The final 2016 YEAR ENDER… from the 1369 Coffeehouse
Every morning at the Inman and Central Square institutions known as the 1369 Coffeehouse, the baristas in a sleep-deprived, caffeine-fueled haze devise…
2016 Year Enders
No Stop! Top WORST Food Industry Developments of The Boston Area 2016
Sabertooth Vegan Bakery My vegan doughnuts— not those! Until recently, runner of Sabertooth Vegan Bakery Evie Noel, utilized the Taco Party storefront in…
Joe Mahoney (of Cuffs) has no idea how we got here.
Even for a “year realism” skeptic like myself, 2016 feels like a coherently terrible blur. No idea how we got here, but…
Oscar Goff’s Maddeningly Subjective Top Ten Films of 2016
Oscar Goff is the managing film editor for Boston Hassle and the Boston Compass, and has written for Film Flam since 2013….
A Year End Statement by Cloud Becomes Your Hand’s Stephen Cooper
year ender statement: i would like to tip my knitted cap my sister made me to the city of Atlanta. two…
2016 FAV RELEASES of BOSTON & NEW ENGLAND
In no particular order. Listened to all of these records LOTS in 2016. So many records. So many wonderful New England made…
Resolutions for Revolution
Elias Kosznik is the pseudonym of a musician, artist, writer, former housing advocate and HIV/AIDS support case manager, revolutionary Somervillain, and occasional…
Hassle 2016 list by Chris Dooley (of Flywheel etc.)
Scene vet keepin’ it real despite all the misery in and above the underground communities he serves. Check out his band Depths…
Kyle Brunet’s Top Ten Films of 2016
Kyle Brunet is a North Shore film/music lover living in the city by the sea of Beverly, and contributes to Boston Hassle…
chris defalco’s (Belated) BEST OF 2016
2016 was a year where I didn’t do much but listen to 98.9 Nash Icon, Steely Dan, and The Rita… But in…
My favorite records NOT from Boston or New England from 2016
Here are my favorite records NOT from Boston or New England from 2016 that I was lucky enough to come across among…
All the Bands/ Performers the Hassle booked in 2016
Pardon our mess. – The Hassle TOTALS: 423 different bands/ performers at 23 different venues for about 102 shows in 2016…
