“It’s clearly a record that sonically is built for the stage so we can’t wait to try these out live. There’s also this deep songbook we need to address”
INTERVIEW: BOB MOULD ON “BLUE HEARTS” AND “DISTORTION” AHEAD OF PARADISE SHOW
Venues
QUICK HITS: ONCE + OOMPA + LAVAGXRL
Some decent venue news for a change
ONCE AGAIN: BELOVED SOMERVILLE VENUE REEMERGES AT BOYNTON YARDS
What does it take to survive as a venue? “We are like sharks—you gotta keep moving or you’ll die.”
QUICK HITS: THE (RE)OPENINGS
With local tracks to match
OLD-SCHOOL MASSACHUSETTS VENUES: A LOVE STORY
About 5% of the rich history of performance venues in our lovely, funky, fractured city.
SHOW LOVE: UPDATES ON THE FIGHT TO SAVE MUSIC VENUES
Grants available for professional musicians in New England and New York’s Upper Hudson Valley.
NO SHOW: WE MISS LIVE MUSIC. SO DO YOU. HAPPY INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK
“I miss big shows for sure, but I love the feel of a full house in a small room.”
’80S GLORY DAYS AND THE GORY DEMISE OF THE CHANNEL
LARGE VOID, DEEP CUTS
Yearning for more DIY space in Greater Boston, one restaurant guy takes the plunge
THE SEVEN SEES: UNDERRATED VENUES TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON
Tired of going to the same music venues? Us too.
