In Pictures

Photos: Tree play the 22nd Annual Freedom Rally

Boston Common | September 17, 2011
Tree play the Freedom Rally main stage on September 17, 2011.

By: ARIEL SHEARER | September 19, 2011

Photos: Freedom Rally 2011 at Boston Common

Mass Cann/NORML's annual Freedom Rally | September 17, 2011
Mass Cann/NORML's annual Freedom Rally comes to the Boston Common on September 17, 2011.

By: K. BONAMI | September 19, 2011

Photos: Women of Boston hardcore -- Curmudgeon + Get Laid + Honeysuck + The Inhalers

Great Massachusetts punk rockers -- who just so happen to be women
Curmudgeon, Get Laid, Honeysuck and The Inhalers perform and practice in spaces around Massachusetts.

By: ALI DONOHUE | September 15, 2011

Photos: East Cambridge Damian Festival

East Cambridge Damian Festival | September 11, 2011
The East Cambridge Damian Festival takes over Cambridge Street on September 11, 2011.

By: DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | September 15, 2011

Rolling Rally: Our guide to the 22nd Annual Freedom Rally

Make the most of your freedom
It would have been impossible — or at least boneheaded — to print this sort of treasure map a few years ago.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | September 19, 2011

Autumn blossoms: Our 10 most anticipated art shows this fall

This season, the galleries are filled with light shows, monster rock and roll, and naked ladies
This fall is a season of celebrations and new beginnings as the Museum of Fine Arts opens its new contemporary art wing, the Institute of Contemporary Art turns 75, the Addison Gallery reopens after fixing its roof, and Brandeis's Rose Art Museum reopens after a mini renovation and settling a lawsuit by backing off from its threat to close for good.

By: GREG COOK | September 14, 2011

Photos: Dropkick Murphys at the MFA

Dropkick Murphys play WFNX's MFA Sessions at the Museum of Fine Arts | September 9, 2011
The Dropkicks invade the MFA.

By: JANICE CHECCHIO | September 09, 2011

Photos: Dropkick Murphys and Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Fenway Park, Night 1

Dropkick Murphys + Mighty Mighty Bosstones + Street Dogs | Fenway Park | September 8
Dropkick Murphys, Bosstones, and Street Dogs rock Fenway Park for the first of two bagpipe-and-scally-cap-filled concerts.

By: DAN WATKINS | September 09, 2011

Photos: Dropkick Murphys at Royale

Royale | September 6, 2011
It’s no secret that the Dropkick Murphys are New England’s fifth major-league sports team. This week, they brought the Bruins and the Stanley Cup to Royale, before shipping up to Fenway Park for two nights.

By: DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | September 08, 2011

Photos: Swoon Art Wall at the ICA

Art Wall Installation | Institute of Contemporary Art
The Institute of Contemporary Art hosts a long-term art wall installation by Swoon, a.ka. Caledonia Curry.

By: JOEL VEAK | September 01, 2011

Photos: Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on the Boston Waterfront

Boston Harbor | August 20, 2011
Athletes participate in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at the Boston Harbor on August 20, 2011.

By: KELSEY MARIE BELL | September 01, 2011

Photos: Art Show with the Tower & the Fool at Johnny Cupcakes

Johnny Cupcakes | August 26, 2011
Johnny Cupcakes hosts an art party featuring live acoustic performances from the Tower & the Fool and Kevin King, on August 26, 2011.

By: MIKE DRAVIS | September 01, 2011

Slideshow: ''We Still See the Black'' at New Art Center

A slideshow of images from the ''We Still See the Black'' show at New Art Center through October 14, 2011.
Named for a Candlemass song, staged in a former church, and curated by a pair of noise-loving MassArt grads, the upcoming group show "We Still See the Black" brings a thunderous charge of wrathful, subtle, beguiling, and teeming contemporary art to Newton's New Art Center beginning September 15 .

By: NEW ART CENTER | August 24, 2011