Live from Palmer

Live from Palmer

by | Jun 24, 2010 | Music

Palmer musicians and music lovers are a resourceful lot. Faced with a dearth of traditional venues, they’ve industriously produced events featuring local and national talent in empty storefronts, living rooms, bowling alleys and, perhaps the most revered former...
Recess Rock

Recess Rock

by | Jun 24, 2010 | Music

Flywheel will be rocking, with folks of all ages bopping around to power chords and sing-along vocals, funky bass lines and power drumming. And it will all commence well before lunch—or nap—time. “Noon is the new midnight in the world of kindie...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Jun 24, 2010 | Music

The Feelies Here Before (Bar None) Here Before offers such confident songcraft and effortless chemistry that it’s hard to believe this is The Feelies’ first album in 20 years. The reunited indie rock legends have created a set of tunes recalling the...
CinemaDope: Allen Town

CinemaDope: Allen Town

by | Jun 24, 2010 | Film

For American film audiences of a certain age, Woody Allen’s work pretty much sums up the idea of what an art house film should be. I can already hear the howls of indignation—and Allen’s own would surely be among them—but the fact of the matter...

Food: Batter Up!

by | Jun 24, 2010 | Food + Booze

There’s a funny thing about my infatuation with pancakes: I almost never order them in restaurants, even breakfast joints that specialize in them. That’s mainly because the standard-issue American pancake topped with butter and maple syrup is too heavy and...