A cheat sheet of local LPs you probably slept on.
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ALLSTON CALLING: WITH GREAT CHANGE COMES GREAT PROS AND CONS
It's cool Boston Calling will take over Harvard's backyard in 2017, but should you be excited about it?
RADICAL PRIDE KICK-OFF IN JP
In a big city like Boston, the LGBTQ community can take itself for granted sometimes, and become cliquey or exclusive. When you come to any Break the Chains event, expect to be welcomed.
DAY THREE: BOSTON CALLING WAVES HELLO TO DIVERSITY, GOODBYE TO CITY HALL
Boston Calling took the extra step to show that sexism, racism, homophobia, and ageism had no place at their event -- and other festivals should follow suit.
DAY TWO: ROBYN, ROCK, AND REINVENTION AT BOSTON CALLING
Robyn, Lizzo, Palehound, Courtney Barnett, and more reinvented themselves, but fans weren't always prepared for it.
DAY ONE: BOSTON CALLING PERFECTS THE ART OF PERFORMANCE
Sia, Sufjan Stevens, and Lisa Hannigan all elevate the art of live entertainment in their own personable way.
HELLO OPERATOR: MEET YOUR BOSTON CALLING LOCALS
Palehound, Michael Christmas, Lady Pills, and more introduce you to themselves and the city.
GO BIG AND GO HOME: PORCHFEST ’16 TAKES OVER SOMERVILLE
You dream up a genre, it’s there, and one of the 230 bands set to play will have it ready at will.
FOTOBOM: BOB MOULD, TED LEO @ PARADISE ROCK CLUB, 5/1
After 90 minutes of standing a few feet from Bob Mould’s jet-engine-roar guitar amps, it feels a bit like someone has turned down the volume knob on the outside world. Mould – prolific solo artist, frontman for 90s alt-rock trio Sugar and co-leader of punk legends Hüsker Dü – maintains at ...
MMM-POP: THE EXPERIMENTAL POP OF MAGNOLIA LOFT
Pop is fun, but it’s a hell of a lot more so when things get weird.