(8.20) NecronomiCon — the international festival of weird fiction, art, and academia — kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday, August 20th. This event is held every other year around the date of H.P. Lovecraft’s birth and this is one of those years. This year’s guests of honor include renowned editor Ellen Datlow, filmmaker Richard …
(9.6) Jeez, those eyebrows. I have got to think that this is going to be $10 worth of entertainment. Boston’s Venetia Fair now call their van home after several years on the road including stops at SXSW and Warped Tour. It sounds like the practice is paying off. The band claims no formal training (something …
Tonight is your chance to cheer on your brother/friend/guy-that-sleeps-on-your-couch at the WBRU Rock Hunt Finals at Lupo’s. My fondness for the Viennagram is well-documented but that’s just me. Also in the running are Baylock, Fairhaven, and For the Love of Sloane. The winner will receive $1,500 in musical instruments, $1,000 in recording time, a photo …
Lose your mind at Firehouse 13 tonight with the Viennagram. Succumb to this curious vaudeville/Weimar cabaret/ghoulrock amalgam, complete with honking brass section, dancing girls and the occasional oil painting. (Of course any music I write about has to, above all, rock my ears off.) I have no idea what frontman AV Vienna might have on …
When it comes to dancing, who’s worse … Zombies or Episcopalians? Following the actual Z-Day invasion in and around Thayer Street as previously described here, there will be a pahty across the river with Mike and Cat and the gang. Drive carefully (it’s too far to lurch) and try not to get blood on the …