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Moving on with Stephie Coplan & the Pedestrians

When Stephie Coplan was 14 years old, the empty pages in her first songwriting book were as much an escape as they were a creative outlet.
Turning the page
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | February 17, 2012

Dine like a Bad-Ass Gourmet Viking

Matthew Stein (left), as Odin, and chef JJ Gonson When I was in high school, my gung-ho AP English Literature teacher giddily decided to host...
By Cassandra Landry | January 19, 2012

Pretty Things turns 21, in Dog Years

There's something so very Somerville about Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project.
Old enough to drink
By CASSANDRA LANDRY | December 02, 2011

Review: Taza Chocolate

If lately you've been hit with the trick-or-treat nostalgia blues, longing for simpler times when the best costumes still came in our sizes, do not resort to reproduction.
Spooky craft chocolate for the big kids
By ARIEL SHEARER | October 28, 2011

Photos: John Powhida International Airport + Sidewalk Driver + The Organ Beats + The Rationales at Radio

John Powhida International Airport, Sidewalk Driver, The Organ Beats and the Rationales perform at the grand opening of Radio in Somerville on October 7, 2011.
October 7, 2011 | Grand opening of Radio, Somerville
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | October 21, 2011

[live preview + mp3 + video] This weekend's Honk! Fest 2011 in Davis Square, Somerville

The bands come marching in this weekend as HONK! FEST rings in October, packing every street, corner, and hidden orifice of Davis Square with costume-clad...
By Emma Dessau | September 29, 2011

Review: The Journeyman

There are no journeymen at the Journeyman.
Serious seasonal eating that's well worth the effort
By ROBERT NADEAU | September 16, 2011

Boston's last congressman?

At the moment, neither the Senate president nor the Speaker of the House lives in the city. And in two years, the unthinkable could become reality: Boston might not have a single congressman residing in its borders.
Musical chairs dept.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | September 02, 2011

Radio transmission: New Somerville venue unveils first slate of shows, opening Oct. 7

Last week we noted the arrival of a new rock club in Somerville called RADIO. This 200-person capacity venue at 379 Somerville Ave., in the...
By Michael Marotta | August 23, 2011

Sound warning: Somerville's Union Square adding a rock club, record store

Just a few weekends ago, while running back and forth and all over in between the Starlabfest BBQ and Deep Heaven Now's two stages at...
By Michael Marotta | August 19, 2011

Review: Posto

Some places, no matter how good, manage to fly under the radar. And the recent trend of restaurateurs opening a pizza place, establishing a reputation as a lower-priced, "On the Cheap" joint, and then upscaling into a full-tilt sit-down spot (see: Nebo),
Top-notch Italian that's under the radar no more
By ROBERT NADEAU | August 05, 2011

Out: Luau and Comanche warm up Somerville’s Starlab practice space

On July 16, Allston bands Luau, Comanche, and Bar Sinister joined Providence's Weak Teeth and Best Practices for a sweaty throwdown at the space's home just outside of Union Square.
Preppin' for a fest
By SAM UEDA | July 22, 2011

Fun with Matt & Ben at Central Square

A couple of young women, Brenda Withers and Mindy Kaling (the latter born in Cambridge before graduating to the role of Kelly Kapoor in The Office ), decided to have some fun with the idea that two seemingly unformed guys — one kind of loutish — could s
Bosom buddies
By ED SIEGEL | July 15, 2011

Review: Trina's Starlite Lounge

Trina's Starlite Lounge is not so easy to describe. It's noir — as in dark (they only put in windows a couple months ago). It has craft cocktails, but not classics; draft beers, but only six taps; 17 bottled beers, but that's including Miller High Life,
Unorthodox goodness shining through the dark
By ROBERT NADEAU | July 08, 2011

Photos: SomerMutt mixed-breed dog show in Union Square

June 11, 2011 | SomerFun, Union Square, Somerville
See contestants in this year's dog show at SomerFun
By ANGELA OWENS | June 17, 2011

Does this book make me look smart?

The first and only complete passage of Infinite Jest Chris Braiotta ever read was tattooed on somebody's calf.
Somervillian mocks the cult of David Foster Wallace with Tumblr-tastic 'People Holding Infinite Jest'
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | April 15, 2011

Photos: Old Jack EP Release Party at Rosebud Bar and Grill

Old Jack celebrated the release of their new EP Gone Before You Know at Rosebud in Davis Square.
Old Jack EP Release Party | Rosebud | February 26, 2011
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | March 04, 2011

Deli-icious

In addition to generously sauced, slightly greasy sandwiches, Davis Square sandwich joint Deli-icious doles out an ample supply of New England–themed warm fuzzies.
TCB meets TLC
By MICAH HAUSER | February 12, 2011

Walter Sickert leads a band of musical misfits

When Walter Sickert and his Army of Broken Toys played an official First Night show at the Hynes Auditorium on New Year's Eve, they ran overtime and the soundman pulled the plug — which isn't quite the smartest way of shutting down an acoustic band.
A Broken Toy story
By BRETT MILANO | February 04, 2011

Photos: JP vs. Somerville dance-off

Civic pride on the line at Fourth Wall Project
Civic pride on the line at Fourth Wall Project
By JAMES CHOCA | November 26, 2010

Photos: One Night in Boston 2010

STUFF Magazine presents photos taken in Boston's streets over nine hours on the night of August 22, 2010; here are a few of our favorites
Fifteen photographers. Nine hours.
By STUFF BOSTON | August 13, 2010

Mix Flavor Brazilian Grill

The churrascaria is a great friend to the tight-fisted carnivore.
Mastering the hearty, diverse, and frugal pleasures of churrasco
By MC SLIM JB | July 02, 2010

Deval Patrick and the mosque

I was extremely disappointed to read your close-minded, ignorant, and bigoted position on Governor Deval Patrick’s meeting with Muslims at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury.
Letters to the Boston editor, July 2, 2010
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | July 02, 2010

Bang Ganger

Fireworks in summer — gazing to a blazing sky, mouth wide, sparkle-eyed, the "ahh"s and "oh man"s passing your lips unbidden.
The explosive lives of pyrotechnical professionals
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | June 18, 2010

Ruse music

Not that they’d be the first band to pad their résumé in their one-sheet, but even by industry standards, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling’s backstory tests the threshold of plausibility.
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling’s front may be a front
By BARRY THOMPSON | May 21, 2010

Voodoo economics

To paraphrase The Communist Manifesto , a specter is haunting Hollywood. Actually, two of them: zombies and vampires. The undead.
What vampire and zombie movies can tell us about the future of capitalism
By PETER KEOUGH | May 21, 2010

Where the wind blows

Thank you for the first nonpartisan, fact-based article I have read regarding the Cape Cod wind-farm project.
Letters to the Boston editor, May 21, 2010
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | May 21, 2010

Bergamot

I guess the experimental-chef thing isn’t over, after all. At least not at Somerville’s Bergamot, the chosen sobriquet of which is “progressive American cuisine and a warm neighborhood setting.”
A perfect complement to Somerville — or, for that matter, anywhere
By ROBERT NADEAU | May 21, 2010

Rent a ride

Last August, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council announced that a public bike-sharing system would be coming to Boston, possibly as soon as this summer. The bikes were to come from Public Bike Systems, the creators of Montreal’s Bixi Bike program.
Zipcar-like bike rentals headed to Boston
By PATRICK ELLIOT | May 14, 2010

Pedal promise

Boston has its fair share of deserving bad reputations: the sports fans whined for some 86 years about a “curse” because the Red Sox couldn’t seal the deal; the drivers are terrible; and, thanks in no small part to those driving skills, the city’s street
The ongoing perils and recent improvements en route to a riding renaissance.
By TOM MEEK | May 14, 2010

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