Trea Lavery, Author at Blast Magazine

An interview with Ira Sachs, director of “Little Men”

August 4, 2016

Ira Sachs, whose most recent films include “Love is Strange” and “Keep the Lights On,” has created another movie that plays with the audience’s heart. “Little Men” is the story of two boys, Tony and Jake, gr...

Finding Dory: Review

Trea Lavery

June 15, 2016

With the exception of “Toy Story,” neither Disney or its affiliate Pixar have a very good track record for creating sequels. However, “Finding Dory,” the sequel to 2003’s “Finding Nemo,” out this Friday, breaks...

Highlights from Boston Calling Music Festival

Trea Lavery

June 5, 2016

Last weekend’s Boston Calling music festival was a game-changer, not because of the acts, but because it will be the last time the event is held at Boston’s City Hall Plaza. Organizers of the festival announced...

Supporting the environment through music

Trea Lavery

May 26, 2016

San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Rachel Garlin will be performing at Cambridge’s Club Passim on June 5. The show will be to benefit Mothers Out Front, an activist organization dedicated to creating a susta...

Review: Captain America: Civil War

Trea Lavery

May 5, 2016

Unsurprisingly, Captain America is not ready to give up on his freedom, and Marvel Studios’ newest movie shows that. After opening with a flashback to a mission conducted by the Winter Soldier in 1991, Capta...

Sticky Fingers coming to Boston tonight

Trea Lavery

May 2, 2016

Australian five-piece Sticky Fingers will be playing at Brighton Music Hall tonight, May 2, along with Bootleg Rascal. The band, which plays a mixture of chill rock, psychedelic pop, and reggae, is touring i...

Couple sues reality TV show for bad home renovations

Trea Lavery

April 21, 2016

A North Carolina couple, Deena Murphy and Timothy Sullivan, are suing the producers of HGTV’s “Love It or List It” for “shoddy” work done on their home during the filming of an episode of the show. The coupl...

Founder of The MuseBox passes away from cancer

Trea Lavery

April 14, 2016

Nadine Gelineau, founder and CEO of of music marketing agency The MuseBox, passed away last Thursday, April 7, of lung cancer. She was 56. Gelineau’s music industry career began with her work as a DJ during ...

New music from Westing

Trea Lavery

March 28, 2016

Matt Mascarenas, the man behind indie band Westing, is working on multiple new projects, turning his previously solo act into a full band. Mascarenas, who also plays in Daytrader and Heartless Breakers, is c...

“Louie” actress and singer to perform at Berklee’s Red Room at Café 939

Trea Lavery

March 17, 2016

Singer/songwriter and actress Eszter Balint, of New York, will be performing at Berklee College of Music’s Red Room at Café 939 on March 31 at 8 p.m. Balint has not performed outside of New York in a few years,...

Reykjavik Calling: Bringing Icelandic culture to Boston

Trea Lavery

March 7, 2016

Boston isn’t known for its Icelandic population, but from March 4-7, Iceland Naturally is bringing the country’s culture to the city, through food, music, film, and literature. On Saturday, March 5, Iceland ...

“Mythica,” the fantasy series that’s taking over

Trea Lavery

March 5, 2016

Watch out, “Lord of the Rings,” you’re about to be outdone—by an indie series. “Mythica,” starring Melanie Stone, Adam Johnson, Jake Stormoen, and Nicola Posener, is a five-part high fantasy film series crea...

Making Sense of the Nonsensical: A Q&A with Derek Pyle of Waywords and Meansigns

Trea Lavery

February 22, 2016

One of the arguably most important books in literary history is one that almost nobody in the general public has read. Derek Pyle wants to change that. Pyle’s new project, “Waywords and Meansigns,” is a musi...

Low-budget British short film “Stutterer” nominated for Oscar

Trea Lavery

February 2, 2016

Most people can relate to the feeling of nervousness before a first date. But for Greenwood, the main character of Benjamin Cleary’s short film “Stutterer,” this apprehension goes even further. In the film, ...

Austrian short film “Everything Will Be Okay” makes Oscar short list

Trea Lavery

January 30, 2016

Director Patrick Vollrath has been watching the Oscars since he was 13 years old. This year, he may win one himself. Vollrath’s short film, “Everything Will Be Okay,” tells the story of a father who kidnaps ...

Review: “Death of a Bachelor” – Panic! at the Disco

Trea Lavery

January 15, 2016

Listeners who haven’t paid much attention to Panic! at the Disco since “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” may be intrigued at the band’s new album, Death of a Bachelor, but those who have been following the jarring g...

Actor Alan Rickman dies at 69

Trea Lavery

January 14, 2016

Alan Rickman, the British actor beloved for playing Professor Snape in the Harry Potter film series, has passed away at the age of 69 from cancer. Born on Feb. 21, 1946, Rickman was also known for his roles ...

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