Billy Wylder rises to the moment
“Just hang on to the band,” Pete Townshend sang back when. “You can dance while your knowledge is growing.”
Decades later, this spirit is exuded by the band Billy Wylder and its leader Avi Salloway. Their songs are infectious, full of deep grooves, spirit Continue reading “Playing with purpose”
Local music news & events
• Joyful sound: A free after-work concert series in Manchester has Joel Cage performing, a singer, songwriter and Kerrville New Folk winner. At his last show at the venue, an audience member thanked him, saying she’d “needed some joy.” Upcoming are Kevin Horan (Sept. 8), Continue reading “The Music Roundup 22/09/01”
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Deluxe Edition 1, by Hitoshi Ashinano (Seven Seas Press, 450 pages)
Originally published in Japan starting in 1994, the manga series Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (translated as Yokohama Shopping Log) follows the daily life of Alpha the android running her missing master’s coffee shop. Now the series has Continue reading “Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Deluxe Edition 1, by Hitoshi Ashinano”
Mary Onettes, What I Feel In Some Places EP (Labrador Records)
Glad I decided to clean out my pathetically overstuffed excuse for an emailbox, because this one had gone in one eyeball and out the other back in June and I’d totally forgotten about it. This Swedish band would belong Continue reading “Album Reviews 22/09/01”
I remember the first time I drank a gin and tonic.
It was my first week at college. There was some sort of reception with an open bar. (The drinking age in Vermont was 18 at the time — a fact that led to a great many questionable decisions over Continue reading “Gins and tonic”
Summer is winding down, which means many things. First, school will begin soon or already has. Second, football season (a.k.a. snack season) is almost here. Third, cooler temperatures will arrive, which means, most importantly, it’s time for more cooking and baking.
This perfect-for-fall recipe is a combination of comfort food Continue reading “Fully loaded Tater Tot waffles”
Leah Borla of Weare is the owner of Sweet Love Bakery (20 Main St., Goffstown, 497-2997, sweetlovebakerynh.com), which opened in early May. The small-batch bakeshop offers a daily assortment of fresh items like muffins, cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cookies, cupcakes and cheesecakes, and also accepts specialty cake and cookie platter orders Continue reading “In the kitchen with Leah Borla”
Woods Grille opens in Northwood
When The Stand Cafe closed its doors in Northwood earlier this year so its owners could pursue a coffee roasting venture elsewhere, Heather Heigis and her husband, Pete — the owners of the property since February 2021, which includes Heather’s real estate brokerage upstairs — Continue reading “Burgers, Tots and beyond”
Bread Makery now open in Salem
Andrey Bredstein found success in New Hampshire with his Russian baking business, Hidden Berry Cakes & Breads — he was perhaps best known for his rustic roadside trailer near the intersection of Routes 102 and 121 in Chester, where he lived until 2018. Now, Continue reading “Ryes to the occasion”
News from the local food scene
• Get your Greek feast: Join Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (68 N. State St., Concord) for its next boxed Greek dinner to go, a drive-thru takeout event, on Sunday, Sept. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. Now through Wednesday, Sept. 7, orders Continue reading “The Weekly Dish 22/09/01”
