Culture
Catch Joan Osborne at The Rex: Older, wiser, still beautifully bold
Q&A with Joan Osborne, who made us ponder God and built herself quite a musical career. READ MORE
Articles by Rob Azevedo
Culture
March 25: Tom Rush is ready to play up a storm at the Rex
And up here where the Granite shines, an educated man named Tom Rush was cutting his own swath with a few more years under his belt than those other songwriters. READ MORE
Culture
Catch some rising (female) stars: Let’s celebrate the ladies of song March 25 at the Shaskeen
We have four top-notch musicians taking the stage at the Shaskeen on March 25th from 4-7 p.m. They each will play for 30-40 minutes with a 15-minute intermission between the third and fourth performances. The show is FREE. READ MORE
Culture
Feb. 25 at The Rex: Do yourself a favor and spend the night (musically speaking) with Teddy Thompson
Teddy Thompson is playing the Rex Theater on February 25th at 7:30 p.m. and you should be there. READ MORE
Community
Some people come and go in your life. Some stay too long. Some take you for an unforgettable ride
No, he’s not dead. He just moved away with his special lady. But not like, “we’re heading to New Boston or the seacoast” kind of move. I mean, they move, moved. Like you can’t get Xfinity there. The Celtics games come on weeks later. Only videos available to watch are the “The Mary Jane Girls” and “Sha-Na-Na” outtakes. READ MORE
Culture
Dive into the deep end at the 13th Annual Winter Blues Tour Jan. 29 at The Rex
Thankfully, you can do just that on Sunday the Jan. 29 at The Rex Theatre on Amherst Street where they’ll be hosting the “New England Winter Blues Festival,” a gathering of country heavy rock blues with some good grind-it-down sound, with a dash of Italian born rhythm and roots. The show starts at 4 p.m. READ MORE
Community
Early retirement feels right on time
The new position did raise a few eyebrows at home. Most of the kids that I work with at the course, two I nicknamed “The Pope” and “The Pilot,” are about 35 years younger than me and in high school. They’re also classmates of my son at Pembroke Academy. “That’s just weird, Dadda,” my boy would say to me. “You work with kids from my school. You’re like 50-something. I bet they think we’re broke. Do you really make $8 an hour?” I really do, son, I told him. READ MORE
Community
You say you want a revolution – but do you really want another Civil War?
But this “New Civil War” is really putting a hex on some plans I had going. I wanted to go dune buggy riding in the Arizona desert. Wanted to go see the Red Claws play in Maine. Wanted to watch my buddy walk the aisle again. But instead, I guess, I’ll be fighting with my neighbors. Is that correct? And what are we fighting about? Oh, yeah: Freedom. Same stuff we fought over way back when. Least we won’t have to rewrite the textbooks. Tweak here, tweak there. READ MORE
Community
Day 1 of Kickin’ it at Bronstein Park: Harry needs a new pair of sneakers
My first attempt at starting an unauthorized Kickball League for The Homeless in Manchester was a tad fruitless (to say the very least), but not without a high degree of verbal gems to lick and consider in the days ahead. READ MORE
Granite State of Mind
Help! Seeking clarity before pool season ends
Every morning I open the doors in the barn that leads out to the pool and kiss my Saint Christopher medallion around my neck and pray for clear water. And every morning I curse back at Chris, holding him in contempt for the oath he broke, leaving me, yet again, with a cloudy blue pool. Don’t make me move over to Saint Anthony, Christoper. He’s been after me for years. READ MORE
