“They’re still putting toilet paper holders up; there’s a guy painting back there … Let’s christen this place.”
PICS: OPENING NIGHT AT ROADRUNNER WITH BILLY STRINGS
Venues
YOUR ABRIDGED BUT AWESOME FALL MUSIC GUIDE
Which shows are the ones that folks should definitely hit up? Well, that’s what we’re here for.
INTERVIEW: BOB MOULD ON “BLUE HEARTS” AND “DISTORTION” AHEAD OF PARADISE SHOW
“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”
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
A weekly calendar might look like this: all-ages hardcore matinee on Sunday, up-and-coming rock showcase on Tuesday, Afro-pop extravaganza Wednesday, head-banging metal on Thursday, vintage blues on Friday, all topped off with a ’60s rock legend in town on Saturday night.
