Monte Belmonte Wines: The wines that have gotten us this far
My decision, early-pandemic, to only drink during the latter half of each week and to not spend the pandemic in my cups, was a good one.
Stagestruck: On the Border, and Beyond
Two shows coming to this area have Mexican echoes. One is a children's-story allegory of the current border crisis, the other a Mexican dramedy with an international range. Ropes, by Bárbara Colio, has been performed extensively in Spanish-speaking countries, but the...
Editorial: Where is Elizabeth Warren’s endorsement in the Neal-Morse race?
Warren has proven herself willing to challenge establishment Dems in other parts of the country. Why not in her home state?
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: Awful gun testing, robot priests, and a poop knife
This week’s weird news, in audio form.
Basemental Farewell: Was I a Music Critic?
“Thank you for reading my column even if you didn’t like it.”
Free Will Astrology: Stop worrying, Aries
Let it alone, and allow it to solve itself.
Petition directed at IHEG costs co-creator her job at Gateway City Arts
In mid-August, an online petition calling for touring bands to boycott Iron Horse Entertainment Group venues began collecting signatures of musicians, performers, and community members. Less than three weeks later, an organizer of the boycott lost her job at Gateway...
Podcast: The consequences of working third shift
Editorial intern Jonathan Kermah talks about the night shift.
The V-Spot: Yana’s short-and-sweet anal education
Move slow, start small, use lots of lube
Cinemadope: Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live at the Academy of Music
Joel and the robots take on No Retreat, No Surrender.
Born IV Blues on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Born IV Blues is a teenage soulful blues band from the Berkshires
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Basemental: What Are You Afraid Of? Fred Cracklin’s Looming Spook
The whole record does sound like spook is indeed looming — but what are we, the listeners, to be spooked about?
Farmer Lube
On my kitchen counter is a glass jar that used to contain Teddy Bear Peanut Butter. It now has a gooey yellowish substance in it, pock-marked with finger-scoop tracks. On the jar’s green lid is a pink Post-It note that says, in purple Sharpie marker:...
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Cinemadope: Musical Evolution
There have been many eulogies given over the years for the American Movie Musical. And while the popularity of the form is certainly not what it was during its heyday — superhero movies, with their own kinds of acrobatics and wish-fulfillment scenarios, seem to have grabbed today’s everyday American — it has never gone away, either.
