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Tasting Tuesdays at Lobby Bar & Kitchen

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
TUESDAY, APRIL 29 We don't usually have a problem ordering blindly off a cocktail list, but sometimes we find ourselves questioning exactly what we're sipping. So we've begun a little post-work education at Tasting Tuesdays , held approximately...

Miss Coco Peru at Mantra

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
FRIDAY, APRIL 25 Mantra (52 Temple Place, Boston, 617.542.8111) has been many things: polished downtown eatery, well-heeled late-night lounge . . . and tonight, with an appearance by Miss Coco Peru , lively cabaret. The larger-than-life personality, who's...

Soul Clap Thursdays at Whiskey Park

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
THURSDAY, APRIL 24 & MAY 1 Sometimes we find ourselves favoring the post-work-cocktails, home-by-nine routine. But for nights when we're looking to extend our evening into the wee hours, we've discovered a new weekly event that caters to city...

The Kills at the Paradise Rock Club

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 She's from Florida, he's from England - at first glance, not much in common. But when Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince met in a South London hotel, the duo realized they were melodious kindred spirits. (Both went to art school...

Atmosphere at the Roxy

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 You've been shopping at Bodega for years and still feel smug about your underground urban wear. Why don't you talk the talk with some underground hip-hop to match? Masters of poetic lyrics and pioneers of introspective rap Ant...

Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra at Scullers Jazz Club

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 As suckers for anything indie, we're thrilled that Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra is coming to town to perform tonight at Scullers Jazz Club (400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, 617.562.4111). The 18-piece genre-bending jazz orchestra...

New England Urban Music Awards at the Berklee Performance Center

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
SATURDAY, APRIL 19 Award-show season is over, and the best- and worst-dressed lists have long since appeared in your favorite tabloid magazines. But luckily, in Boston, there's still time to get your fill of teary speeches, stellar musical performances...

Mike Doughty at the Somerville Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 Mike Doughty put together his latest album, Golden Delicious , with his "dude theory" in mind. The idea was, instead of saddling each track with hours of over-production, each song should recall a group of guys playing music...

Pocket book

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
Everyone has his or her karaoke standby. (Please don't tell us yours is by Celine Dion.) But every once in a while, it's important to inject some variety into your same-old, same-old routine. Enter Pocket Karaoke (Simon Spotlight Entertainment...

Flirt Fridays at Boston Billiard Club

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
FRIDAY, MARCH 14 & 21 When we're looking to incorporate sports into our drinking, hunkering down at a pool table is about the extent of our athleticism. We suppose that explains our enthusiasm when we heard about Flirt Fridays at Boston Billiard...

Spin Thursdays at 33 Restaurant & Lounge

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
THURSDAY, MARCH 13 & 20 We've resigned ourselves to thinking of Thursday nights as the weekend - really, who's being productive on Fridays anyway? It's worth working a smidge harder during the week so you can go all out at Spin Thursdays...

Wednesdays at Phoenix Landing

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 & 19 Whether you're an insider on the local techno scene or you're looking to become one, Wednesdays at Phoenix Landing (512 Mass Ave, Cambridge, 617.576.6260) is the spot in Boston to find the latest in techno music -...

The Pogues at the Orpheum Theater

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, MARCH 19 & 20 We heart you, Shane MacGowan. Your gravelly voice, your slurred Irish brogue, your lack of teeth - we can't get enough, and we can't help drinking ourselves silly on pints of Guinness every time we catch...

Clydesdale Cowboys at the Cantab Lounge

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
FRIDAY, MARCH 14 Country music doesn't always draw the biggest crowds here in Massachusetts, but given the musical style and showmanship of the Clydesdale Cowboys , it's hard to understand why. The band - JR, Kitty, Ringo, Hop Along, 88 Fingers...

Cowboy Mouth at the Paradise Rock Club

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
TUESDAY, MARCH 11 Trying to look cool at concerts is so ninth grade. If we're shelling out for tickets, we want a sweaty, spirited sing-along that's more party than performance - and judging from the shows we've seen, Cowboy Mouth consistently...