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Bhob Rainey Official Site MySpace Greg Kelley Official Site MySpace Bryan Day (Shelf Life, Platform) MySpace Howard Stelzer Official Site The first band features a mummified man with beaded hair and an earnest young aspiring (noise) rock star with a too-perfect goatee. They both hold, of all things, guitars, though the use of these guitars is unexpected. The old man sits and wails into a microphone, telling stories as incomprehensible as your war hero grandpa’s,... more ›

The Camp!Camp! series will run the weekend of today, August 10, through Monday, August 13. Check the Brattle Theatre for showtimes. The Brattle Theatre is holding its Camp!Camp! weekend. Bring a whistle, short-shorts, a snorkel, and a sleeping bag so you can do whatever it is kids do at camp. First off is Summercamp!, a documentary about a crew of kids attending Swift Nature Camp in Wisconsin. The filmmakers follow five boys and five girls... more ›

Many a Broadway work has previewed in Boston before heading to the Great White Way -- and we strongly suggest that the musical announced this week follow suit. A Flaming Lips concert is in many respects a musical theatre event in and of itself. But there is buzz that the band will officially launch a Broadway venture with the help of a collaboration so bizarre that it just might be awesome: Aaron Sorkin. The fast-talking... more ›

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Bostonist was a-rockin’ this weekend, even before the Rolling Stones took the stage at Fenway. Juliana Hatfield commanded a faithful audience at the Paradise on Saturday night, following Boston locals Furvis and The Gentlemen. Hatfield, backed up by The Gentlemen’s drummer and bassist, offered a refreshing dose of thoughtful, introspective rock and roll. more ›