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...road, competing at the Northern Invitational in Plant City, Fla. and the Eller Media Stadium Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. Harvard tallied a 4-5 record in the non-conference matchups. Harvard is next scheduled to take the field in Macon, Ga., where the Crimson will compete in the Mercer Nissan Classic on the first weekend of Harvard’s spring break. The Crimson will also travel to Rhode Island and Boston University before kicking off its Ivy League slate against Penn and Columbia on March 31 and April 1, respectively. —KARAN LODHA
After changing everyone’s lives (thanks, Natalie Portman), James Mercer and his Portland posse are back. The Shins, whose jangly melodies and eccentric poetry became all too well-known with a double appearance on the “Garden State” soundtrack, now experiment with a more fleshed-out sound on their third album, “Wincing the Night Away.” The tracks off “Wincing” are less instantly adorable than the band’s former hits. Upbeat tunes “Australia?...
...Istanbul is definitely undersold," says Ozlem Onal, 37, whose family business is hotels and who has worked as the night manager at the Mercer in New York City. "American bankers are coming here. They see all the ingredients: the clubs are full every night, we have a lot of stamina, we're anxious to pack in the world of fashion, technology, entertainment, movies. First-time visitors can't imagine how European we are, although I go to Asia every day. My gym is in Asia, so I take the boat...
...before “Beast Moans” dropped, it really didn’t seem necessary. More resumé-padding from the over-recorded Dan Bejar (Destroyer, New Pornographers) and the stretched-too-thin Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, a dozen other bands). Plus Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes, who may or may not be crazy. On paper, Swan Lake shouldn’t work that well...
...Mercer provides the body, and it is his frantic guitar work that drags “Beast Moans” forward. “The Partisan But He’s Got to Know,” a Mercer feature, lurches forward like some baroque, “Swordfishtrombones”-vintage Tom Waits tune, almost spiraling out of control until Krug and Bejar enter to tame the melody...