Post contributed by Cat Mooney, cross-posted at Boston Budget Nightlife . The floor and balconies were spilling over with fans at the House of Blues this past Sunday, December 13, all excited to listen to young musical sensations The Arctic Monkeys . The sold-out show packed in 2400 fan, literally of...

Photo of Theater District tagged “Bostonist” by Antydiluvian . Boston’s worst live music venue, the Wilbur Theatre, on the left. Is there a shittier live music venue in Boston than the Wilbur Theatre? We hope not. Let’s just say that it takes an advanced level of suck to cancel...

        Bostonist saw Ryan Gosling’s spooky new band, Dead Man’s Bones , with our friend Jill last night. Here’s her take on the show (cross-posted at Boston Book Bean ). There’s something magical (if also spooky) about a group of kids dressed as ghosts, cherubic...

Image tagged “Bostonist” by Flickr user sekbaavi . Finding the right putter is crucial to your short game, but having about 47 of them to choose from is excessive. A Charlestown couple were arrested in connection with 13 alleged golf course break-ins in the past six months and were suspected...

The Playing for Change Band — which you may have seen on The Tonight Show or the Colbert Report, or everywhere on the internet, ever — is coming to the Orpheum on October 22nd and the Calvin Theater in Northampton, MA on October 23rd. We spoke with Jonathan over the phone while he was working...

              Last night Bostonist had the pleasure (perhaps a dubious pleasure to some) of being in attendance at the world premiere of The Nightman Cometh, the musical based on an episode of the crass comedy It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The musical progressed...

The Breeders will be playing the Paradise in support of their “Fate to Fatal” EP Mistakenly regarded as a Pixies spin-off band, the Breeders have always been an entity to themselves. Sure, the band is helmed by Pixies bassist Kim Deal, but she, along with twin sister Kelley, started the...

Is an audio slideshow like a video? Kind of, but better! Just like a Wesley is great, but even better when you can be one too. Elsa Kim talked to local band You Can Be A Wesley (of which our own Nick is a member) about the band’s finally, finally released album. Elsa says: On Monday, July 20,...

Jared C. Monti of Raynham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor from president Barack Obama in September. Monti, a 30-year old Army sergeant at the time, was killed on June 21, 2006 in Afghanistan while attempting to rescue wounded soldiers in his unit. He rescued one soldier and was killed while...

The World Skateboarding Championships will be held in Boston starting today as part of the alternative-sporty Dew Tour. The skaters are spectacular and the tickets are cheap, so get your hands on some soon. We asked a few questions of young Dew Tour skater Adam Taylor, who placed fifth n the year-end...