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The 18th annual EarthFest, presented by Radio 92.9 and Whole Foods, runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Hatch Memorial Shell. EarthFest celebrates nature and planet Earth with the largest free radio station concert featuring Live's Ed Kowalczyk, OK Go, Sponge and Atomic Tom. The EarthFest also spotlights eco-friendly non-for-profits and products. One of the featured events is an MBTA Hybrid Bus Display. Visit EarthFest.com for details. more ›

-- With a headline like "Kevin Garnett explains Lost to Big Baby Davis", do we have to say anything more? [kottke] more ›

It got up in the eighties yesterday and is supposed to be beautiful today and all weekend as well. Luckily, there's no end to the exciting stuff you can do to enjoy it. Here are a couple of ways you can appreciate the fine weather this weekend—or ignore it by staying indoors. more ›

When did the Lemonheads write a song called “Big Gay Heart” and why was this Bostonist never informed? Hearing Evan Dando sing “I don't need you to suck my dick or to help me feel good about myself” to thousands of families lounging along the Charles at EarthFest last Saturday gave us the same awkward trying-to-crawl-out-of-my-skin feeling that most Ben Stiller films evoke. Luckily for the families, most of them were hardly paying attention. On the packed Hatch shell lawn, just upwards of sixty people stood near guardrail, actually watching the band. more ›

Colleges are all wrapped up for the year, the sun is still up past 7pm, and the Paradise plays host to the Emergenza Semifinals Thursday through Saturday. What does all this mean? It's officially Summer! Now that the warm weather is (hopefully) underway, the Summer concert season is really getting into gear. Just take a look at this week's shows, with plenty of classic bands, spastic hands, and up-and-comers from not-so-distant lands. more ›

-- Brett Rosenberg, former guitar-slinger for local band The Rudds, moved to Nashville last year; but Brett must be hankering to do a Boston show in June because he's put himself on the auction block. What started out as $50 for a 45 minute set has mysteriously ballooned to $199.99, but he'll still play anywhere in a 50-mile radius --a perfect gift for Father's Day or your sister's bat mitzvah. You have until tonight to swoop in (no bids, currently). [eBay] more ›

--A list of the troops who died since last Memorial Day. [Blue Mass Group] more ›