Roller Derby -- Boston Massacre, the Derby Dames' traveling team, takes on Ohio Rollergirls. Bostonist is a big fan of the Dames and would attend every bout if they were held in town. Ohio Rollergirls, with a 1-6 record on the year, might just be mincemeat for the home team. Shriner's Auditorium, Wilmington, 5:00pm. $14/$16. Local Music Local boy John Paul is no pope, but he does sing divinely. Garnering comparisons to Ryan Adams... [continue]

-- Bullets filled the Roxbury air last night as a shootout resulted in an injury to a man driving a van full of children. The shootout happened around 8:00pm on Columbia Road, and police do not believe that the victim was the target of the gunmen, who have not been apprehended. Bullets riddled the driver's van and a number of local businesses, but no other injuries have been reported. [Globe] -- A 38-year-old Malden man... [continue]

State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill is of the completely outlandish opinion that the Turnpike Authority should auction off its mysterious money eating machine as a condition of any state bailout. [Globe] Possible future Turnpike employees have little regard for probability, hubris. [Herald] As if drops in funding and circulation numbers weren't enough, d-bag hackers ran up a $15,000 phone bill at the Duxbury public library. [WBZTV] WGBH's massive traffic hazard landmark television screen could... [continue]

Belle Isle Seafood 1267 Saratoga St. East Boston $16.99 Perched next to the bridge to Winthrop, at the very edge of East Boston, Belle Isle Seafood has a strong claim on the title of best lobster roll in the city. The first thing anybody mentions about the place is that it's a shack. In fact, the word "shack" hardly does it justice. It's more like an outpost. The building is directly on the water,... [continue]

Night of the Comet and Q: The Winged Serpent Harvard Film Archive Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge Saturday, July 19 7:00 p.m. Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) is easily the best movie about an Aztec god (Quetzalcoatl) rampaging through New York City starring David Carradine. The stop-motion rubber serpent is enough to make the most tech-positive film geek long for old fashioned, artisanal special effects. Law & Order's Michael Moriarty makes a fantastic... [continue]

Masters of Art -- The Boston Young Contemporaries Exhibition is an annual juried show featuring work from students in MFA programs across New England. This year, the show was curated by Roger White, Jackie Gendel, and Tom McGrath, and includes 159 works from 94 artists, representing MFA programs at BU, MassArt, SMFA, Brandeis, RISD, and more. 808 Gallery, 808 Comm. Ave., 6:00pm-9:00pm (through August 22). Free. Common Theatre -- Boston's beloved Shakespeare in the Park... [continue]

-- A man was found stabbed in the kitchen of a Dorchester home yesterday afternoon. The victim had been stabbed by his brother-in-law during a fight, police say. The 42-year-old suspect faces the charge of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. The victim remains at Boston Medical Center in critical condition. [BPDNews] -- Boston police conducted a massive warrant sweep today, targeting suspects with outstanding drug warrants. The operation, dubbed "Curtain Call,"... [continue]

Outdoor Movies -- Bostonist can think of no finer movie than Casablanca (1942) to watch outdoors in the sweltering summer heat. Devotion School Playground, 345 Harvard St., Brookline, 8:00pm. Free. -- Before she became famous for her vagina-flashing coke binges, Lindsay Lohan was a serviceable comedic actress. Mean Girls (2004) doesn't require you to think too much; a virtue when you are sweating and outside. Seven Hills Park, Somerville, 8:00pm. Free. Lantern Processions -- Swiping... [continue]

Benefits -- Boston jazz mainstay Either/Orchestra returned from its last European tour a man down. Longtime percussionist Vicente Lebron had been detained by Homeland Security. The Dominican native has lived in the United States for the past 38 years, collecting a wife, children, grandchildren, and a livelihood. Few details have emerged regarding his status, and he remains imprisoned at the South Bay Correctional Center. An impressive array of Boston musicians host a benefit tonight to... [continue]

-- Deadly violence in Boston continued unabated as a man was found shot to death in Roxbury early this morning. Police say that Alex Burgos, 22, of Boston, was shot multiple times on Ditmus Court, near the intersection of Tremont and Lenox. No motive has been advanced for the killing and no arrests have been made. [BPDNews] -- Police arrested a 20-year-old Dorchester man on charges that he shot someone late Sunday night. Police say... [continue]

Legal Sea Foods Long Wharf Boston $22.95 When Bostonist proposed a series of mid-summer lobster roll reviews, we came up with a handful of local favorites: seafood shacks, sandwich shops, and bistros. But most people who pass through the city never see these places; tourists get their lobster rolls at Boston Harbor. So we resigned ourselves to review the lobster roll that is definitive for many visitors. We went to Legal Sea Foods. Naturally,... [continue]

Dancing Hipsters -- Milwaukee's Juiceboxxx is a little bit Darby Crash, a little bit Biz Markie. He's a skinny white boy with a clutch of party raps up his sleeve. Sounds like a joke, but the dude is intense. His spasmodic onstage antics are legendary, and his jams are real enough to have commanded remixes from DJ Technics and Farley Jackmaster Funk. He performs with Boston's Hearthrob crew, including Baltimoroder, who is always lights-out... [continue]

-- Boston police conducted a massive crackdown on the city's gangs, arresting nearly 50 suspected offenders on Friday. The sweep included the arrest of Caiheem C. Kindell, 18, of Brockton, who is suspected in connection with the Independence Day quadruple shooting in Hyde Park. [BPDNews] -- Nevertheless, violence continued across the city. Within hours of the conclusion of the BPD sweep, a man was killed on Whittier Street in Roxbury, across the street from police... [continue]

Professional bodybuilders are no longer entitled to disability pay.... [continue]

When Bernard Margolis lost his job as president of the Boston Public Library in a power play with Mayor Menino, Bostonians called foul. It looked as if Our Popular Mayor was trying to politicize the BPL, a treasured -- and independent -- Boston institution. Now, amid revelations that three BPL trustees had undisclosed financial dealings with City Hall, the front-runner for the position appears to be former state Senate president Thomas F. Birmingham. The only... [continue]

French 4 Life -- If you didn't celebrate Bastille Day yesterday, sip wine tonight with the Boston French Library. The event features live music from 8-10pm, and a DJ spinning French pop from 10pm-2am. The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., 5:00pm. Free. (KS) No Room for Jihadis -- Jihadis queuing to answer the fatwa calling for Salman Rushdie's death need not bother; his reading is sold out. Is it because Midnight's Children was recently named the... [continue]

Bastille Day -- Get an early jump on Bastille day in Cambridge today. Celebrate France's National Holiday all day long in Harvard Square, with a beer garden, waiters' race, and lots of live music. Harvard Square, 3-10pm, free. (KS) Sleaze -- Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School sounds like what it is: an opportunity to draw scantily clad burlesque performers who are posing for you. Past event pics show a sharp disparity between the attractiveness of models... [continue]

Books -- Photographer and excellent Bostonist Flickr pool contributor Chris Seufert signs copies of his new book, Chatham Views: A Photographic Journal from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at the grand opening of his gallery. 3:30-6:30pm, 2469 Main Street, Chatham. (KS) Movies -- Celebrate the recent Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller by catching Gun Crazy (1949), the ur-text for all lust-fueled crime spree dramas to come. Presented as part of the Elements of... [continue]

Taste Test -- ICA's Talking Taste brings Boston's chefs to the South Boston waterfront to talk about their trade. Acclaimed chef Jody Adams of Rialto restaurant takes the dais tonight to discuss her approach to regional Italian cuisine. Institute of Contemporary Art, South Boston, 6:30pm. Free with admission; limited space. Trunk Sales Bias Design, a screenprinting shop in JP, hosts a trunk sale to clear out its warehouse for Fall. Expect everything from ironic slogans... [continue]

-- Boston police report that they have arrested a suspect in yesterday's shooting of a 25-year-old on Devon Street in Roxbury. William Terrell Hart, 22, of Brockton has been charged with a number of offenses in connection with the crime, which has left the victim hospitalized in serious condition. [BPDNews] -- Three boys were shot early this morning in Dorchester. The boys, ages 13, 15, and 16, were shot on a third floor balcony on... [continue]