The Farmer’s Market is usually a great way to stay loyal to local purveyors, small businesses and better produce, but in Boston, the dilemma comes with schizophrenic weather patterns. Marshall’s Fenway Farm Stand, which opened in late November, is housed in an old Goodyear Tire Retread store, safe from both the elements and any (still) bitter Red Sox fans.
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The freshest face in the burgeoning chillwave/glo-fi genre, two ridiculous names for a dreamy take on lo-fi pop music, is Toro y Moi, whose debut album Causers of This was released Tuesday on Carpark Records, former home of Beach House and Dan Deacon.
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Behind an austere blue sign with simple white font sits Han River, a Korean barbeque restaurant in South Campus. Despite its Spartan appearance and mismatched interior décor (glass Art Deco-esque tables, a Shawshank Redemption poster), Han River boasts an authentic menu and delicious fare, with favorite go-tos like bi bim bop ($8.50) –– sautéed vegetables and beef on rice –– and beef fried rice ($8.50).
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You Can Be A Wesley is an Allston upstart, and its sound is a seamless combination of surf-rock and pop. Lead singer Saara Untracht-Oakner’s voice is simultaneously cute and wistful, and the band combines biting guitars riffs with a tight and forceful rhythm section. The Muse sat down with the whole band –– Untracht-Oakner, Nick Curran (bassist), Winston McDonald (lead guitarist) and Dan Goldenberg (drummer) –– at its practice space in Allston.
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