“When we make decisions for Create,” says DiBiccari, “every decision goes through the same filter and we ask ourselves, Does this help develop a larger platform for artists?”
WHEEL OF TUNES: WILD MOCCASINS
The synth-driven poppers talk Drake, southern food, and Klon Centaur pedals.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: LIVING ON SCRAPS
Boston is aiming to achieve “zero waste,” which some say can create more living-wage jobs. Is part of this lofty goal rooted in the region’s dirtiest hypocrisy?
WHEEL OF TUNES: SCREAMING FEMALES
The New Jersey punks talk fantasy worlds, MRIs, and their favorite painting by Agnes Martin.
SPECIAL FEATURE: MORE POTENT THAN RODENTS
Poisons meant for pests are killing animals and impacting humans in Mass
SUBTERRANEAN CENTENNIAL
Monthly guide to Boston’s music and arts underground reaches milestone issue
OH, SULLIVAN: I BRAVED THE NOTORIOUS CROSSHAIRS OF CHARLESTOWN, EVERETT, AND SOMERVILLE AND LIVED TO WRITE ABOUT IT
Even for this tortured region, Sullivan is something of an evil clusterfuck oasis, an otherworldly portal into gridlock that uniquely cripples multiple municipalities at once.
THE FRESHMAN 15: RISING LOCAL MUSICIANS TO WATCH
While these artists aren’t new to making music, they’re at the early stages of their careers — and we can’t wait to see how they flourish.
LOUD AND CLEAR: BOSTON MUSICIANS TAKE THE LIVE STAGE
If you want to understand Boston’s local music, then you’ve got to see our city’s musicians perform live at these five shows.
BOSTON’S HIDDEN DIAL: AN INSIDER’S TOUR OF THE HUB’S COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS
I’m here to remind that the radio dial in Boston still offers a cornucopia of sounds known and unknown, music that is often deftly curated by musically obsessed volunteer disc jockeys at college stations. With the possible exception of the Bay Area, we have the best and most unique radio dial in the country.
