As this shortest month of the year comes to a close, there’s always one thing on our minds– Is it seriously time to mail another rent check? Luckily, this weekend serves up plenty of distractions…

This is not the weekend that is supposed to be about love– but Friday is chock full of sounds suited to both lovemaking and heartbreaking. Luckily Saturday is all about the party and Sunday brings us some fish and fondue. Delicious!

The first time we saw Ad Frank in action was onstage at Boston Band Crush’s One Night Band this past summer: Frank, along with various varsity members of Boston indie rock, played one of our favorite sets of the night as a member of Awesome Chariot.  The band, visibly amused and enjoying themselves as the [...]

For those who have been dropping by Toad on Monday nights to see the Tim Gearan Band do their blueey, country-flavored set, a change is in store: A couple of weeks ago, Tim let it be known that his residency at this bohemian hangout and respected music spot would be phased out over the month [...]

If you live anywhere in the Union Square/Inman Square/Porter/Davis/Harvard/Central area, chances are you’ve seen a flyer or two plastered in store windows and on various telephone poles promoting the residency of The Rex Complex at Precinct.  These posters, which have featured such bizarre images as drummer Jeremy Gustin and lead vocalist/xylophone/jug playing maven Rex Hussman [...]

Back in June, I found myself sitting underneath the vast ceiling of the Armory Center of the Arts in Somerville completely and utterly intoxicated with the swells and soaring of Nicole Nelson and Dwight Richter’s voices.  As Dwight and Nicole played to the sounds of each other’s resounding heartbeats during the first Somerville Jazz & [...]