Posted on Oct 20 2011 by
Eli Jace in
Arts,
Community,
Events,
Music,
Video 
In 1922 a beady-eyed vampire named Count Orlok shuffled in broken film projections to the horror of German audiences watching the debut of Nosferatu.
Nearly 100 years later, with a revolving cast of blood-suckers come and gone, Orlok still finds space on a screen somewhere for his bald head and pointy ears every Halloween.
Next Friday, October 28 at 8 p.m., at the Center for the Arts at the Armory, multi-instrumentalist Brendan Cooney and four other musicians will inject new life into the classic creeper when they perform their score over the silent film.
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Posted on Aug 09 2011 by
Ilan Mochari in
Arts,
Commerce,
Community,
Government,
Politics 
by Michael Schulman A long-time Somerville resident poses 26 questions from A to Z for Ville-ans old and new—with bonus questions at the end. 1. Signs all over town herald Somerville as an “All America City,” an award Somerville received for the second time in 2009 (the first was in 1972.) What does that mean?…
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The good folks at Starlab (32 Prospect St) have organized perhaps the very best live acts from Somerville and beyond for their third whenever-they-feel-like rockin’ BBQ and festival. It’s all happening outside of a junk metal shop and radiator graveyard in Somerville’s most underrated square, Union. It is of paramount importance that you go and…
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Somerville natives Leanis Almanzar, Wilner Alexis, Kenny Neff and Larry Travaglione will perform Thursday, July 28, at 8 p.m. at Club Samba (608 Somerville Ave). Known together as DC FAM and respectively as Third Degree, Real Wil, K Street and Renzo, the group is headlining an event featuring DJ Stix from Hot 97 Boston and…
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Posted on Jul 20 2011 by
MikeMcCullagh in
Arts,
Music,
Small Biz There is never any shortage of music to go and see, and — from this day forward — I’m going to to try my hand at directing you to the right way to spend an evening in our fair burg. Take it uptown to Johnny D’s (17 Holland St) or across Union divide to PA’s…
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Posted on Jul 11 2011 by
Eggs Benedict in
Arts,
Events,
Nonprofits 
Summer often brings about a burning desire in me to pop some corn, grab a cold soda and head to a drive-in movie theater for a classic film. Thanks to the folks at Papercut Zine Library (226 Pearl St), I’ll be doing things a bit different this year. Papercut’s librarians have organized a “Bike-In” movie…
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Posted on Jun 28 2011 by
Matthew in
Arts,
Community,
Events,
Music 
To show off their new album, Vortex Live, the local band The Vortex Series hosted a release party at Arts at the Armory (191 Highland Ave). The release party was held Sunday, June 26 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Vortex Series, as they describe themselves on their website, is a “concert series that…
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Posted on Jun 09 2011 by
Sandra Manzanares in
Arts,
Davis Square 
Theatre@First premieres its production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus on Friday, June 10 at Unity Somerville (6 William St). The play will run until June 18 with a total of six shows. The play’s script follows a psychiatrist attempting to treat a teenage boy whose enthrallment with horses turns violent. The play features mature content and language. Dave Policar, a…
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Posted on May 07 2011 by
Ilan Mochari in
Arts,
Commerce,
Community,
Food 
While attending Day 1 of the New England Bicycle Expo (NEBE) at Arts at the Armory (191 Highland Ave), we couldn’t help but notice the offerings of wine and beer available at the “preview” cafe, which was set up in a corner of the gigantic exhibit room. Kerry Lavin, 38, was behind the counter. She…
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Posted on Apr 15 2011 by
Ilan Mochari in
Arts 
We just wanted to give a shout out to Somerville resident Chris Braiotta, who is featured in a Boston Phoenix story by Eugenia Williamson. Williamson’s story is great, and we beg you to click over to the Phoenix and read it in its entirety. Suffice it for us, here on the Scout blog, to provide…
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