In Pictures

Slideshow: 50 Bands, 50 States

Posters, records, and other memorabilia trace the history of our nation's most important bands
In honor of this week's 50 Bands, 50 States feature, we scoured Boston Phoenix archivist David Bieber's treasure trove of rare musical paraphernalia, in search of the best stuff from the best bands. Here's a taste of what we dug up.

By: PHOENIX STAFF | July 03, 2008

Slideshow: Tattoo you

Some of Boston's best tattoos
Inspired by the Peabody Essex Museum’s current exhibition on Maori tattoos, we raised a call to adventurously inked souls in Boston.

By: PHOENIX STAFF | July 25, 2008

Slideshow: Iron Maiden in Boston (2008)

June 20, 2008 at the Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
Rev. Aaron photographs Iron Maiden, live at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA, on June 20, 2008.

By: REV. AARON | July 25, 2008

Slideshow: Goldenstash

Images of the ubiquitous stashed street art character
Around Boston, one mysterious, epidemic figure boldly sports a prominent handlebar mustache as if it were his entire raison d’etre.

By: K. BONAMI | August 01, 2008

Slideshow: RIP Mr. Butch

Photo tribute to street musician and Allston fixture
Photo tribute to street musician and Allston fixture

By: K.BONAMI AND KELLY DAVIDSON | August 01, 2008

Slideshow: Burlesque Fest 2007

Putting the tease back in strip-tease
Burlesque artists combine dance, comedy, music, kitsch, innuendo, feathers, fans, and, okay, sex appeal, to tantalizing effect.

By: MATT CRAIG AND HEIDI HEIMSAL | August 01, 2008