UPDATE: 6/21 – Kickstarter has done the right thing in my opinion. I am quite happy with the outcome. http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/we-were-wrong The author Ken Hoinsky has also opened up dialogue to help fix some of the problems with the text. Even if … Read More
Chic Gamine from Very excited to announce that Sophia and I have been added as openers (get there at 8:30 sharp!) for the wonderful Chic Gamine at Johnny D’s on Sunday June 23rd! We’ll be presenting music from a variety of … Read More
t June Wiretap Wednesday!This page ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ). Our feature was Ginger Ibex (piano/viola duo!) and so many thanks to Leon Rich for hosting in our absence! Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, MA All Ages! Free! (Logistical Details) Free Parking in the back, wine … Read More
Go “like” the On The Town with Mikey Dee facebook page! OTTwMD plays local Boston music and is on every Wednesday from 9pm-Midnight and almost always features a live band around 10:30 – it’s on 91.5 WMFO – http://wmfo.org.Send your CDs to the station … Read More
photo created by Daykamp Creative! https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ are very excited to play Saturday night at RADIOÂ in Somerville in support of our friends in The Interrobang‘s CD Release! The Susan Constant and When Particles Collide compound the awesomeness! It all gets started … Read More
We at https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ are very pleased to welcome two new additions to our circulation desk: Johnny Blazes on vocals and Catherine Capozzi on guitar! Johnny Blazes Johnny Blazes is known far and wide as a gender-blending vaudevillian who combines glitter with clowning, … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library played as part of the Somerville Porchfest! Check out these rad photos by Johnny Anguish / Daykamp Music We also participated last year, performing during the middle of our 48 Hour Film Project shoot … Read More
flyer by Ian Adams ZL! Thalia Zedek Band YOU PEOPLE
 https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ had so much fun participating in last year’s Boston 48 Hour Film Project (making Los Locos Manos) that we decided to participate again in 2013. Sophia was interviewed about our participation by Wicked Bird Media!Character – Bonnie/Brian Higgins, Inventor … Read More
t May Wiretap Wednesday is here!! This page ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ) will be the location of the livestream and time listings for performing acts. Our feature is Colin Garrity of OTP! Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, MA All Ages! Free! (Logistical Details) … Read More
Exciting TEN Movie news! Today we release the opening titles sequence, in which the cast, portrayed as pigs, is pursued by The Butcher. The style is inspired by the legendary title work of Saul Bass. The animated titles were … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ is excited to announce that we’ll be opening for Liars and Believers’ production of ICARUS on May 17, 2013 at the Cambridge YMCA theater, 820 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 (MAP). Tickets: http://icarus.eventbrite.com/ (discount code “MJEML” for 15% off) See Minnie Minoseczeck’s Menagerie … Read More
We had the great pleasure of performing live on The Steve Katsos show (Facebook) on 4/23/13. (The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library also previously appeared on the show.) We shared the evening with Harrison Stebbins and Kristan Berona. PHOTO BY KELLY … Read More
Nothing much left to say at this point – another great Rumble for the vaults. Congrats to Anngelle Wood/Boston Emissions team on a job well done! Previous Coverage: Sophia’s Rock Beat: Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble Night 6- Parks, Jack Burton … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ was asked to appear on a compilation of James Bond themes…mixed with Shakespearean plays. What? Yes, you read correctly and here’s what we came up with: The Taming of the Spy Who Loved Me by The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library … Read More
just look at this amazing flyer by Dug McCormack! Saturday, 4/27 wild things happened at Precinct. I’m talking ROBOTS, and WEREWOLVES and BIG BENS, and LOVE, lots of LOVE. check it out: Nicholas Burgess: The I Want You Hookerclops (videos … Read More
Darling Pet Munkee is hitting the road on Saturday – first playing RECORD STORE DAY (fb event) at the Braintree Newbury Comics store inside the majestic South Shore Plaza (250 Granite Street, Braintree)! here are all of the acts playing: 1:30 … Read More
It has been an emotionally difficult week as we’ve struggled to make sense of the attacks on innocent people at the Boston Marathon. As musicians and artists, we immediately become filled with doubt about the value of our contributions of … Read More
Night Six of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble at TT the Bear’s! Night One Recap! Night Two Recap! Night Three Recap! Night Four Recap! Night Five Recap! Also, it’s a good time to mention that anyone is welcome to use my videos for their articles, websites, pages, … Read More
Night Five of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble at TT the Bear’s! Night One Recap! Night Two Recap! Night Three Recap! Night Four Recap! Also, it’s a good time to mention that anyone is welcome to use my videos for their articles, websites, pages, etc. A … Read More
Night Four! of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble at TT the Bear’s! Night One Recap! Night Two Recap! Night Three Recap! Also, it’s a good time to mention that anyone is welcome to use my videos for their articles, websites, pages, etc. A credit … Read More
http://daykampmusic.com/tv/ Daykamp Music already does this city a wonderful service by photographing a million shows a year (and the partner site of Daykamp Creative – by making our city beautiful with awesome show posters)…but they have taken another giant leap … Read More
Night Three! of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble! Night One recap! Night Two Recap! We are at the half-way point and at the customary “day of rest” which is much needed for everyone! ahh! Also, last night was Ugly-Tie Tuesday so there was … Read More
Night two of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble! Last night’s recap is here! The Rumble transcends being just a “battle of the bands” and is truly a festival of the awesome and diverse music Boston/New England has to offer. Endation were on fire – … Read More
Tonight was opening night of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble! This is my fourth year going and videotaping all of the preliminary round sets! The Rumble transcends being just a “battle of the bands” and is truly a festival of awesome … Read More
t March Wiretap Wednesday is here!! This page ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ) will be the location of the livestream and time listings for performing acts. Our feaure is Something Civil! Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, MA All Ages! Free! (Logistical Details) Free Parking … Read More
By now, we hope that you’ve seen some of our lipsynching masterpieces! TEN kickstarter-er, Kristen Scioli pledged for a song, but rather than assigning us one, she so very kindly told us to use the time for sleep! Here we … Read More
HOT GARAGE MESS at The Rosebud (Somerville, MA) Saturday night 3/30! VIDEO RECAP! Awesome redheaded sister/brother duo from Chicago, White Mystery: Thick Shakes, who we’ve had a crush on and wanted to play with since the Rumble 2011! and Electric … Read More
We had a very exciting time at “LOVE IS A PRISON” on 3/22/13 at PRECINCT in Somerville! We celebrated the spirit of VAUDEVILLE with an insane night of rock and ventriloquists, and burlesque, and comedy and as The Dig said, … Read More
Couch by Couch West was started three years ago as an internet-stage for those of us who were not spending a week waiting in lines and baking the Texas sun. Or as they put it: “The original alternative to South by … Read More
This came out last month and I totally forgot to post it. Cameron Keiber (of Midriff Records and musical fame) and Richard Bouchard (formerly of Boston Band Crush now of TTs booking & Indie Rock Ranger presents fame) have started … Read More
WANTON REVELRY was promised and WANTON (but not crispy) REVELRY WAS HAD. Here’s a bit of what my camera saw…there was so much more that it missed: hoops! insane adverts! clothespins! masks! but here’s a taste of the Lizard Lounge … Read More
  Sophia Cacciola 2012 Best Female Vocalist Today, the Boston Phoenix announced that it would be shutting down, effective essentially immediately (Official statement by publisher Stephen M. Mindich). There are countless reasons that this is devastating news, but let … Read More
Go “like” the On The Town with Mikey Dee facebook page! OTTwMD plays local Boston music and is on every Wednesday from 9pm-Midnight and almost always features a live band around 10:30 – it’s on 91.5 WMFO – http://wmfo.org.Send your CDs to the station … Read More
JUST THE FACTS THIS TIME. Sophia’s Rock Beat (FB)! As always, If you want me at your show, let me know- sophia@donotforsake.com, I’ll do my best. date band venue video 1/10/2013 Brian Carpenter and the Confessions Church 1/10/2013 Endation Church 1/10/2013 … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
3/30/13 Cast: Sasha Goldberg, Ryan Sheely, Jeremiah Jordan, Joanne White, Dave Sawyer, Zach Ward, Featuring Monologist Michael J. Epstein – SongwriterTICKETS: $12, $10 with Student ID (NO TICKET FEES ONLINE! – buy tickets) EVERY SATURDAY at 7:30PM in the STUDIO … Read More
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TEN The Somerville Salon Series Presents: Intellexploitation: gender, race, and body image in post-exploitation microbudget filmmaking w/Mark Phinney, Paul M. McAlarney, and Michael J. Epstein April 24, 2013 7:30 – 9:00 PM Arts at the Armory Cafe A salon is … Read More
t March Wiretap Wednesday is here!! This page ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ) will be the location of the livestream and time listings for performing acts. Our feaure is Justin P. Drew, our first comedy feature! Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, MA All Ages! … Read More
Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal In addition to our 10 day shoot in December 2012, once the movie was assembled and cut, we decided to add a few inserts and pick up a few closeups and FX shots that we didn’t … Read More
Poster by Walter Sickert Here is our very first non-narrative teaser designed to give a first look at some of our favorite moments in TEN. Of course, there are many more that we couldn’t reveal without spoilers, but we just … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Go “like” the On The Town with Mikey Dee facebook page! OTTwMD plays local Boston music and is on every Wednesday from 9pm-Midnight and almost always features a live band around 10:30 – it’s on 91.5 WMFO – http://wmfo.org.Send your CDs to the station … Read More
Friends of TEN is our blog series briefly highlighting fundraisers and projects that are associated with independent film, particularly genre film. Help BUFF raise a bit of money to make their 15th year a smashing success! We’ve enjoyed being part … Read More
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
On the last night of principal photography, Jade Sylvan prepares to shoot the final scene and reflects on the experience of working on the film, both as a writer and an actor.
Okay, so we had planned to finish releasing all of the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library‘s TEDxSomerville songs by the end of 2012, but we got distracted making a movie, among other things. So, as we approach the 1st anniversary, we’re still working … Read More
Instrumentals of our music. Primarily for licensing, but perhaps for your amusement as well. More of our music to be added as we get to it! The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library – Volume One (instrumentals) by Michael J. Epstein … Read More