North Shore-based band Tigerman WOAH (Courtesy Tigerman WOAH) The four members of the high-energy Boston roots band Tigerman WOAH describe themselves as “Northshore livin’, brown liquor drinkin’, woah-singin’ and no good-rotten.” The Improper Bostonian just named them the best band in Boston. Tigerman WOAH came to Radio Boston’s studio for an interview with WBUR’s Sacha Pfeiffer and a live performance. The band will be performing at Jimmy’s Saloon in Newport, Rhode Island, this Saturday.  Guests Adam Kazynski, lead vocals and banjo-ukulele Jonathon Continue reading >>>

More Related Stories email article print page <![CDATA[ ]]>   July 22, 2014 -- (PRWEB) July 22, 2014 PJ Technologies, the creators of Goverlan® software, today announced that in celebration of SysAdmin Appreciation Day, they will be a sponsor of the 6th annual SysAdmin Day Meetup, a social event for local Bostonian system administrators. Goverlan, a leader in for over seventeen years, has partnered with Matt Simmons, a leading online blogger at Standalone Sysadmin and a well-respected Continue reading >>>

Last night, The Improper Bostonian celebrated its annual Boston’s Best issue at the Pru’s Skywalk Observatory.Once past the long 
elevator line (and after the cramped ride up), honorees, advertisers and VIP partygoers enjoyed tunes by DJ Frank White and drinks by Budweiser Black Crown, Cointreau and 90+ Cellars.Making the scene were Big Mack from Hot 96.9; 
Craigie on Main and Kirk-
land Tap and Trotter’s chef Tony Maws and his wife, Karolyn; Alden Harlow’s (best new restaurant winner) Michael Scelfo; Improper publisher Wendy Semonian; editor Jackie Houton; and 
account exec Luba Continue reading >>>

2. "I use Skinceuticals Sheer UV Defense on my face—it's the one sunscreen I've found that doesn't clog pores." Skinceuticals, Beauty Mark, 33 Charles Street 3. "A spray bottle of Evian is a great way to cool off when I don't feel like going into the water." Evian mineral mist, $17.50, Sephora, Prudential Center 4. "My iPod nano is great for walking along the beach—"Fall in Love" by Phantogram, "Doses and Mimosas" by Cherub, "Hurry Hurry" by Jessie Baylin, and "When We First Met" by Hellogoodbye are all heavy in rotation right now." iPod nano, $149, Apple Store, 815 Boylston Street 5. Continue reading >>>

I wasn’t planning to watch any of the matches, and I tried to avoid it at first, but I quickly realized this would be almost impossible. It seemed that each and every business in Berlin had at least one TV showing the games. Restaurants and bars with patio seating put TVs outside, too, so patrons could view the games outside and passersby could check the score at all times. Numerous outdoor public viewings were put on with giant projector screens. At some of these events, people BYOB and watch the game for free. The place I went for the final was called Kulturbrauerei and they charged a three-Euro Continue reading >>>

Say what you will about Boston, but as people who’ve lived here most of our lives and in very few other places around the world, and/or spent a couple years here in college and never left a square mile radius of the dorm, I think we can all agree that it’s inarguably the greatest city on the planet. There are so many little distinctive things about Beantown, as we all definitely call it. Things here just aren’t the same as they are anywhere else. From Harvard Square to Faneuil Hall to the Back Bay and almost nowhere else in between, there’s a reason they call it the Hub of the Universe. Continue reading >>>

So it’s hardly a surprise that she decided to pen a memo this week attacking The New York Times when the paper wrote what she thought was an inaccurate article about the EPA and its role in writing new, tough pollution regulations. The Hill reports: In the memo, McCarthy praised EPA staff for securing a “dozen major victories in the Supreme Court” while crafting the “historic” carbon pollution limits for existing power plants. “Unless you ask the New York Times,” McCarthy quipped. “According to an article from Monday, you just cut and pasted a particular [non-governmental Continue reading >>>

A 23-year-old Boston native dethroned the reigning World Series of Poker Player of the Year on Tuesday in the “Big One For One Drop” charity poker tournament in Las Vegas. His $15 million in winnings are the tournament’s 2nd biggest payout so far, according to the Associated Press. Online poker celebrity Daniel Colman outlasted 41 other competitors over a period of three days to beat famed World Series of Poker Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu, who took 2nd place won $8 million. The Las Vegas Sun reported in that Colman had to be persuaded to pose with the prize money bracelet in that Continue reading >>>

A 23-year-old Boston native dethroned the reigning World Series of Poker Player of the Year on Tuesday in the “Big One For One Drop” charity poker tournament in Las Vegas. His $15 million in winnings are the tournament’s 2nd biggest payout so far, according to the Associated Press. Online poker celebrity Daniel Colman outlasted 41 other competitors over a period of three days to beat famed World Series of Poker Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu, who took 2nd place won $8 million. The Las Vegas Sun reported in that Colman had to be persuaded to pose with the prize money bracelet in that Continue reading >>>

When he decided to pursue music, Bostonian Adam Ezra was aware he could end up as a 60-year-old playing live at Joe’s Crab Shack on weeknights. “That would be okay,” he said. I caught up with Ezra this week as he and the rest of the Adam Ezra Group were somewhere in Ohio and headed west. The roots rock band is in the midst of its most recent tour, stopping at the Zebra Cocktail Lounge in Bozeman on Saturday, July 5, at 9 p.m., one of around 200 dates the band will play this year. Ezra, who said Continue reading >>>