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Clifford the Band delivers collaborative collage on new EP “Surface Tension”
Band founder, Miles Chandler, talks embracing the Boston music community and what's next after the new release
Get Up to Speed on NE Powerviolence Icons Wound Man
Prepare for recent and impending releases from New Bedford-based kings of the famously vicious genre
Gallery: Sapling, Battle Mode, and Tiberius at The Rockwell 11/13/22
Hassle photographer Marcus Howard takes us through a dazzling night with Sapling, Battle Mode and Tiberius at the Rockwell
SleepJumper – Wish You Were
The first of many great releases
Scorpio’s Resurrection: The Best Secret Show Series in Boston
Somewhere in JP, a 2000s speakeasy finds new life bringing together the music community
Fuegoveli – Boston Hassle Video Interview
Hope springs eternal from the next generation of Boston hip hop artists. Between his summer release of the nostalgia-fueled rap EP, Camp…
A Look Inside Mt. Greylock: The Band Who Opens Their Home to Showcase Boston...
“[We want] to have people be like 'What was going on in Boston in the early 2020s, that must have been the place to be.'”
“DSM” showcases the many individual styles of Brockton’s Van Buren Records
It has been a fruitful 18 months for the Brockton super-collective Van Buren Records. Their two 2021 records, Bad For Press and Black Wall…
‘Un-knock-over-able’: the irresistible melancholy of Benja Mar
The former Jeb Bush Orchestra keyboardist released 'Intumbable' in August
GALLERY: COIN at MGM Music Hall on 9/23/22
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MEG TAYLOR TAKES US THROUGH COIN'S CONCERT AT MGM MUSIC HALL ON 9/23/22
Sidebody Redefines Presence in Somerville Community
In many ways, sidebody is a collection of shared things: shared notes, all vibrating within the same space; shared songs, sometimes…
