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DANA JAY BEIN

Dana Bein is a funny guy. As the stand-up comedy instructor at ImprovBoston, he's funnier than me and people respect him.

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CLOUDS

As you might have heard, Clouds are making the big time and they're from here. Right now, they're traveling America opening for legendary cult-like psych rockers Boris,

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GERALD CASALE OF DEVO

1977. YOU GO INTO A WENDY'S WITH BRIAN ENO AND DAVID BOWIE. WHO WOULD YOU HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR MORE?


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Tiësto

Tiësto. Just the name itself inspires thoughts of trancey beats, laser lights, E pills and Europeans with a shitton of hair gel.

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Taylor Locke of Rooney

Taylor Locke is the dreamy lead guitarist of California's Rooney. Unfortunately, you've probably heard of Rooney from Fox's The O.C., or even their recent tour with Disney darlings/demons, the Jonas Brothers.

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DEFEND YOURSELF!

MOTOR

 

Bryan Black is one half of Motor, an electronic duo that plays wickedly maximal acid music. We spoke with him via telephone in his New York City apartment.


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BRIAN VIGLIONE

When you hear about the Dresden Dolls, you generally hear from the magnanimous and charismatic front lady Amanda Palmer.

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MYQ KAPLAN

In his stand-up, Myq Kaplan delivers punchlines at rapid-fire speed. Even before he was the resident assistant in my building,

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LEWIS BLACK

Lewis Black once sat next to me at a Radiohead concert, and then left early in something of a displeased tiff. He looked angry. I wondered, is he angry all the time? Now I know the shocking truth: not really. He's mainly just gently ornery, in an agreeable, get-the-hell-off-my-lawn kind of way. Onstage, Black is what you call a screamer, a member of the hilarious but tiny fraternity of stand-up comedians whose brothers have included Sam Kinison and Bill Hicks. And, with those two long gone, few comics out there manage to touch absurd brilliance with flailing, shouting and cursing the way that Black does. Given the venom of his political material, it's surprising to realize that Black might be the biggest name in the comedy world not also reviled by some large sector of it, unlike cable guys (or Dane Cooks) that we could name. Part of the reason must be his affection and dedication to stand-up itself, along with a relentless touring schedule that has him coming back to Boston in a month for a book tour. We talked about Radiohead, his years as a playwright, and his impending 60th birthday. Oh, and we also talked about how his bus almost hit a car during this interview.

HOW ARE YOU?

Ah, it gets better every day, doesn't it?

I SAT NEXT TO YOU DURING A RADIOHEAD PERFORMANCE SOME YEARS AGO AT BONNAROO. YOU WALKED OUT EARLY.

It didn't make sense. I've never really listened much to them. And I was kind of excited. And then I thought, "Hmmm...this is a long night."

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HARLAND WILLIAMS

Harland Williams is the rare Late Night guest that nearly matches Conan O'Brien in weirdness inch-for-inch.

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SUNDAY JULY 20, 2008

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78% Humidity


Featured Blogs

Tales Pre-party

By pinklady on Wed, Jul 16, 2008 12:24 pm

Before dinner MiMi, Em, and I (Pink Lady) head down to the Carousel Bar for Vieux Carres and to meet up with Hanky Panky and Barbara West. The Carousel Bar spins in the center of the room, so to chat with these seated gals, we have to march slowly around the room with them. We're doing the "Carousel Crawl." It looks impossibly silly.

On our way...

By pinklady on Tue, Jul 15, 2008 7:05 pm

Tuesday LUPEC hits the road for Tales!

 

6:45 a.m. ET: Ouch. We arrive at the airport. Mimi, Pink Lady, and longtime friend, Em are traveling together on Jet Blue. We’ve had a collective 8 hours of sleep between the 3 of us and are in desperate need of coffee.

 


Activists, lobbyists and legislators rally to cut emissions

By Scott Sayare on Thu, Jul 3, 2008 2:13 pm

A crowd of about a hundred ex-hippie environmentalists, optimistic lobbyists, state congressmen in ties and business suits, and concerned citizens from five to 75 crowded the State House steps yesterday in support of the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA). Armed with posters, megaphones, and an acoustic guitar, they called for the House of Representatives to vote on and pass the far-reaching carbon emissions bill, which has already been approved by the state senate.






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