Kirsten Amann is living what might be considered an upscale tippler’s dream. When not behind the bar at South End hotspot Toro, this multi-talented lady can be found helming her eponymous PR company. And as if that weren’t enough boozy goodness, Amann is a founding member of the Boston chapter of LUPEC: Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails.

When you hear Camden play with one another, this seminal connection rings true in every note they play. Taking production styling of artists such as Caribou and Passion Pit, and incorporating song forms that could be translated into the likes of Modest Mouse, and even the Smashing Pumpkins, the result is a heavy hearted, yet relentlessly optimistic release entitled Vale EP.

Man, the week after July 4th is pretty rough. All those cookouts, fireworks, drinky fun times with good friends and summer night breezes to make it all so perfect, and then back to work. WAIT– not so fast there, friend!

If you strongly prefer witty repartee and tilted fedoras to this summer’s explosions-and-gore film offerings, you might want to check out the Boston Public Library. The epic, inimitable pairing of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy is the focus of the BPL’s Summer Film Series.

El Bugalu Beat Train, born Ari Rosenfield, is a self-professed “one man DJ collective.” Beat Train got his start crafting dance nights like Mambo Beat Club and Cheap Thrills a Go-Go for mod kids with a hankering for all things retro.