Winter Warmer showcases regional talent
The spark for Winter Warmer, a virtual music festival that kicked off Jan. 16, came in the sweltering days of August. Along with fellow musician Nick Phaneuf, Mike Effenberger and his wife, videographer Amanda Kowalski, produced an outdoor, multi-camera video project and came away elated Continue reading “Playing out, in”
• Rocker: When playing plugged in with his band, Max Sullivan can positively wail, channeling guitar gods from Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray. Solo, Sullivan gets soulful, doing a cool version of Bill Withers’ “Grandma’s Hands” and the Stevie Wonder groove fest “Boogie On Reggae Woman.” His set list mixes Continue reading “The Music Roundup 21/01/21”
Promising Young Woman (R)
Carey Mulligan plays a woman who can’t move on from the wrong done to her friend and the resulting devastation in Promising Young Woman, a dark, occasionally darkly funny, brutal revenge thriller that is expertly well made.
Promising Young Woman is so much more emotionally torturous Continue reading “Promising Young Woman (R) – One Night in Miami (R) – News of the World (PG-13)”
Olive, Mabel & Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs by Andrew Cotter (The Countryman Press, 205 pages)
During the Covid lockdown, a few creative and bored people entertained themselves by making videos and posting them online. Some people lip-synced Trump’s speeches. Some put events to music. Professional Continue reading “Olive, Mabel & Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs by Andrew Cotter”
M Ward, Think of Spring (Anti Records)
Sorry I missed the PR email when this CD came out officially on Dec. 11, but better late than never, I always say. I assume you’re aware of Ward’s collaborations with Monsters of Folk, Norah Jones, Bright Eyes and all that, but maybe Continue reading “Album Reviews 21/01/21”
One fairly common New Year’s resolution is to read more classics of literature. I didn’t actually make that resolution this year, because I really don’t need any more sources of failure and self-recrimination. But that said, I’m probably ahead of the game and have read more classic literature during the Continue reading “Zombies!”
How grape varietals come together in wine blends
Most wines produced today are made up of a blend of wines from different casks or vats. Fundamentally the goal of blending wines is for the final product to be greater than the sum of its constituent parts. These “parts” Continue reading “A blend of flavors”
Laura Fucella of Concord is the owner of E(at)xactly Cakes (eatxactlycakes.com), a homestead business specializing in custom designed cakes, cupcakes and cake pops for weddings, birthday parties and other events. Born and raised in New Hampshire, Fucella completed a nine-month intensive program in baking and pastry arts at Le Cordon Continue reading “Laura Fucella”
New authentic pizzeria opens in Milford
Wood-fired Pizza Nights at the Hilltop Cafe in Wilton on Fridays and Saturdays became a huge hit over the summer for owners Michael and Sandy Zielie. Now the Zielies have expanded into a new takeout business in Milford, where their handcrafted pizzas are available Continue reading “Pizza at Zizza”
How the food scene in New Hampshire has grown since the Hippo’s debut
The local food scene looked a lot different when the Hippo launched 20 years ago. Farm-to-table menus were few and far between, smoking in restaurants was still allowed, and craft beer was mostly still a thing do-it-yourselfers Continue reading “Two decades of delicious”
