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A Hot Corner Bar
McGreevy’s 3rd Base
Saloon
911 Boylston St.
617-262-0911
After two recent World Series
wins, the business of catering
to Red Sox fans is a good one in
which to be. New Boylston Street
taproom McGreevy’s 3rd Base
Saloon is no fly-by-night
bandwagon joint, though—the
original opened in 1894, and was
home to old-school Sox fans the
“Royal Rooters,” who cheered for
the likes of Babe Ruth and Cy
Young until Prohibition ended
the fun in 1930. Today, Ken
Casey of Boston rockers the
Dropkick Murphys co-owns the new
McGreevy’s, which is peppered
with vintage Sox memorabilia and
serves delicious pub food,
including an all-day Irish
breakfast. Dress code is casual,
but we wouldn’t recommend
pinstripes.
—Josh B. Wardrop
People Get Reggae
One Love— A Reggae Cabaret
Stuart Street
Playhouse
July 11 & 12
 People
associate the soul-pleasing
sounds of great reggae more with
beachside bars than theatres,
but the music of the islands
finally gets its moment in the
spotlight with One Love—A
Reggae Cabaret, a new show
debuting July 11 & 12 at
the Stuart Street Playhouse.
This musical narrative explores
the lives of a college-bound
woman and her wise Jamaican aunt
against a tuneful backdrop that
traces the evolution of reggae
itself. The New York-based
Reggaelution Band (pictured)
provides the show’s soundtrack,
performing both original songs
and covers of reggae legends
like Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff.
And with the Playhouse lobby
boasting pre-show music,
tropical refreshments and
displays of traditional Jamaican
crafts, reggae fans are sure to
feel the Love. Refer to
theater listing.
—Josh B. Wardrop |
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Cocktail of the Week
The Achilles Heel
Persephone
283 Summer St.
617-695-2251
Okay, so we don’t commonly think
of the ancient Greeks when
pondering a cocktail list, but
(not to go all My Big Fat
Greek Wedding on you or
anything) the word “libation”
actually comes from a Greek word
meaning a “ritual pouring of a
drink as an offering to God.”
Trendy new Fort Point
eatery/lounge Persephone takes
this knowledge to heart with its
mythically tasty Achilles Heel.
This mixture of Hangar One
Mandarin vodka, Sauza Hornitos
tequila, Miller’s gin, Metusalem
rum, pomegranate liqueur, sour
mix and a splash of Coca-Cola is
a complicated cocktail with a
simply delicious taste. One sip
and you’re sure to develop a
fatal weakness for this heroic
concoction.
—Eva Medoff
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