Sneak Peek: FRI 3/21 to SUN 3/23, TUES 3/25

I'm not a religious guy, but I think I like Easter better than Xmas. Still plenty of good eats including the special candy. (I do love jellybeans.) Still a family event, but not as much of the hoopla.

Even though it's not open to the public, I'd take a look if I were in Harvard Sq around noon to watch kids & Easter Bunny frolicking in the graveyard.

And Happy Purim to those who are into that!

I hope the weekly list doesn't suck, but here are a few ideas for the weekend.

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FRI 3/21

7:30pm
Dean Wareham, "Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance": Music & Book Signing
at Lizard Lounge/Cambridge Common, 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge (between Harvard Sq & Porter Sq)
FREE

If you can't make it on Friday, Dean will be at Brookline Booksmith on Thursday (tonight)...

FRI 3/21

The Gentlemen (11:30pm), Downbeat 5 (10:30pm), Dave Smith & the Country Rebels (9:30pm)
at Abbey Lounge, 3 Beacon St, Somerville (Inman Sq)
$8

The Gentlemen and Downbeat 5 both deliver the good every time. If you like to rock, you can't be disappointed.

FRI 3/21 to SUN 3/23

Various Times
Boston Underground Film Festival 2008
at Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
at AMC Harvard Square 5, 10 Church St, Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
$8 / $6 students & seniors

The weirder film festival is filled with films that probably won't get wider distribution. Although it may not be great, "The Wizard of Gore" has an impressive cast including the wild Crispin Glover. The premiere is Thursday night (see below) and also screens on Friday afternoon. Documentary "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" (who directed many classic horrors of yore) is supposed to be pretty good and is showing on Saturday and Sunday.

There are plenty of shorts programs titled: "Hyperreel", "Technicolor Psychotica", "Ocular Penetration", "A Day in Leah Land: The Films of Leah Meyerhoff", "You're So Not Serious", "Earthworms in Space", "Staring into the Abyss", and "Insert Title Here".

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SAT 3/22

2pm
International Pillow Fight Day
at Copley Sq, Boston
FREE

Bring a pillow, but act naturally before 2pm.

SAT 3/22

1pm (until whenever)
International Free Hugs Day
around the pit, Harvard Sq
FREE

If you're a lover, not a fighter, you can help give hugs. I got a free hug once, and it was nice.

SAT 3/22

8pm to 10pm
Ken Reid & Nate Johnson, "Two One-Man Shows by Two Guys Wasting One Life Each"
at Cambridge YMCA Theater, 820 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$10

Two funny guys will basically do one-man shows that will both likely combine regular stand-up, some video, and who knows what else.

Advance tickets available.

SAT 3/22

9:30pm
The Most Serene Republic, Miracle Fortress, Liam Finn
at Middle East - Upstairs, 472 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$9 advance / $10 day of show / 18+

Canadian and Kiwi rock, including Liam (son of Crowded House's Neil) Finn.

SAT 3/22

Emergency Music (Midnight), The Great Bandini (11pm), The Fatal Flaw (10pm), The Sunsets Quick (9pm)
at TT the Bear's Place, 10 Brookline St, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$9

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SUN 3/23

Noon
Easter Egg Hunt
at Old Burying Ground next to First Parish Church, 3 Church St, Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
FREE

Like I said above, not open to the public; but I'd take a look if I were walking around Harvard Sq.

SUN 3/23

The Sunsets (8pm), Dave Godowsky's eAsteR pAradE (10pm)
at Toad, 1912 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Porter Sq)
FREE

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TUES 3/25

8pm
Everclear, Street Credit
at Parris/Ned Devine's, Faneuil Hall Marketplace , Boston
FREE w/RSVP / 21+

Yes, it's that Everclear (with leader Art Alexakis and a few new guys. I remember them sucking live, but maybe they're more "road-tested" these days... You can RSVP here (but I get paid if you register with the link at the bottom of my site).

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