Call Me Lucky

Bobcat Goldthwait directs doc about fellow comic Barry Crimmins

"...like wildfire. He was the virtual president of the Boston comedy scene during those years, and comics such as..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Ringing True

The Constitution and the films of Joan Micklin Silver stand above the noise as the alt-weekly series concludes

"...confused, and confusing family tree of alternative weeklies in Boston. Without going into detail, because I can't: In 1966,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Reservation Road

Crime and Punishment comes to New England in this story about the aftermath of a child's death.

"...Directed by: Terry George. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning, Eddie..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: Yes We Said Yes We Will Yes

The Chronicle in bloom

"...Joan Micklin Silver from a screenplay by former The Boston Phoenix and The Real Paper writer Fred Barron, Between..."

June 25, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Where There's Smoke …

Across the country, perspectives on the smoking bans offer a very mixed bag

"...University researchers concerning the effects of a ban in Boston, on the whole defend smoking bans from charges of..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Are You Headed Straight For Failure, Friend?

Ah, it looks like Karl Stevens got there first.

"...years of Stevens' comic strips from the (dearly departed) Boston Phoenix altweekly newspaper. It's much like his previous work..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...depended on dialysis three days a week. Resurrection in Boston [inset-3-right]..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Page Two: Row My Boat Ashore

Louis Black bids farewell in his final “Page Two” column

"...N.J., I kept moving, living in different places, including Boston, Brookline, Jamaica Plain, and Cambridge, Mass.; Putney and Bartonsville,..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Barbarians at the Box Office

AFS Documentary Tour: 'For the Love of Movies'

"...and newspaper film writing under his belt, including The Boston Phoenix since 1996 – had been watching this changing..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Help Me Help You

Career advice and self-help evangelism at SXSW

"...our craft. On the dais, separated by moderator and Boston Phoenix columnist Gerald Peary (who directed SXSW doc For..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Your Library Wants These Bad

How do we recommend these books highly enough? What miracles of precision can be created with pen-and-ink?

"...a collection of Karl Stevens' strips from the altweekly Boston Phoenix, but maybe you're unfamiliar with those strips? Then..."

May 2, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of Bounds: The Lineup

"...Galapagos (Phoenix)..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature

Sxsw

"...PERMAFROST: This Boston band is like X (the band, you wastoid), though..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...festivals, including the International Hispanic Film Festival and the Phoenix Film Festival.)..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Shooting Star

"...a story on the band that appeared in the Boston Globe...."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Feature by David Holthouse

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...On the East Coast, in New York City and Boston, at such nightclubs as the Saint, Studio 54, and..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Courtney Marie Andrews (Phoenix, AZ.)..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...Ian (Boston, MA.)..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music List 10

The Damned, 2 Chainz, War on Drugs, and 242 more added

"...Average Cock (Boston, MA.)..."

March 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Preliminary Bout Schedule

"...MAYA TWIST ROUND 1: 7pm Ann Arbor, Bellwood (IL), Boston Connecticut, Greenville, Chicago Hot Springs, Vancouver, Pittsburgh Manhattan, Montreal,..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Books Feature

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Bent Shapes (Boston, Mass.)..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...on this list. That honor goes to Dadabots, where Boston-based music technologists create artificial intelligence programs that serve as..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Slanted & Enchanted

Matador Records magnate Gerard Cosloy turns the 'live music capital' into a Casual Victim Pile

"...release of Casual Victim Pile on Tuesday isn't the phoenix rising from these ashes, but rather the emergence of..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...with the Euro ambience of its Release imprint is Boston's 27, whose sample sorcerer Ayal Naor burns with the..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Marc Savlov's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...of yore? Spotlight nails the true story of The Boston Globe vs. the pedophile priesthood...."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday SXSW can't escape the blurbs!

"...Proof that Joaquin and River (R.I.P.) weren't the only Phoenix spawn born with talent, Papercranes is singer/actress Rain Phoenix,..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...condos range from $200,000 to more than $3 million.PLANNEDR5 Phoenix Residential Development701 W. 5th..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

SXSW List No. 4

179 acts added to the spring music convergence

"...InAeona (Boston, MA.)..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...at the 2022 Texas Craft Brewers Cup with Jolted Phoenix. Lazarus continues making a steady habit of winning competitive..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

SXSW 2019 Reveals Initial Artist List

Amanda Palmer, Oh Sees, Laura Jane Grace, Swervedriver and 236 more

"...Amanda Palmer (Boston, MA.)..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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