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Urban Fest gets ugly

Gimme Shelter Dept.
It didn't take long for the largely suburban horde to erupt into a frenzy at the free outdoor concert, which was dubbed, somewhat ironically, the Boston Urban Music Fest (BUMF).
By CHRIS FARAONE | August 10, 2011

Party supplies

Trans Dance Dept.
Original Plumbing, the New York–based quarterly lifestyle magazine and Web site for trans men and their friends, returns to the Midway this Friday for a queer/trans dance party featuring go-go boys, a photo booth, DJs D'hana and Justincredible, and a midnight performance by New England electropop act Nicky Click.
By THOMAS PAGE MCBEE | August 10, 2011

A friend in need

Community comes together to support Aliza Shapiro
For the last 15 years, Aliza Shapiro has been the heart and brains of Truth Serum Productions, the rabble-rousing outfit behind the irreverent TraniWreck cabaret.
By THOMAS PAGE MCBEE | August 05, 2011

George Kimball, 1943-2011

In Memoriam
George Kimball, Phoenix sports editor (back when there was such a thing) for nearly 10 years, Boston Herald columnist for 25 more, and truly one of the great boxing writers of our time, passed away last week at his home in New York City. He was 67.
By SEAN KERRIGAN | July 13, 2011

Are Civil (Liberties) Unions America's Best Hope?

Freedom Watch
Ron Paul and Barney Frank make odd bedfellows, but one hopes theirs is more than a one-night-stand.
By HARVEY A. SILVERGLATE AND DANIEL R. SCHWARTZ | July 13, 2011

Know the new road signs

Toontime
Knowledge = Safety
By DAVID KISH | June 22, 2011

Academic Hoods

Their meanings revealed
What does your academic hood say about you?
By DAVID KISH | May 25, 2011

Candy for your sins

Confessions Dept.
Confessionals aren't just for holy rollers anymore. They are for everyman, according to Melissa Joy, creator of the Truth Booth — a wandering tent designed to collect secrets.
By ABIGAIL CROCKER | August 12, 2009

Tricycles, boob cubes, and all things Woolly

Freewheeling
The Woolly Fair, the annual art bash at Monohasset Mill, has quite the reputation.
By ABIGAIL CROCKER | July 30, 2009

On tour

New material? Don't forget the old
Right about now, Aimee Mann is freaking out.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 08, 2009

Artistic vision

Providence bets on creativity
The vision is grand and ambitious, both in the big picture and in the details.
By MARION DAVIS | July 02, 2009

History bites

Bramhall shuttered; Jerks need a new home
Just a few months after the close of its upstairs neighbor, the Roma Cafe, the Bramhall Pub, long an institution in the West End, shut its doors two weeks ago. And while there's talk it may reopen after renovations, one thing is for sure: The 11-plus-year run of Jerks of Grass shows on Thursday nights, the longest-standing weekly gig in Portland, has come to an end.
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 24, 2009

They feel a song coming on

Hello Trolley!
The night the Bruins took the Stanley Cup, the cast of Improv Boston's T: An MBTA Musical ambushed two carfuls of unsuspecting Red Line passengers.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | June 29, 2011