Positive reviews of Wye Oak’s first two albums group the Baltimore duo into indie-rock subgenres with compounds like dream-pop, shoe-gaze and psych-folkMost coastal city-dwellers who are familiar with the grittier, busier side of life, relationships and indie-rock bands will love “Going the Distance”; the rest of America, not so much. This summer, the editor-in-chief of Fandango.com, Chuck Walton, decided to watch 100 films in 100 days. And although he might be approaching movie fatigue at this point, he was able to talk with us about what documentaries will soon be big.While you can certainly find a decent number of micro-brews on tap at the city’s better pubs, it’s safe to say you won’t see a selection like this anywhere else when the Massachusetts Brewers Guild holds the Mass Brewers Summerfest on Friday. The festival brings 80 local craft beers from more than 20 breweries all together in one place.It’s a book, a play, a Broadway musical, a film — and now the American Repertory Theater is rebooting the story behind “Cabaret” as an interactive theater piece.
Aerosmith rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford doesn’t need to practice for his gig with the James Montgomery Blues Band.
“We don’t really have to rehearse,” he says. “If we need to go over something, it’s something we could do in the dressing room, or at soundcheck.”
Whitford will be joining his Aerosmith buddies Joey Kramer and Tom Hamilton for the Legends of Rock N Blues show, which will also feature guest spots from the likes of Jim Belushi and members of classic rockin’ blues acts Santana and Boston.
As for the status of Whitford’s own classic rockin’ blues act, he says the members of Aerosmith have “kind of got through the storm.”
After a few months of multimedia bickering that included murmurs of replacing singer Steven Tyler, all original members are on board for a full fledged tour this summer.
“We never had gotten to that point where we actually started to do auditions or anything like that,” says Whitford. “All I can say is that everybody’s excited.”
Legends of Rock N Blues
Sunday, 6 p.m.
House of Blues
15 Lansdowne St., Boston
MBTA: Green Line to Kenmore
$30-$125, 617-482-0106
www.hob.com
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