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Charlie Sheen is coming to Boston to expose us to his magic. Sheen's "My Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour will take over Boston University's Agganis Arena on April 12. Sheen's tour added five cities, including the Hub, to his road show and will begin selling tickets tomorrow at an undisclosed price. The content of the show is unknown, but probably will include heavy doses of the word "winning" and Sheen's version of his dispute with CBS over his, well, unconventional conduct and commentaries. Perhaps, Christian Day and Salem's warlocks will show up. more ›

Agganis Arena was packed last Friday as 20- and 30-somethings with Bud Lights or Harpoon IPAs in hand found their places in the venue. All were eagerly anticipating a performance by the New Zealand musical duo Flight of the Conchords, who perform live as a band and also have a hit TV show about trying to make it performing live as a band. Meta! more ›

Comics Come Home Saturday, November 10, 7:30 pm Agganis Arena, Boston University Tickets The 13th annual Comics Come Home event, which raises money for the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care, is happening this weekend. Of course, Denis Leary is hosting, and Mike Birbiglia, the ubiquitous Lenny Clarke, Artie Lange, Jim Norton, Robert Kelly, Joe Yannetty, and Pete Correale will perform. Birbiglia is a favorite in the -Ist-a-Verse and has talked to Gothamist and SFist.... more ›

April Fool's Day is on the Horizon, but we ain't foolin this week. A solid line up of shows – starting with the Tourfilter DJ Night at River Gods – is ahead. It's mid-week heavy this time around so kick it like a rock star and be thankful you can sleep in on Saturday. Monday, 3/26 TourFilter Mixtape Tourfilter founder Chris Marstall will be at River Gods in Cambridge equipped with an evening full... more ›

This week the music world turns its gaze to the party they call SXSW. A number of local bands are hitting the scene in hopes that it will propel them to some worldwide tour – or at least help them get out of that "garden level" apartment in Medford. While some eyes turn south to Texas where an immigration debate runs wild the US immigration policy has taken a toll on the local concert... more ›

Bostonist thought the standard of living was on the rise for the strip of Commonwealth Avenue between the Boston University sprawl and Allston. Qdoba brought in some much-needed cheap burritos and Jasmine Sola brought in a poncho-filled warehouse store. BU’s Agganis Arena opened and is set to bring Duran Duran, Wrestlemania, and Sting to our fair city. Lately though, everything seems to be going wrong. Someone was shot and killed outside the Paradise Rock... more ›

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