Snow storm Juno may have brought Boston (along with other neighboring areas) to a standstill for a day but it also created a prime opportunity to capture the epic blizzard on camera. More
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Weezer rock out on the moon, J Mascis leads a hippie cult and more in the latest edition of the Music Video Roundup, curated my me, Adam 12. Not Steph Mangan. More
“The Big Lebowski.” It’s a stoner comedy, a western, a crime drama and above all else: a cult film. The epic tale of Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski and his bowling buddies has been a fan favorite since its release in 1998, and Coolidge Corner Theatre, the Brookline movie house, has screened it annually since 2003. On the tenth anniversary of Lebowski Night at Coolidge, fans lined down and around the corner, eager to get inside and grab a seat. Some wore costumes; some were veterans of the Lebowski scene, and others were seeing the film for the very first time. As seats were claimed and beverages were purchased, the theater was abuzz and spirits were high. But when the house lights went down, all eyes were on the silver screen. More
It all started about a year ago, when recent Berklee College of Music graduate, Evan Chapman, was approached by a singer-songwriter friend who was in dire need of an alternative platform to showcase his original music. Having experienced the plight of attaining legitimate exposure that most up-and-coming artists face, Chapman devised a plan to create a platform for the crop of promising musicians that surrounded him in the Berklee community. Within weeks, The Loft Sessions – a stellar YouTube series that pairs emerging musicians with a massive world-class backing orchestra, choir and video production team – was born. More
This past weekend marked the third edition of Boston Calling Music Festival, an event that has quickly become our city’s premier multi-day outdoor music event. More rock focused than last fall’s edition, this weekend’s event brought out a likeminded crowd, but kept them vested and engaged throughout. Friday’s mellow acoustics progressively transformed into mountains of feedback and attack-style rock come Sunday. Some of the best sets of the weekend were played by seasoned vets to the likes of Modest Mouse, Built To Spill, and Death Cab for Cutie, while relative newcomers like Magic Man, Warpaint, and The Head and the Heart. More