Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'spangledbanner'
October 28, 2007
The Red Sox has permeated nearly every facet of Bostonist's lives. When they're not live-blogging the games, waxing poetic about the games, thanking Curt Schilling for his splendid work, or telling Dane Cook to watch his hair, they're watching certain presidential candidates hop on the Red Sox bandwagon (sorry, Gothamist). The Sox are so branded on the local brain that people are using the Series to spice up their sex lives. Speaking of spice, Bostonist......
Continue Reading "Week Around the -Ists"October 25, 2007
How can you not love John Williams? He has given us some of the most memorable, mesmerizing film scores in cinematic history. Superman, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark! Films that are forever captured in multiple generations' minds and memories - and Bostonians can proudly puff out our chests and note that, given his longstanding ties to the Boston Pops, he is totally ours. So we wouldn't be surprised to know that there was a......
Continue Reading "Sour Notes or Special Occasion? John Williams' National Anthem"September 9, 2005
Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers wowed a sold-out Somerville Theatre audience last night with big sounds and pep rally pageantry. Arriving at 7:45 pm, 15 minutes before the opening act Laura Veirs took stage, the line of anticipating fans extended down the block past the Someday Café. Bostonist, failing to foresee such a broad display of punctuality, was forced to settle for a remote corner of the upper balcony. But despite the compromised location......
Continue Reading "All Hail Sufjan"