Between the Lines: A Smart Flip-Flop

by | Sep 17, 2013 | News

I wondered how Deval Patrick would deal with mounting criticism for his surprising and unpopular move to tax computer services in Massachusetts. I have to admit, I never thought he’d just admit it was a mistake and join the chorus demanding repeal. But...

Guest Column

by | Sep 17, 2013 | News

October 29 marks the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. The cost of the largest Atlantic hurricane ever was the tragic loss of 159 human lives and $68 billion in damage. Experts predict 10 Sandy-like storms by the end of the century, and chances are the Bay...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Sep 17, 2013 | Music

Fiesta Brava This Is Us Tomorrow (Lost Bridges)   Valley band Fiesta Brava offers a blend of big guitar chords, vocal harmonies and emotion-fueled playing. The band’s brand of rock is decidedly pop-oriented, with layers of triumphant guitar sounds and...
The Celtic Bard

The Celtic Bard

by | Sep 17, 2013 | Music

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, one version of The Waterboys—a moniker which has mostly meant Mike Scott and Anthony Thistlethwaite plus various supporting casts—became widely known, thanks to two albums paying homage to traditional Irish...
Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

by | Sep 17, 2013 | Music

After more than three decades of performing and recording with his Asbury Jukes, Jersey’s own “Southside” Johnny Lyon released a CD, Songs From the Barn, with a backing band dubbed The Poor Fools earlier this year. This Friday, Sept. 13, said tunes...