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DIG 23.05 – 4/8/21

Break the Chains

SO MUCH MORE THAN MUSIC

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted May 8, 2019 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Despite performing on her own with just a guitar on most stages that she rocks, Evan Greer might be the loudest musician in Greater Boston.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Boston, Break the Chains, Evan Greer, Folk, Make Shift Boston, music and activism, net neutrality, Queer Dance Party, Rock Against TPP, SXSW

BREAK THE CHAINS: WHY BONFIRE MADIGAN IS PLAYING BOSTON’S BEST QUEER DANCE PARTY

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 6, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

The queer dance party returns with an award under their bedazzled belt.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2017, all ages, Anjimile, Bonfire Madigan Shive, Boston, Break the Chains, Dig, DigBoston, Evan Greer, Interview, Jora, local music, Make Shift Boston, Music, Myriam Ortiz, Notes From the Scene, The Best Ever

PROTECT YOURSELF: FOR SOME OF US, ONLINE PRIVACY IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

Written by EVAN GREER Posted March 31, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

For members of my LGBTQ community, for example, the risks associated with having the details of our online activity leak can be far greater.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Break the Chains, Cambridge, Congress, Evan Greer, internet privacy, ISP, LGBTQ, SOMERVILLE, Verizon, VPN

RADICAL PRIDE KICK-OFF IN JP

Written by DIG STAFF Posted June 3, 2016 Filed Under: A+E, MUSIC

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.

Filed Under: A+E, MUSIC Tagged With: Black Lives Matter anthem, Boston Pride, Break the Chains, Evan Greer, Milky Way, Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde

BREAK THE CHAINS: DISMANTLING THE SYSTEM ONE DANCE PARTY AT A TIME

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted February 5, 2016 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Downtown Boys headline the all-gender, all-genre dance party and help break down barriers in the process.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2016, Abelism, Bell's Roar, Boston, Break the Chains, Dig, DigBoston, Downtown Boys, Evan Greer, Interview, Kali Stoddard-Imari, LGBTQ, Make Shift Boston, Music, Myriam Ortiz

BREAK THE CHAINS: BOSTON’S ALL GENDER, ALL GENRE DANCE PARTY

Written by SUSANNA JACKSON Posted January 6, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

“This dance party is about breaking down the systems that oppress and divide us and having a ton of fun while doing it … This is not a gay dance party or a lesbian night. It’s an event for people of all genders and sexualities to come together around awesome music, social justice, and community.”

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: activist, Afro-Latin, anti-racist, Boston, Break the Chains, community organizer, dance party, Defiance, Evan Greer, genders, Hi Dive, inter-generational, Jamaica Plain, Kazi Toure, LGBTQ, Make Shift Boston, Marta Rodgruez, Music, Myriam Ortiz, Ohio, Puerto Rican singer, Purple 7m, queer, queer community, Qusharia Perry, Reggae, rock, singer, songwriter, Spontaneous Celebrations, Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde, The Shondes

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