Pile, Speedy Ortiz, Avenue, and more local musicians share their favorite spots around the city for our back-to-school guide.
BREAK THE CHAINS: WHY BONFIRE MADIGAN IS PLAYING BOSTON’S BEST QUEER DANCE PARTY
The queer dance party returns with an award under their bedazzled belt.
HUGS FOR CHELSEA
Major artists line up to support Manning as she is released from prison
ON SELLING OUT: DON’T LET CAPITALISM SHAPE PUNK IDEALS
Some of the most famous artists I know are also some of the most compassionate. They use the power they’ve gained to help others. On the other hand, I know plenty of bands that gained a tiny bit of fame and became assholes, thirsty for more patriarchal and capitalist power.
PROTECT YOURSELF: FOR SOME OF US, ONLINE PRIVACY IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
For members of my LGBTQ community, for example, the risks associated with having the details of our online activity leak can be far greater.
MESS WITH TEXAS: BOSTON ARTISTS RALLY AGAINST SXSW’S DEPORTATION THREATS
Evan Greer, Pile, The Kominas, and more on how an immigration clause may be the end of the music industry’s biggest festival.
HOW THE TPP GOT ROCKED
The movement (and concert) against that damn awful free trade agreement comes to Boston
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.
BREAK THE CHAINS: DISMANTLING THE SYSTEM ONE DANCE PARTY AT A TIME
Downtown Boys headline the all-gender, all-genre dance party and help break down barriers in the process.
WE TOURED EUROPE WITH TWO BANDS AND THREE KIDS AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE
The tour was called Break the Chains, named after Boston’s very own all-gender queer liberation dance party.
