Wednesday, February 24, 2010

ROCK N ROLL BINGO @ Milky Way 2/24

Rock N Roll Bingo is one of my favorite nights! Classy Miss Cassie & Kristen Caruke provide a night of entertainment including RNR bingo, dirty music, dancing and free delicious treats!

Music starts at 9:00 and the first round of bingo begins at 9:30. With at least 5 rounds there are plenty of chances to win some awesome prizes! (like BEER!)

Dance to Garage, Punk, Soul & Rock N Roll all night long!

MILKY WAY
284 Amory Street
Jamaica Plain, MA

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Art @ The Blue Room 2/23‏

The newest exhibit at The Blue Room features new works by Distillery artist Robert daVies and long-time Distillery friend Michael Dacey. Beer, wine, and amazing snacks will be provided by The Blue Room.

Tuesday, February 23rd, 7-9pm.

The Blue Room
1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA

Monday, February 22, 2010

FLIPPIN OUT WITH FREE PANCAKES! (02/23)

Join IHOP (map) to celebrate National Pancake Day TOMORROW Tuesday, February 23, 2010. From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., we'll give you one free short stack (three) of our famous buttermilk pancakes. All they ask is that you consider making a donation to support local children's hospitals through Children's Miracle Network, or other local charities.

Friday, February 19, 2010

LOST & FOUND @ THE NAVE GALLERY 2/19

If your feeling artsy tonight, head to Nave Gallery in Somerville for the opening reception of LOST & FOUND! The event is FREE and we'll be presenting the works of 15 local artists who have come together to present their interpretation on the theme of "Lost & Found" in a variety of mediums. Selected pieces are available for sale and range from restored antique chairs to paintings to multimedia presentations.

The show is curated by Adam Ribaudo and features work from: 
 Christine Jozitis, Jessie Pinkham, Bennett Grizzard, Barrett Thornton, Mike Fortier, Emily Zilm, Harold Flood, Brittonie Fletcher, Mike Bullock, Tova Speter, D. Heidi Hample, Chris Holmes, Melissa McDowell, Dan Ribaudo, and Pete Septoff.

ARTWORK will be available for viewing, Friday 6-8PM and Saturday and Sunday 1PM-5PM.
155 Powderhouse Blvd., Somerville, MA

Friday, February 12, 2010

THE TAKEOVER VS. BODEGA/BAILEYWORKS COLLABO

When these two hipster/streetwear stores have events on the same night (TONIGHT FEB 12!) YOU WIN! Both Karmaloop and Bodega will be having events to celebrate all their fashionable glory and you should definitely try to hit up both in the Back Bay/Fenway area.

Lets start with Karmaloop: they will be relaunching their Newbury St. store (map) as a mens only flagship store (sorry ladies, you will have to speculate on sizes online). We at BOSTawesome have some insider information that the PBR and wodka will be flowing free (as in both plentiful amounts and gratis (but don't forget to tip, that's just foul)) Ms.Thang will be spinning and there will be other surprise treats abound.
Bodega will be unveiling their work with Bailey works and independent fabrication at their fourth wall space (map). Mind you: you should RSVPing to paperlabels@ifbikes.com is the polite thing to do in order to check out the killer custom bicycles, messenger bags, and tshirts.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

YOUNG TURKS TOMORROW NIGHT!!! (2/10)

From the minds of party monsters and villains from here to Calhoun Bay, blvd. is pleased to present “Young Turks”, a night full of sweaty rock n' roll hijinks and non-stop space madness.
Starting February 10th, 2010 the crew of blvd. will be busting the speakers at Zuzu (map) to bring you jams so loud your soul will sizzle. From Chuck Berry to Sabbath, Modern Lovers to the MC5, we will keep your brain alive and poppin way past the midnight hour. Featuring the badass record collections of Brown Bear (Happy Endings) and King EvRock (Bodega Girls, Read Yellow), the second Wednesday of every month at Zuzu will be a wonderfully wonderous night of rock n' roll debauchery. Get ready!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Bigfoot Art at BLVD. this FRIDAY

The great guys over at BLVD. (map) are having another artshow this FRIDAY (2/05) this time featuring BIGFOOT. Graphic artist, BIGFOOTONE's art is bold, colorful and most importantly renders Sasquatch in his element. You definitely should come through, have a glass of the gratis Bear Flag wine and peruse the 30-40% off select menswear and snowboard gear.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

JOEY ASAL ART OPENING @BoConcepts 1/30

TONIGHT! Go to BoConcept in Central Square from 7-10pm to celebrate Joey Asal's latest work, KINETIC GEOMETRY!  Inspired by Joey's geometric and colorful art, Artifaktori will be there dressed in mod 60's styles with a twist.  Come enjoy wine & snacks, and admire ART and FASHION!

Music by DJ Manny Random

999 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, ma

Thursday, January 28, 2010

I...You...We...ROBOT 1/29



SPACE 242,  exhibition, I…YOU…WE…ROBOT!, featuring artwork inspired by robots in various mediums, by over 70 artists. The opening reception, Friday, January 29 runs from 6-8pm, is free and open to the public with RSVP at www.space242. An artist talk will be held Friday, February 19 from 7-8pm. Gallery hours are Friday evenings 6:30-8pm and Saturdays 11:30am-1pm. To view select images from the exhibition, visit:
Artists include Marietta Apollonio, Scott Bakal, Allison Bamcat, E.J. Barnes, Jeff Bartell, Alli Bondi, Craig Bostick, Dan Browne, Kevin Burney, Scott Bruns, Alex Carlson, Keenan Cassidy, Derrek Coss, Megan Mary Creamer, Eliot Daughtry, Jon Defreest, Jyll Ethier-Mullen, Jamie Fales, Andy Fish, Michael Georgason, Howard Green, Jr., Stephen Hamilton, Brian Hart, Veronica Hebard, Ann Hirsch, Andrew Jacob, J-ME Johnston, Joe Keinberger, Patt Kelley, Kim Kent, Ron LeBrasseur, Jacob Lefton, Doughty Leigh, Ben Lewis, Jennifer Lewis, Vanessa Ly, Dave MacMahon, Bob Maloney, Joey Mars, Carly Mazur, Fish McGill, Matt McKee, Sarah Morrison, George Motta, Dan Moynihan, Scott Mullowney, Peter Murphy, Markus Nechay, Dave Ortega, Peter Payack, Ansis Purins, Rhonda Ratray, Mister Reusch, Chris Ried, Derek Ring, Ryan Robidoux, Jeremy Russell, Skript, Skunk, Andrew Sloan, Lindsay Small, Michael Paul Smith, Stones, Wayne Strattman, Adam Szymczak, Tom Torrey, Stefan Volatile-Wood, and John Wiltshire.
Images above, from L-R: "We Come in Peace" by Scott Burns, "Sid's Toy" by Alex Carlson, "Self Destruct" by Jeff Bartell.

MASCULIN FEMININ/ 1/29


DJS: Volvo + John Barera
Host: Susie G 
sponsored by PBR
9pm-1am