The Cramps live! Yeah, I wish. I’ve had some of the best rock ‘n’ roll times of my life watching singer Lux Interior and his wife guitarist Poison Ivy (and whatever rhythm section) churn out this garage-rock/psychedelic monster mash from the mid-‘70s (first show: Rat, 1976) through the ‘90s. Which …
The first time we saw the video for Placebo’s Pure Morning where frontman Brian Molko stood on top of a building at the junction of Savoy Street and Savoy Hill in London, we were captivated. The first time we saw Placebo perform live at the Paradise in Boston we …
I saw Paloma Faith a few ago on a British concert program while skipping through the satellite TV channels a few years ago. She looked like a saucy, ‘50s glam girl and she did this soulful cover of the Beatles’ “You Never Give Me Your Money” and I thought, “My …
There is an expectation that we all have when we plunk down our hard earned dollars for a concert ticket. We expect a performance by the act that meets or exceeds the price of the ticket. Not unreasonable. But what about investing more in the evening than the sum …
I saw the Monkees’ Peter Tork on a solo club tour – doing heavy metal Monkees songs – some years back. I talked to him later, asking what it was like to be an ex-Monkee all your life. And he said, and I loved it, “Compared to what?” That …
How do you get from Harvard Square to Berklee Performance Center? For public transit-minded Bostonians, the answer is the 1 Bus. For comedian Eugene Mirman, however, the route (like so much else about him) has been a bit twisted. After moving from Leningrad to Lexington, Mirman created a new comedy …