Boston’s Democratic Socialists want to #TakeBacktheGrid
The banks of the Chelsea Creek are crowded with Boston’s industrial lifeblood. Jet fuel for Logan Airport, salt for the roads…
WENT THERE: Frequency Tuning @ Kingston Gallery
The Kingston Gallery continues to deliver some of the most thought-provoking and vibrant exhibitions that our community has to offer. Nestled…
THE COOL GREENHOUSE – Landlords 7″
Just a two song-er. A 7″-er for the tangible types, for the expendable income sect. This record is my intro to the…
WENT THERE: Photographing the Female @ Beacon Gallery
Photographing the Female met me coming in from a day some might call too cold for May that had me sharing a…
The Boston Hassle is Looking for People to Write About Weed!
Do you, uh, like weed? If you do, then you should write about it… for us! Email [email protected] and get ready…
Music
THE COOL GREENHOUSE – Landlords 7″
Cyrus Gengras – Sight Unseen
Fresh Vid: OG Swaggerdick – Air
Towson-Glen Arm Freakouts: 1992-1999
The Gala – Bad News
An Interview with Erin Vadala and Charles Vadala
Film
REVIEW: Photograph (2019) dir. Ritesh Batra
REVIEW: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) dir. Chad Stahelski
Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorsese
BIG 3 FILM: Satanic Panic!
The Shining (1980) dir. Stanley Kubrick
Psycho (1960) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Art
Talking visual art, poetry, and zinecraft with Ben Mazer and Raquel Balboni of Art...
WENT THERE: Frequency Tuning @ Kingston Gallery
WENT THERE: Photographing the Female @ Beacon Gallery
WENT THERE: World Memory, The Art of Data Visualization
ART BIG 3: Boston Arm Wrestling Dames Fight Night
WENT THERE: Prakriti, Dances of Life
Talking visual art, poetry, and zinecraft with Ben Mazer and Raquel Balboni of Art...
Art + Letters Magazine seeks to unite up-and-coming poets and artists with seasoned professionals
Introducing: The Dig Box Office
Your Scam-Free, Monopoly-Free Guide to Scoring Local Tickets
MORE DEMOCRACY NEEDED TO SURVIVE GLOBAL WARMING
Or: Free the Wu Train The hits just keep on coming from climate scientists—as they drop big global warming studies with…
REVIEW: Photograph (2019) dir. Ritesh Batra
A momentary portrait between strangers in Mumbai's busy streets
REVIEW: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) dir. Chad Stahelski
Five years ago, we were blessed with what was possibly the greatest action movie of this generation: John Wick, a simple movie…
Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorsese
5/17 @ THE VIDEO UNDERGROUND
WENT THERE: World Memory, The Art of Data Visualization
@ Boston CyberArts Gallery
Who Can Afford to Survive in Boston?
Experts Discuss Progressive Housing and How to Keep Boston... Boston
Fresh Stream
THE COOL GREENHOUSE – Landlords 7″
Cyrus Gengras – Sight Unseen
Fresh Vid: OG Swaggerdick – Air
The Gala – Bad News
An Interview with Erin Vadala and Charles Vadala
Fresh Vid: Eye Witness – Miss Me
Show Me The Body – Dog Whistle
Patio – Essentials
Tender Cruncher – Juicy
Boston Compass #110
The Peanut Gallery
@ WENT THERE: Frequency Tuning @ Kingston Gallery
Excellent writing and so personal and perceptive. The work is great, but it's always equally great when a reviewer really…- @ Five ex-Drop Nineteens tell their story
Hearing "Delaware" in 1992, the Drop Nineteens quickly became a favorite. Heard them live at Metro Chicago on the National…
Evan Greer is Breaking the Chains
I think at my core I make music and do activism that's about bringing people together
Fresh Vid: OG Swaggerdick – Air
In “Air”, OG Swaggerdick uses lyricism that articulates the bread and butter thematic of gangster rap. “Hoes on deck, swag on deck,…
Towson-Glen Arm Freakouts: 1992-1999
Mike Apichella Fondly Remembers Maryland's Utopian Art Scene
Notes From The Crew: ISSUE 111
As the newest member of the Compass team, I’m usually typing captions into my phone instead of articles in the paper….
BIG 3 FILM: Satanic Panic!
SATANIC PANIC! Fri 5/3 – Sat 6/1 Midnights @ Coolidge Corner Theatre All shows $13.25 Ahh, springtime in Boston, when the Charles…
TRASH IS TRAGIC: MAY #111 // RECYCLING GARBAGE
Hello my trashy babies! Some people think living “zero waste” means I recycle everything in my kitchen. But I try to avoid…
The Shining (1980) dir. Stanley Kubrick
Dizzying aerial views soar over rolling hills of the Colorado rockies following a yellow punch buggy which navigates ascending roads. A low…
Psycho (1960) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
5/12 @ BRATTLE
What a wonderful review. I loved how it painted the layered complexities of Lynda’s work. It is encouraging to come…