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Although a fairly new band on the Indie-Progressive Rock scene, Alaska! includes veterans from Folk Implosion, Sebadoh and Red Aunts. They have been compared to bands such as Death Cab for Cutie and The Decemberists. Their energetic debut album, “Emotions,” was released about a year ago. Tickets $8. 18+. 10p.m. The Middle East Upstairs...
...Harvard South Asian Association comes together once a year to put on a cultural celebration including comedy song and dance. Among the dances displayed are Bhangra ( Punjabi folk dance) and Rass ( Gujarati folk dance). This performance will mark the 15th anniversary of the Ghungroo cultural show at Harvard. With performances open to the Boston community, all four shows each year go on for sold out crowds. Tickets $10 student (with ID). 7:30 p.m. Agassiz Theatre...
...number of petitioners heading to the capital has increased dramatically over the past few years. Though President Hu and Premier Wen Jiabao have made mingling with common folk a signature of their new administration?from shaking hands with aids patients to chatting with coal miners?the common touch hasn't trickled down to China's provincial leaders, who are widely viewed as aloof and corrupt. Without any recourse on the local level, the mainland's disenfranchised see little choice but to head to the capital. Their increasingly vocal calls for justice show that despite China's economic expansion, many citizens...
...selling the tasty mollusks take up an entire side of the square with a long line of vats, each piled with a mountain of mottled brown shells. As ubiquitous as hot dog vendors in Manhattan, snail stands occupy street corners in all of Morocco's major cities, attracting hungry folk on their way home from work or on a night out with friends. For about $1, a small bowl of 20 or so b'push can be yours?still in the shell, heads attached. Either suck them out or pry them free with a toothpick. But don't expect...
...swelling, Expressionist style. For much of that time, Carr was scorned not only as a woman determined to paint but also as one who ventured into the wilderness to do it. Worse, her most beloved motif was the totem pole, a subject that deeply offended the white folk of British Columbia, who were eager to forget whatever vestiges of native culture they could not obliterate...