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Moving on with Stephie Coplan & the Pedestrians

Turning the page
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.
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | February 15, 2012

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Pretty Things turns 21, in Dog Years

Old enough to drink
There's something so very Somerville about Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project.
By CASSANDRA LANDRY | November 30, 2011

Review: Taza Chocolate

Spooky craft chocolate for the big kids
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.
By ARIEL SHEARER | October 31, 2011

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

October 7, 2011 | Grand opening of Radio, Somerville
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.
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | October 17, 2011

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Review: The Journeyman

Serious seasonal eating that's well worth the effort
There are no journeymen at the Journeyman.
By ROBERT NADEAU | September 14, 2011

Boston's last congressman?

Musical chairs dept.
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.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | August 31, 2011

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Review: Posto

Top-notch Italian that's under the radar no more
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), has made things even trickier.
By ROBERT NADEAU | August 04, 2011

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

Preppin' for a fest
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.
By SAM UEDA | July 20, 2011

Fun with Matt & Ben at Central Square

Bosom buddies
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 strike show-biz paydirt so quickly.
By ED SIEGEL | July 12, 2011

Review: Trina's Starlite Lounge

Unorthodox goodness shining through the dark
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, Bud Light, and Black Label.
By ROBERT NADEAU | July 06, 2011

Photos: SomerMutt mixed-breed dog show in Union Square

See contestants in this year's dog show at SomerFun
June 11, 2011 | SomerFun, Union Square, Somerville
By ANGELA OWENS | June 13, 2011

Does this book make me look smart?

Somervillian mocks the cult of David Foster Wallace with Tumblr-tastic 'People Holding Infinite Jest'
The first and only complete passage of Infinite Jest Chris Braiotta ever read was tattooed on somebody's calf.
By EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | April 13, 2011

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

Old Jack EP Release Party | Rosebud | February 26, 2011
Old Jack celebrated the release of their new EP Gone Before You Know at Rosebud in Davis Square.
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | March 01, 2011

Deli-icious

TCB meets TLC
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.
By MICAH HAUSER | February 16, 2011

Walter Sickert leads a band of musical misfits

A Broken Toy story
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.
By BRETT MILANO | February 05, 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 24, 2010

Photos: One Night in Boston 2010

Fifteen photographers. Nine hours.
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
By STUFF BOSTON | August 15, 2010

Mix Flavor Brazilian Grill

Mastering the hearty, diverse, and frugal pleasures of churrasco
The churrascaria is a great friend to the tight-fisted carnivore.
By MC SLIM JB | July 05, 2010

Deval Patrick and the mosque

Letters to the Boston editor, July 2, 2010
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.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | June 30, 2010

Bang Ganger

The explosive lives of pyrotechnical professionals
Fireworks in summer — gazing to a blazing sky, mouth wide, sparkle-eyed, the "ahh"s and "oh man"s passing your lips unbidden.
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | June 16, 2010

Ruse music

Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling’s front may be a front
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.
By BARRY THOMPSON | May 18, 2010

Voodoo economics

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

Where the wind blows

Letters to the Boston editor, May 21, 2010
Thank you for the first nonpartisan, fact-based article I have read regarding the Cape Cod wind-farm project.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | May 19, 2010

Bergamot

A perfect complement to Somerville — or, for that matter, anywhere
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.”
By ROBERT NADEAU | May 24, 2010

Rent a ride

Zipcar-like bike rentals headed to Boston
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.
By PATRICK ELLIOT | May 13, 2010

Pedal promise

The ongoing perils and recent improvements en route to a riding renaissance.
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 streets were thrice voted by Bicycling Magazine as some of the worst in the country for cyclists.
By TOM MEEK | May 13, 2010