Presented in part by the Central Square Business Association, and overlapping with the Together Festival and Cambridge Open Studios, the World’s Fair is like a giant block party—if all your neighbors were artists, DJs, chefs, and scientists. Continue reading →
He said tomorrow it’s Thursday, you can play all the Zappa you want. And I go, “Zappa Thursdays.” And he said, “Yes, tomorrow is Zappa Thursday.” It was an inside joke going on for a while, until it all came together at River Gods, where I was DJing Thursdays anyhow. Continue reading →
Adults need more field days, especially when it involves hip-hop and charity. Saturday afternoon is a chance to fuse beats with recess, all for a good cause. Continue reading →
Throw your headphones on, give yourself a few minutes and be part of a conversation on Boston music helmed by those who make it happen—all on the record. Continue reading →
When it comes to some good, old-fashioned future-musics, it’s hard to beat West Coast motherboard motherfuckers Glitch Mob—not only do the they keep the computer-noises coming faster than a fifty-six, their live show is them just straight up jamming away on keyboards and controllers like you’re watching some grim and gritty re-boot of Nick Arcade. Continue reading →
Walter Jones’ new project Graceful Exit adds a fresh face to the disco scene with their new EP on record and the amazing release party they are throwing at Machine. Continue reading →
According to their tagline, PRIDE’s official JP Block Party aims on “putting the social back in Sunday.” And while our more astute readers would be technically correct in pointing out that to do so would be an orthographic impossibility, let’s face it: our more astute readers have never really been our fun ones. If the brownstone-blasting beats of Djs D’hana and Jodi weren’t quite enough to get you out doin’ in daylight what you’d normally do in a darkened dancefloor, there’ll be plenty of booze to get you up and movin’, and plenty of snacks to keep you there. [SUN.6.12.11.PRIDE.Perkins St., Jamaica Plain. 12pm/all ages/free before 1pm, $10 after. bostonpride.org]
There’s an inherent risk in creating a one-armed, zombie-fighting, rocket-hoverboard-riding, Jamaican cartoon commando named Major Lazer as the face of your self-styled brand. Continue reading →