Blues Fest debuts at Rex
The first New England Blues Festival was a modest one-off featuring regional bands, including Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks, led by organizer Nick David. Buoyed by its success, David brought it back the following year and soon was attracting national talent like Chicago heavy-hitter Nick Continue reading “Homecoming”
Local music news & events
• Song truths: With his debut album, Leap of Faith, singer-songwriter Dakota Smart evinced stunning maturity for such a young artist. His performance at the regular Bell and Brick Winter Concert Series will include originals, like the climb-on-a-back-that’s-strong “Believe” and the semi-autobiographical “Sunrise In Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/01/26”
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (TV-G)
Stephanie Beatriz, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
I know, I know, do you really need to hear the Encanto songs again? Yes! This filmed concert of the songs of Encanto as presented at the Hollywood Bowl is a delightful celebration featuring the original vocal talents from the Continue reading “At the Sofaplex 23/01/26”
A teen uses location services, street cams and Colombian Taskrabbit to search for her mother in Missing, a lightweight thriller.
June (Storm Reid), 18, is on eyeroll-whatever terms with her mother, Grace (Nia Long), as Grace heads from their L.A.-area home to vacation in Colombia with her boyfriend Continue reading “Missing (PG-13)”
The Matter of Everything, by Suzie Sheehy (Knopf, 320 pages)
If you’ve been on this planet for more than two decades and have decent health insurance, you’ve probably had an X-ray at some time. However, you may not have given any thought as to how the technology came about Continue reading “The Matter of Everything, by Suzie Sheehy”
keep calm stay home, A Theme For… (Give/Take Records)
I know how much a good percentage of my readership loves The Beatles, even if I don’t so much. I only bring it up because the artist in question here, London-based composer Oli Morgan, is the mastering engineer at legendary Abbey Continue reading “Album Reviews 23/01/26”
I love aligning my cooking with the weather. When it’s January and the days are cold, I enjoy a hot meal at the end of the day. Even better than a hot meal is one that has been simmering all day long. After a day of work, it is nice Continue reading “Vegetable vegetarian soup”
Gerald Oriol is the owner and executive chef of Caribbean Breeze (233 Main St., Nashua, 883-4340, find them on Facebook and Instagram @caribbeanbreezerestaurant), a one-stop culinary destination for authentic Caribbean eats, featuring Haitian, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Jamaican and Dominican items all under the same roof. Arriving in the former Norton’s Continue reading “In the kitchen with Gerald Oriol”
Ogie Brewing now open in Milford
Nearly four full years after Bill Ogert signed a lease to open his own nano brewery in Milford, his vision is now a reality. Ogie Brewing, a stone’s throw from the town Oval, celebrated its grand opening Jan. 6 with a lineup of 10 Continue reading “Brews by the Oval”
Batulo’s Kitchen coming to Concord’s Bank of New Hampshire Stage
At the Concord Multicultural Festival, Batulo Mahamed has gained a reputation over the last decade as one of the event’s most popular food vendors, building a following for her sambusa, or Somali meat pies. You’ll soon be able to enjoy Continue reading “A taste of Somalia”
