Summoner – Beyond The Realm of Light
Just a few days ago, Summoner guitarist A.J. Peters waxed nostalgic ahead of a gig supporting Torche in Providence, RI: “We were…
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Nick Llobet – “Frenemy”
Taking me back to class 90s “lofi” pop like early/ b-side Beck or something. Also with whiffs of Brattleboro-style sophistipop & 60s…
WENT THERE: 9/13 Thee Oh Sees/ Creaturos @ Sinclair
Leading off were some of our favorite psychedelic homeboys CreaturoS. They got things going with a lot of fuzzy goodness from their…
OCTOBER COMPASS: Notes From the Crew
I’m Dan and I have coordinated our biggest annual festival HASSLE FEST for the past four years. This year’s fest (#9!!!) is…
Making Money is the Devils Art: Alex Cameron Tours His New Album ‘Forced Witness’
Australian songwriter Alex Cameron will play The Middle East Upstairs with the equally eclectic Jack Ladder as a supporting act on October…
Pucker Up – I Live In Your Mouth
Exasperated and probably dehydrated, I Live In Your Mouth is a disjointed beast with nine pathetic, sonic limbs. It drags itself around…
BOSTON HASSLE EVENTS OCTOBER 2017 CALENDAR
art by @Jameswalshartist Always stay up to date on what the Hassle is cooking up: https://bostonhassle.com/chosen-shows/category/hassle-shows/
STORYTIME AT THE APE’S NEST: Episode 11: “The Goats That Had a Chromosome Happen...
Audiobooks for Starseeds. Bad writing turned inside out into genius, set to odd music by odd musicians. Produced by noted person Chris…
RUUNE — THE DEBUG ROOM (EP)
RUUNE is self described as a “gay multi-media performance artist from new england practicing gender magick.” I’m fairly sure they live in…
Dame – Dame EP
Self-described as, “a triptych of haunting dark pop that pulses with a feeling you can’t name but know from somewhere,” the new…
____highlightreel – tor browser talk therapy
If you give some jazz cats free reign over a DAW, the results can get wild. I first heard ____highlightreel at the…
Went There: Blau Blau / John Maus @ The Middle East Downstairs 9/14
The age of straightforward rock, punk, and electronic music scenes are behind us. Genre has morphed into a grain-less cut of…
