Get the holiday shopping done early with these hand-picked music gifts from Boston and beyond.
CHEAP THRILLS: SMALL BIZ SATURDAY IS ANOTHER EXCUSE TO EXPLORE THIS HIDDEN VINYL MINE
In racks, bins, and crates and on tall shelves, customers are greeted with the exciting near-certainty that they’ll find some gems to ogle over and bring back home for their own players since there’s so much—affordable!—vinyl to choose from.
REISSUES ROADSHOW: NUMERO GROUP BRINGS THEIR FACTORY OUTLET TO BOSTON
This Sunday, Inman Square turns into a factory outlet heaven for snagging post-Record Store Day sales.
10 YEARS OF LOCAL: LONG LIVE RECORD STORE DAY
Love is in the air: love for vinyl, love for culture, and love for your neighborhood, wherever that may be.
LET’S DANCE: A DAVID BOWIE BIRTHDAY BASH FOR REBEL REBELS
B-sides, deep cuts, and classics will spin in Allston tonight to commemorate what would’ve been Bowie’s 70th birthday.
HOT READS: OUR TOP 10 MUSIC BOOKS FOR SUMMER
Books + music + beach = your summer reading roster
NEW KNEES: BEE’S KNEES EXPANDING AND BRINGING CAFE CULTURE TO ALLSTON
“Allston is a great neighborhood,” he says. “That’s why we wanted to push the cafe concept. This will be somewhere [locals] will want to hang out in.”
RUNNING IN CIRCLES: A ROUND-UP OF RECORD STORE DAY MUSTS
Record Store Day is a bit of a clusterfuck now.
NICK@NITE: POLARIS BRINGS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW TO LIFE
“The TV kept us alive for all these years, and, for some reason, now is the time for us to play. It’s nostalgia for a band you’ve never seen.”
DREAM ON: THE RETURN OF PSYCH-PUNK ROCKERS THE PREFAB MESSIAHS
The Prefab Messiahs want you to keep your stupid dreams alive. After, they’ve been doing that for over 30 years.
