Tyler Allgood shines on soul-baring Through The Empty
Surgery and its aftermath are often challenging; for a recovering addict, the experience can be harrowing. As Tyler Allgood faced a spine operation in early 2019, he worried about whether essential pain medication would lead to relapse. For six to eight months Continue reading “Write through it”
• Serenading: Check out a recent Facebook Live stream from Jessica Olson for an idea of her musical outlook. The Granite State native can switch from a classic Carpenters song to Carrie Underwood country pop and pivot to a vintage rocker like Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck In the Middle With You.” Continue reading “The Music Roundup 21/02/18”
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (PG-13)
Everybody is wonderfully game in the delightfully silly Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, a movie co-written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, the writers of Bridesmaids.
Comparatively, Bridesmaids played it straight. Barb and Star goes all in on Continue reading “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (PG-13) | Judas and the Black Messiah (R)”
Doomed Romance: Broken Hearts, Lost Souls and Sexual Tumult in Nineteenth-Century America, by Christine Leigh Heyrman (Knopf, 304 pages)
Perform a Google search for “Martha Parker” and “Dunbarton, New Hampshire” and nothing especially interesting comes up. There’s just a smattering of obituaries and grave-marker sites related to assorted Parkers Continue reading “Doomed Romance: Broken Hearts, Lost Souls and Sexual Tumult in Nineteenth-Century America, by Christine Leigh Heyrman”
Disco Shrine, xxoo Disco (self-released)
Man, the world just needs to stop a second so I can catch my breath. This week I had to deal with a string of disasters, including two different hacks of critical life stuff, then it was the news about the “Robin Hood” subreddit Wallstreetbets Continue reading “Album Reviews 21/02/18”
Early on in the Covid lockdown, I decided to take ice cream to the workers at my dump. I wanted to do something for someone in essential services and I have a lot of respect for people who do hard, thankless work.
Every week during hot weather I would swing Continue reading “Honolulu Cooler”
Veggies and seafood pair well with white wines
Grilled steak or spaghetti and meatballs call for a robust wine such as a cabernet sauvignon or a Chianti. Easy enough. But when the dishes are lighter fare, such as a baked or broiled fish or seafood, a salad, a cheese plate, Continue reading “Wines for meatless meals”
Jason Duffy is the executive chef of Bistro 603 (345 Amherst St., Nashua, 722-6362, bistro603nashua.com), which opened last August. Born in Brighton, Mass., and raised on Cape Cod, Duffy got his start in the industry at the age of 14 as a dishwasher at the Chart Room restaurant before moving Continue reading “Jason Duffy”
Mola Foods to open new tasting room and kitchen
Since launching Mola Foods in 2016, Jeannette Bryant of Nashua has opened a retail store, established a culinary scholarship program and published a cookbook offering ideas on how to best utilize her globally inspired spice blends and chili relishes into one’s Continue reading “Tastes of Africa and beyond”
Amherst, Merrimack Lions Clubs to host “virtual” chili cook-off
If a hot bowl of chili has been one of your favorite go-to at-home meals, you’ll be able to showcase your creation during a special “virtual” cook-off. The event, a collaborative effort of the Amherst and Merrimack Lions Clubs, will be Continue reading “May the best chilis win”
