Mamma Mia: Just Go With It November 30, 2007

Have you ever dipped a Twinkie in a glass of Coke?
Have you ever seen the musical Mamma Mia?
The two experiences have a lot in common. Both are very fizzy, not terribly nutritious, but enjoyable in their own weird and wonderful way.
The idea of stitching the songs of the legendary pop group ABBA into a piece [...]

Boston Music Awards: Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time November 27, 2007

On Saturday night at the Orpheum the Boston Music Awards will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the event. Celebrate really isn’t the right word, this event has a pretty checkered history. Squabbles, walkouts, slights real and imagined. The idea is to honor all the different types of music that’s tied to the city — sounds [...]

Springsteen In Boston: Gypsy Minstrels Tell It Like It Is November 19, 2007

They all wore black.
The perfect color to deliver a hard hitting, high energy night of music with a purpose — and a conscience. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band had a message to deliver in the first of two shows at the TD Banknorth Garden last night — and the sold out arena was [...]

Garden Party: Meet Bruce Dane November 14, 2007

The TD Banknorth Garden has quite the weekend on tap. A Dane Cook double header on Saturday night — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on Sunday. Tickets are pretty scarce — to say the least — true believers for both acts are legion.
Let’s start with Bruce. At 58 he can [...]

Strike That November 12, 2007

The Hollywood writers strike drags into another week, and most of Broadway’s theatres are dark because of a walkout by stagehands — both groups have legitimate issues, and selfish ones too. Unfortunately a lot of innocent bystanders in all this will take a serious budget whack on the cusp of the holiday season.
So why now? [...]

Jimmy Eat World November 7, 2007

Jimmy Eat World plays the Orpheum tonight, touring behind their new CD “Chase This Light” and it’s a great chance to catch them at the top of their game. This quartet has emo and indie cred to beat the band, yet there’s a sadder but wiser vibe to their new songs. They’ve been the next [...]

Flyer Fodder November 5, 2007

I don’t mean to get all Andy Rooney on you, but I like to whip through the big box flyers in the Sunday newspaper. You can learn a lot about what’s hot in the entertainment world — what’s not — and what’s just hit the bargain bin.
Okay. So what did we learn this [...]