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Review: Brighton Rock

Rowan Joffe's adaptation of Graham Greene's 1939 novel
For Graham Greene, the Catholic Church served more as a scourge than a comfort, but in Rowan Joffe's dreary, incoherent adaptation of Greene's 1939 novel, it merely offers an excuse to add choirs to the soundtrack.
By PETER KEOUGH | August 23, 2011

Review: Griff the Invisible

Downtrodden superheroes
Like Kick-Ass and Super , Leon Ford's Griff the Invisible reaffirms the notion that superheroes exist to provide the meek and marginalized with an empowering fantasy.
By PETER KEOUGH | August 23, 2011

Fantasy camp

Where Lord of the Rings meets Lord of the Flies
Wizards & Warriors Camp is a living video game, putting kids in control of everything from plotline to character personality.
By ARIEL SHEARER | August 10, 2011

Review: Floating Rock

Spicy Asian that rises above the rest
If summer brings an urge for spicy Asian food, this is a splendid place to get some, despite a few chili-pepper compromises.
By ROBERT NADEAU | July 27, 2011

Review: Fill Belly's

A JP comfort-food spot that's been around the block
As the wheels of the food truck turn, so does the cyclical nature of trends. Fill Belly's latest spin is a retro one: a brick-and-mortar storefront.
By LINDSAY CRUDELE | July 27, 2011

A study in anarchy

With no campus, accreditation, or heirarchy, Corvid College thrives underground
Named after a family of birds that is markedly playful and diverse, Corvid is a benevolent underground anarchist institute fostering eclectic inter-disciplinary thought.
By CHRIS FARAONE | August 01, 2011

Review: Friends with Benefits

Chemistry and comic timing
FWB is a well-crafted comedy of the sex-first, romance-later genre that — bonus! — isn't blatantly nonsensical.
By BETSY SHERMAN | July 26, 2011

Review: Tamarind House

A gentle step down from our fiercest traditional Thai restaurants
Tamarind House perhaps shows too restrained a hand with its cuisine's boldest flavors, but it's a useful step up from the bowdlerized meekness of the suburban Thai run-of-the-mill.
By MC SLIM JB | July 20, 2011

Manchester Orchestra | Simple Math

Favorite Gentleman/Columbia (2011)
It's not uncommon to find young alt bands testing their boundaries on their third albums, exhibiting growth through darker material and more-complex lyricism.
By ALEXANDRA CAVALLO | May 12, 2011

PJ Harvey wants your fucking ass

PJ Harvey + John Parish | House of Blues, Boston | June 6, 2009
PJ Harvey's two albums with John Parish are not her best work. (Go ahead and argue it, if you like.) The first, Dance Hall At Louse Point , was a surprise departure from her game-changing To Bring You My Love , an album that sold far less than Madonna records but packed as much cultural impact -- back when rock albums and cultural impact were still on speaking terms.
By CARLY CARIOLI | June 08, 2009

Photos: PJ Harvey at the House of Blues

PJ Harvey, live at the House of Blues, June 6, 2009
PJ Harvey at the House of Blues
By KELLY DAVIDSON | June 08, 2009

Slideshow: Swaggering Growlers at Midway Café

Swaggering Growlers, live at the Midway Café on May 23, 2009
Swaggering Growlers kick off their tour at Midway Café
By DAVID F. NICHOLSON | May 27, 2009

Slideshow: The Thermals at the Middle East downstairs

The Thermals, live at the Middle East downstairs on May 7, 2009
Portland's The Thermals at the Middle East downstairs
By DAVID F. NICHOLSON | May 21, 2009

Review: The Thermals at the Middle East downstairs

The Thermals, live at the Middle East Downstairs, May 7, 2009
You know summer's almost here when the pipes that snake along the low ceiling of the Middle East downstairs start beading up with sweat in the middle of a show.
By MATT PARISH | May 11, 2009

Girl gone wild

Lady Gaga, live at the House of Blues, March 30, 2009
"My hair may be blond, but my heart is brunette," announced Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — a/k/a Lady Gaga.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | April 02, 2009

Preaching to the choir

Alternative left
Despite the curious omission of the Phoenix, that bastion of liberal, progressive, alternative news, The Nation's Guide to the Nation (Vintage) mostly lives up to its stated goal of being " a kind of collage of the Left.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | January 07, 2009

Greased lightning

Powering the anti – fossil fuel revolution, one fried catfish at a time
Oil has been discovered in a Brighton backyard.
By MIKE MILIARD | December 16, 2008