The show formerly known as Santa Jam returns to the State Theater next Thursday for a night full of blues tunes and good will. Now known as Winter SOULstice, the

Bronx Pizza and Subs joined the many restaurants that populate Clarendon Boulevard this summer, and has since been serving pizzeria favorites with big nods to New York City just steps

It’s easy to call Black Taxi indie-rock. It’s a broad field though, says keyboardist Ezra Huleatt, but they fit somewhere in there. The band’s music has been described as dance-punk, grit-pop, and other such mash-ups that try to define what they do, and has evoked comparisons to a diverse set of acts that includes the Talking Heads and Red Hot Chili Peppers. From a band whose members tap into such varied backgrounds and influences, it’s easy to see why pinning Black Taxi down to a genre is tricky.

If Colin Martin has his way, someday he’ll be entertaining audiences on the Second City stage or live from New York on “Saturday Night Live.” But for now, the J.E.B. Stuart High School graduate is working on his acting chops at The College of Wooster, his latest step toward an acting career.