“Born in Boston”
Since its first festival in May 2013, Boston Calling is well on its way to becoming a regular fixture in the lives of Bostonian music fans.
Bildungsroman from the brink
If you have walked through Stata and seen the chalk lettering of “Brink”, then you might have heard of Kollin Wasserlein ’19, who spent IAP producing his music album.
Let’s taco ’bout tacos
Naco Taco has definitely upped their portion sizes, but it’s still a bit of a stretch to justify $4 for a single average taco.
Terrence Malick dazzles and perplexes with his newest impressionistic take on romance
Song to Song is a movie about relationships in all its forms: familial, platonic, romantic, etc. It is about the mistakes we make and the uncertainties we face in life.
Cajun sensation opens in Back Bay
The restaurant, which opened late in February, is two blocks from Copley Square and looks like a nondescript Comm Ave basement on the outside, but offers an intimate, moody atmosphere indoors thanks to its small dining spaces and rustic, magnolia-tinged decor.
Exit, pursued by a bear
Every production of The Winter’s Tale interprets the instruction in its own way: as a man in a bear suit, a shadow seen in a flash of lightning, an evocative growl from offstage.
When all along, you’ve been telling the truth
Aptly subtitled as a “trivial comedy for serious people,” The Importance of Being Earnest is a satirical exploration of Victorian courtship and mistaken identity, a lighthearted play without the gravitas of Dorian Gray but with the same biting wit as Wilde’s other writings.
“Tale as Old as Time” (Turner)
This film not only managed to stay true to the original, but made it even more resonant and complex than before.
A beautiful chaos
A hush settles gently over the audience. I glance up, confused: the house lights are still on. A woman painted head to toe in pale grey is walking slowly, purposefully across the stage.
Just take me to your hideaway
The concert opened with the gorgeously sultry voice of Joanna Teters, after which Collier took the stage and jumped right into an energetic performance “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing.” Of course, the Stevie Wonder cover was Jacob Collier-ified with jaw-dropping harmonies and an array of instruments from tambourine to upright bass — every single one of which he ran around playing himself.
A return to the classics
Philharmonia Quartett Berlin Presented by the Celebrity Series of Boston NEC’s Jordan Hall Mar. 3, 2017
Finding a place to be loved
A blue haired boy with a strangely red nose, ears, and enormous blue-rimmed eyes sits alone on the floor of an attic bedroom, building a tower out of beer cans.
By Chloe’s meat mimicry mostly misses the mark
From meatless Mondays to glossy vegan cookbooks, embracing a plant-only diet is becoming both easier and much more appetizing. Hopping aboard this trend is By Chloe, which recently opened its eighth location (and only its second outside New York) in Boston’s Seaport district.
Beyond the familiar: exploring perception through different media
For the next two months, the List Visual Arts Center at MIT is showcasing two exhibitions by artists located abroad that challenge and explore the perception of the mundane through photography, sculpture, and installation.
Overpriced grilled cheese, but at least there’s an arcade in the back?
If you've recently walked up Mass Ave towards Random Hall on a weekend night, you've probably noticed the lines out the door at the new Central Square hotspot, Roxy's/A4CADE.
Open Mind :: Open depicts student artwork on mental health
The Open Mind :: Open Art exhibit, which opened on Feb. 16, seeks to “celebrate neurodiversity” - and acknowledge various states of the mind, including depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders.
MIT Stop Our Silence presents The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues began with a lively discussion of what vaginas are called in different majors. “In course 6, they call it the ‘Big O’.” “In course 12, they call it the ‘black hole.’
SNL’s Leslie Jones provides a night of raunchy fun
You might recognize Leslie Jones’s name from Ghostbusters (2016), where she starred as Patty Tolan. You might know her from Saturday Night Live, which she joined in 2013. On Sunday night, Leslie Jones performed for a packed house in Kresge.
Jelly and George brings two composers together for one evening
Two guys walk into a bar. They might even be frenemies, as pianist Aaron Diehl joked to the audience, but they would have something in common—jazz-imbued music. If Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton and George Gershwin had met in history, the result would be spectacular.
Happy theater, sad theater, weird theater
MIT Dramashop presents The One Acts, a collection of concise 30-minute plays that hit home hard.