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Irish eyes are smiling at The Lansdowne

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:54:35 -0500

The simple mussels ($10) at The Lansdowne, a new Irish pub on Lansdowne Street behind Fenway Park, are the best mussels I've eaten in ages. They're tossed onto a...

GOV'T MULE

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:22:40 -0500

On too many albums Gov't Mule locked into a sludgy/jammy approach that was sometimes viscerally thrilling but more often lumbering and predictable. Maybe it's new...

MIKE DOUGHTY

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:22:03 -0500

Many fans of the ex-Soul Coughing frontman hated his last solo record, "Golden Delicious," an album of great-if-buffed-spotless songs. Doughty got the hint. This...

THEM CROOKED VULTURES

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:21:26 -0500

This should have been the best album of the year. Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme plus Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones plus Dave Grohl should equal a wicked...

WALE

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:20:34 -0500

Wale (pronounced Wah-lay) promises to usher in a new era for hip-hop on his hotly anticipated debut, the first release from Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint. Instead of vapid...

NORAH JONES

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:18:48 -0500

Norah, you pretty pixie, you've done it again: You've confused a nation of soccer moms. Like her last album, 2007's "Not Too Late," Miss Jones adds...

The reel meaning of the holidays

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:02:13 -0500

Will a special-effects-laden end-of-the-world spectacle take a bite out of the Tiger Beat vampires in the 2009 holiday-movie season? Or will the hairgelled undead prevail...

The end's in sight

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:10 -0500

Ever since the human race rose from the muck, humans have enjoyed stories about how the world would end. From the biblical deluge story to this week's "2012,"...

'2012' a doofus disaster

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:59:22 -0500

A giant tsunami of cheese has just landed at a theater near you. Smell it and resist if you can. Roland Emmerich's "2012" is "The Poseidon Adventure"...

Michael Jai White is a 'Bad man

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:36:49 -0500

Just call him Superbad. Or not. Actor/writer Michael Jai White was going to use the name for the title character of his movie "Black Dynamite." White stars...

'Dynamite' is blaxploitation blast

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:35:57 -0500

If you're eager to return to the 1970s heyday of blaxploitation movies, look no further than "Black Dynamite," an affectionate, pitch perfect re-creation. And...

Behind the scenes, Garofalo's low-key

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:34:48 -0500

Friday the 13th seems an appropriate day to enjoy the dark humor of Janeane Garofalo. The 45-year-old comedian and actress brings her stand-up routine to the Wilbur Theatre...

"Star Wars" music a force to be reckoned with

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:34:08 -0500

C-3PO isn't a robot that likes to rock out. He won't walk this way with Aerosmith. Or get jiggy with Will Smith. Or just dance with Lady Gaga. ...

Culinary calendar

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:46:18 -0500

SATURDAY Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC) hosts its third annual tiki bash, with food from Toro, Coppa and Island Creek Oysters, in a fund-raiser...

Happy to be jug heads

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:43:52 -0500

There's a relationship between the fall of junk bonds and the rise of jug bands. At least that's Maria Muldaur's take. "Jug band is the perfect good-time...

Gotta love it

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:38:09 -0500

DRINK: MCGUIGAN'S BLACK-LABEL SPARKLING SHIRAZ This delightful, 21-plus treatis an odd combination that throws the senses for a loop, a pleasurable pour that marries...

Henley a seasonal treat

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:31 -0500

If you ever thought that Don Henley thinks too much, his show at the Citi Wang Theatre on Wednesday confirmed it. There was a giant clock onstage, the passage of time was...

Gigs around town

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:02 -0500

FRIDAY THE CRANBERRIES Back after a five-year hiatus, singer Dolores O'Riordan and the original lineup were probably the gentlest band to hit in the grunge era. At...

Nick Frost rocks the boat in 'Pirate Radio'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:10:29 -0500

Ask Nick Frost about stardom and he wrinkles his nose. "I don't see myself as a celebrity," he said. "I don't go to parties or premieres. That's...

Art meets satire in '(Untitled)'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:07:33 -0500

You might like it, but is it art? That's the central question in Jonathan Parker's "(Untitled)," a playful satire of New York's avant-garde...

Warhol painting a hot ticket at NYC auction

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:59:00 -0500

NEW YORK - A painting by Andy Warhol, "200 One Dollar Bills," brought the equivalent of 43.8 million dollar bills at auction, more than three times its highest presale...

'Maid' not so merry

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:48:43 -0500

A bourgeois fable in the style of Bunuel or Genet, Chile's "The Maid" paints an unsentimental, psychological picture of the social classes in modern-day Santiago. ...

Flee 'Prisoner:' Don't be held hostage by humdrum AMC miniseries

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:48:19 -0500

A tired, listless remake, AMC's "The Prisoner" is six hours of sand, bleating, pleading and Jim Caviezel's blank face. Remakes are always tricky,...

Get dialed in to 'Pirate Radio'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:39:26 -0500

Featuring the best movie soundtrack since Alan Parker's "The Commitments," "Pirate Radio"arrives on these shores in the hopes of sweeping fans of...

Kids get down to business

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:31:16 -0500

Someone call The Donald - there is some serious business talent in director Mary Mazzio's ("A Hero For Daisy") documentary "Ten9Eight." Wellesley-based...