Nov. 4 & 5 – BRAIN Arts Org/ Boston Hassle presents…Hassle Fest 8 @ Brighton Music Hall w/ Wolf Eyes, Girlpool, Silver Apples, Rhys Chatham, Guerrilla Toss, Doomsday Student, Ava Luna, Sad13, IAN Sweet, Surface To Air Missive + many more ALL AGES – MORE INFO: bostonhasslefest.com

Hopefully you snag this rag before 11/4 so you can be reminded to head over to BMH in Allston for our de-facto birthday party freak-fest of sorts. We wanna connect you to all that this country’s (and city’s) underground has to offer. We hope that through a DIY spirit and community mindset, we can all work together to help sustain the independent cultural character of Boston and New England. We got SADIST now – demonic experimental hardcore that makes people cower. Incentive? No? Maybe something more “out there”? How bout the addition of Mark Johnson to the already mind-expanding duo of Andy Allen and Arkm Foam transforming this almighty trio into the legendary, world record holding BANG BROS?! One night only! In that same experimental vein we got Id m Theft Able – just wait and see how he makes you re-think reality. Macula Dog is gonna creep up from NYC and give us all a jolt, techno synthsters Forma have RSVP’d and there’re also The Craters!! Familiar faces, head-scratching headliners, and some otherworldly outliers – all combined into one delectable cocktail . We love making new friends, establishing face to face connections, and talking to folks about the city and scene we care so deeply about. So put the phone down, forget Facebook, and come join in this culturally driven, all volunteer-led, communal collective.

-Michael Achille