Check Out These Three Murals Being Painted In Somerville
“The symbolism of the mural is inspired by a Maya mask that represents birth and death from 700 AD,” Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez told me as he finished painting his new…Continue Reading →
The Annual Repainting of Mark Alston-Follansbee’s Art Car
On a cool, overcast Memorial Day Monday, I join Mark Alston-Follansbee as he’s repainting the exterior of his Toyota Camry in the driveway of his Waltham home. Over the years,…Continue Reading →
Photos: Big Gay Dance Party In Somerville
Somerville kicked off Pride month with its second annual Big Gay Dance Party. The celebration this evening in Union Square, featured drag performances by Just JP and Sham Payne and…Continue Reading →
Somerville’s Once Nightclub Hit By Burglary, Wrecked Office
Once Ballroom—the Somerville nightclub and headquarters of the locally-grown food catering company Cuisine en Locale—was hit by a burglary and wrecked office overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, owner JJ Gonson…Continue Reading →
Photos: Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band Plays PorchFest
Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band performed at Somerville’s Quincy Street Open Space as part of the annual PorchFest today. Photos copyright 2018 Greg Cook. Help Wonderland…Continue Reading →
16 Bands To Check Out At Somerville’s PorchFest This Sunday
Somerville’s annual PorchFest is part hootenanny, part a giant open studios for bands. Some 300 bands acts are scheduled to perform on porches, in backyards and in parks from noon…Continue Reading →
Photos: Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys Play ‘Rock Parents’ Show
Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys perform at Kelly Davidson’s “Rock Parents” exhibition at Once, Somerville, May 6, 2018. All ages were welcome. Photos copyright 2018 Greg Cook.…Continue Reading →
‘Rock Parents’ Photos Show What Happens When Musicians Have Kids
When Kelly Davidson first began photographing for The Boston Phoenix newspaper in the late 1990s, she got assignments to shoot portraits of Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses, The Breeders and…Continue Reading →
Photos: ‘Starting Over Festival’ In Somerville
I want to thank everyone who helped make and/or joined us for the “Starting Over Festival” at Somerville’s Quincy Street Open Space today. The city’s tiniest urban wild served as…Continue Reading →
‘Starting Over Festival’ Celebrates Turning Over A New Leaf In Spring
Somerville’s tiniest urban wild will be home to the “Starting Over Festival,” a free Arbor Day and Earth Day festival organized by the Somerville Arts Council and Wonderland editor Greg…Continue Reading →