Ah, September in New England. Warm days, cool nights, the first hints of fall color — and the Ren Faire’s back! Yes, nothing can stop King Richard’s Faire and it’s annual tent raising in the Carver cranberry bogs. Tacky? — sure. Historically accurate? — please. A compelling mash-up of theatre-meets-carnival-meets [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Viva Las Ren Faire
August 31, 2007
Bean Poll
August 28, 2007
From Boston a six hour plane flight can either put you in London or Los Angeles — I’m betting most locals would go for the trip across the pond. That doesn’t mean everything from Blighty goes over big here — take “Mr. Bean” as a prime example. “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” opened with a [...]
Mix Emotions
August 26, 2007
A friend and colleague from work is battling cancer and we’re all pulling for him with all our hearts. It’s hard to know what to do or say sometimes, but you want him to know you care. Right now he’s still undergoing chemo, and I know what that can do to your spirits. [...]
Play It Cool Boston
August 24, 2007
It’s the last weekend in August and it’s going to be hot and steamy in Boston. So today I have a double-edged plea for coolness in the Hub. Drink lots of fluids, and if you see one of the stars’ currently shooting a film in town don’t act like some backwater dolt.
Cast and [...]
A Fair and Balanced "24"
August 23, 2007
It’s like the punchline of some Red State vs Blue State joke — Janeane Garofalo on “24.” Except it’s totally true. Yes, one of Hollywood’s most outspoken liberals (wait a minute is that redundant?) will play a government agent investigating whatever torture-porn storyline the “24″ writers can come up with next season. Perhaps her character [...]
Super Tuesday (For Cool Stuff)
August 21, 2007
Who woulda thunk a Tuesday in late August would provide such a bounty of cool stuff? I’m not asking why, I’m just celebrating.
Let’s start with video games. “Bioshock” for Xbox 360 and PC. It’s a dark, dystopian adventure game for mature gamers that makes you think as much as shoot. The early reviews have been [...]
Back To School Music
August 19, 2007
It begins in about a week. Tens of thousands of college students return to the Boston area like the swallows to San Juan Capistrano. Traffic returns to its pre-Memorial Day levels of insanity, pizza joints quadruple their business, the MBTA becomes a dorm on rails, and the music scene shakes off its summer can’t miss, [...]
Tribute Trouble
August 16, 2007
This Sunday at the Bank of America Pavilion a tribute concert for Brad Delp will honor the memory of the late singer from the rock group Boston. The gig is called “Come Together” — but it’s feeling more like “Falling Apart.” Sammy Hagar pulled out this week citing some nebulous “personal business reasons” and former [...]
Gold Standard
August 15, 2007
I have to say right out of the gate that I have no formal training in dance or choreography … I do, however, know a thing or two about talent, passion, excellence, and creativity … so I write this blog about The Gold School in Brockton from that perspective. I had the incredible pleasure of [...]
Grace Notes
August 12, 2007
One of the things I love about music, especially in regards to emerging artists, is it really doesn’t matter at what point you get on the fan bus — as long as you get on. I’ve climbed aboard with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and I have no intention of getting off. This past weekend [...]
