Monthly guide to Boston’s music and arts underground reaches milestone issue
WE THE PEOPLE: HELP CREATE A NEW ALL-AGES MUSIC VENUE
Boston Hassle is creating a new all-ages music venue… but they need your help to built it.
SIDNEY GISH: HOW BOSTON’S HIDDEN MUSICIAN EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS
All hail the second coming of Regina Spektor.
VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL: ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART
It goes without saying that this a seriously subjective roundup, compiled by our brain trust and the interjectors who barged into our discussions at the coffee shops and bars where our list blossomed.
HASSLE FEST 8: THE RETURN OF BOSTON’S WEIRDEST MUSIC FESTIVAL
Noise rock, pop, and experimental genres get wild at Brighton Music Hall once again.
FITTER, HAPPIER, MORE PRODUCTIVE: RESOLUTIONS TO HELP YOU ROCK 2016
Print this out, grab a piece of tape, and stick it on the back of your door so you keep these in mind each day of 2016.
THANKS(FOR)GIVING: FEED THE GROUPS THAT FEED US MUSIC
Skip the extra dessert and put that money towards something even sweeter: keeping music non-profits alive.
AN EDUCATION: HOW AND WHY TO TRAIN YOUR EARS FOR HASSLE FEST 7
Boston’s already got so much music stuffed into its nooks and crannies that a festival highlighting its underground acts seems redundant. Why draw attention to those already left in the shadows? But Hassle Fest, a three-day music festival now entering its seventh year, goes beyond simple cherry picking to foster a community, style, and sound […]
RICK ROLLED: THE MODEST UPS AND MUSICAL DOWNS OF PILE
From self-taught fingerpicking to anxiety-ridden breaks, Pile frontman Rick Maguire talks highs and lows before his upcoming solo show.
DIG THIS: SLAUGHTERHOUSE SWEETHEARTS, CHINESE ANIMATION, AND BLACK MARKET
A packed week of things to do around town.
