The spring edition of the Boston Calling Festival is set to take place at the Massachusetts’ Harvard Athletic Complex on May 25-27. The lineup features headlining slots from Eminem, The Killers, and Jack White, marking his first scheduled live performance with his new band in 2018. Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Paramore, Tyler, The Creator, Khalid, Bryson Tiller, Portugal. The Man, Fleet Foxes, St. Vincent, The Decemberists, Brockhampton, Maggie Rogers, and Royal Blood round out the top three lines of the diverse lineup. Also performing are Manchester Orchestra, Dirty Projectors, Pussy Riot, Thundercat, TAUK, and many more.Early Bird tickets are currently available here. For more information, head to the festival website.
Grand family design in popular Underwood
The property at 15 The Heights, Underwood.A GRAND family home sitting on an elevated block is new to the market in Underwood.Peter Moga built the home at 15 The Heights in 2004.“We built it big because we had a large family,” he said. “The kids are just leaving now and we have only two at home so it’s time to move to a smaller property. It’s a very nice home, in a very nice area, so we’ll miss it.”The home is spread across two levels with plenty of formal and informal living areas for the big family. The formal dining and living rooms.The front door opens to a grand entrance with high ceilings and a winding staircase, while the formal lounge and dining rooms have big windows and feature columns.More from newsCrowd expected as mega estate goes under the hammer7 Aug 2020Hard work, resourcefulness and $17k bring old Ipswich home back to life20 Apr 2020Further into the home there is an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area with tiled floors, downlights and plenty of windows allowing for breezes and natural light.The big kitchen has granite countertops, plenty of bench and cupboard space, and stainless steel appliances.Upstairs, a third living area with polished timber floorboards flows out to the front balcony.The extravagant master bedroom is spacious and has a balcony and an open ensuite with corner spa and separate shower. The master bedroom at 15 The Heights, UnderwoodThe four other upstairs bedrooms are generously sized and have built-in wardrobes. Two open to a shared balcony and one also has its own ensuite.The main bathroom has high-end fittings, a spa bath and two basins.Outside, there is a covered entertainment space, low maintenance lawns and gardens, and a garden shed.Moga said the home was perfectly positioned on a hill to capture the breezes.“It’s close to everything including the freeway but it is in a very quiet street,” he said.
Former Texas, NFL star Cedric Benson dies in motorcycle accident, reports say
Former Texas standout and No. 4 overall draft pick Cedric Benson died Saturday night after he was in a motorcycle accident, according to multiple reports. He was 36.NFL reporter Don Kleiman states he saw Benson’s brother post about the reported accident. The accident occurred in Austin, Texas, where Benson’s motorcycle collided with a minivan. Another person on the motorcycle died and two were injured in the accident. CBS Austin reported that a vehicle and person were on fire. Benson’s attorney Sam Bassett confirmed his death Sunday in a statement.”Cedric was not just my client, he was my friend,” Bassett said. “He was immensely talented and fierce on the football field yet most have no idea the difficulties he overcame to achieve what he did. Though imperfect in some respects, once Cedric was your friend, you understood how kind, sensitive and loyal he was as a man. He was like a younger brother or nephew to me. I will miss him very much.”Benson was a standout at Texas, where he was a four-year starter. During his senior year in 2004, he received the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back and was recognized as a consensus All-American.He finished as the sixth-leading rusher in NCAA history with 5,540 rushing yards, and the second-leading rusher in Texas history, trailing only Ricky Williams.Benson was selected fourth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Bears. However, his time in the NFL started off dramatically, with Benson holding out from Chicago’s training camp over his contract. He eventually signed with the team, but his time in Chicago was cut short after multiple DUIs. He was released from the team in July 2008 after his second DUI-related incident in five weeks.Grand juries declined to charge him in the 2008 cases, though it led to the Bears cutting ties with him.Benson joined the Bengals in September 2008 and posted 932 all-purpose yards that season.He had an even better 2009 season, when he rushed for 1,251 yards and set a Bengals franchise record with six games of more than 100 rushing yards. He followed that with 1,111 yards in 2010 and 1,067 yards in 2011.The Bengals declined to extend Benson in 2012, which prompted him to sign with the Packers, but his season was cut short in October after he suffered a foot injury. He retired after the season, finishing his NFL career with 6,850 yards from scrimmage and 33 touchdowns.Two days before his death, Benson was in a Travis County (Texas) courtroom, where he pled guilty to misdemeanor drunk-driving charges that stemmed from a February 2017 DUI arrest. Despite his legal problems, Benson gave back to the community in multiple ways. He started a non-profit called NUFCED, which aims to help underprivileged families and children in their educational development through the community and sports.He also teamed up with Roman Lopez Real Estate to restore the exterior of a house which was targeted during the Austin bombings in 2018.