Absurdly cool dream noise-pop quartet Dum Dum Girls brought their effortless style to Allston’s Brighton Music Hall on Sunday night after the release of their equally as cool new EP, End of Daze. Frontwoman...

Electric Guest kept their show at Paradise this past Sunday short and sweet, but more importantly, they kept it moving. The Los Angeles band played the entirety of their debut album Mondo, which was released...

Just as every great leader’s reign must come to an end, A.C. Newman’s third solo album sees the king of power-pop surrendering his claim on the throne in favor of a softer, folkier sound. The album,...

Grotto, a tiny Italian restaurant hidden in Beacon Hill, exudes romance in the food, in the décor and in the experience. Something about finding this gem’s tiny grey sign under crumbling brick buildings...

Fledgling indie supergroup Divine Fits brought their catchy alt-rock act to the Royale on Wednesday night in support of their new album, A Thing Called Divine Fits. The group, made up of Spoon’s...

For fans of Tyler Perry’s hilarious films, you may not be disappointed with Alex Cross—something that I cannot say for myself. In no way shape or form are the Cross novels by author James Patterson...

Parents’ weekend starts Friday, which means it’s time to clean your room for the first time all semester and wake up before noon to go on “family excursions.” It also means getting your parents...

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is as much a community center as it is a place to view beautiful artwork and exquisite gardens. It boasts a state-of-the-art music hall, expansive show rooms and a top-notch...

Author Charles Rowan Beye was worried his newest memoir, My Husband and My Wives: A Gay Man’s Odyssey, would be pigeonholed along with other gay novels, he said. “The title of the book bothers me...

Since 2010, each October, the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway fills with both people and food of all kinds for the Boston Local Food Festival. Despite the overcast weather in downtown Boston, the annual celebration...

If there were ever any reason to be nervous about Ben Affleck directing a film not set in Boston, all of those feelings vanished upon leaving the theatre after Argo, his latest film about the Iranian...

From liquid-nitrogen milkshakes to a plain old lobster roll, there’s no better way to explore the culinary world of Boston than with a Foodie Tour. Led by founder Audrey Giannattasio, Boston Foodie...