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-- A third Ernie Boch has appeared, and the car guy is getting pissed at the blogger. [Blue Mass Group] more ›

We're not shy about expressing our gawking admiration for Mission of Burma, the best rock band ever to come from Boston, and we were geeked to see that city councilor John Tobin feels the same way. In recognition of the release of The Sound the Speed the Light, the band's fifth studio recording, Tobin passed a resolution naming October 4, 2009 Mission of Burma Day in the city of Boston. See the declaration above and bust out your copy of Vs. this Sunday morning. Or, better yet, hoof it across the river to Cambridge, where the band will be playing a free show at MIT. more ›

These days, filmmakers are testing out new and exciting ways to draw viewers into their narratives. Take the recent insurgence of 3D films. But where some grumble at the enhanced technology forcing viewers out of the movie, the folks behind Split/Signal decided to try an ear-popping way of marrying audiences with screened images. On Saturday night, The Center for Arts at the Armory played host to eight teams of filmmakers and musical acts, each group meticulously merging sound and picture, celluloid (or, in this case, digital) frame for musical note. more ›

Last Friday, Boston postpunk band Mission of Burma closed out a two-night engagement at the Paradise Rock Club by playing its 1981 album in its entirety. It was a potentially risky move for a band that has released new material as recently as 2006. Mission of Burma could have come across as antiquarian, its members curators of themselves. more ›

--A few days old, but still exciting--the MBTA says it will improve the lighting at the JFK/UMass stop. [Boston Globe] more ›

Bostonist hears that Girl Talk is sold out, but never fear. You can console yourself with Boston's brilliant Mission of Burma, who will be at the Paradise tonight at 8pm. more ›