Here are the Hassle Events stats for 2017. They’re rough.
Check it out and let us know about any corrections, omissions, or additions!
Bonus favorite 2017 show that never happened if you make it to the end.
EVENTS
102+ Shows including*
306+ different bands and musicians
50+ different visual and performing artists
43+ different writers, readers and comedians
27+ different all ages spaces (3 or 4 bars)
11+ Org Collabs
*12 Grant Funded Shows
*12 Jesus Drinks Free DJ Nights
*12 Shea’s Lounge DJ Nights
*8 Storytime At The Ape’s Nest
*6 Black Market Flea Markets
*5 Dreamscapes (#9 – #13)
*3 Festivals (Hassle Fest 9, The Motherlode, Fresh Air (benefit for BAGLY and GRCB))
*2 Boston Underground Summits (9 + 10)
*2 Art Shows
*1 24 hour performance marathon
SPACES
25 Jeanie Johnston
10 Studio 550
8 Cambridge Elks Lodge
5 First Parish Church
3 Dorchester Art Project
3 Hope Central Church
3 Deep Thoughts
3 SMFA Library
3 Blue Bag Records
3 Moon Villian
2 Some Ting Nice
Washington Street Arts Center
Arts At The Armory Cafe
Torrent Engine 18
Gallery 263
Aviary
Lilypad
Marsh Post
BCA
Hojoko
ONCE
City Pop (JP)
Brookline Teen Center
Garment District
ART FARM
Midway
OBriens
Great Scott
Middle East (up)
Wang Theatre Lobby
Christian Science plaza (outdoors)
2 Herter Park Amphitheatre
Abandoned Bear Cages
Hassle HQ (32 Rugg Road)
The Painted Lady (Silvia’s House)
BANDS
Suicide Magnets (PVD)
Melissa Weikart
Rectrix (Providence)
Bitchin Bajas (Chicago)
3 Prone (album release, sleeper ship)
Erika Nesse
Boston Typewriter Orchestra (Record Release Show!)
2 Frank Hurricane
Illlich (JP)
Little Musket
Constant Smiles (Brooklyn/Martha’s Vineyard)
2 Lina Tullgren
2 Wendy Eisenberg
Primal Feelings
John Cushing Big Band
Guerilla Toss
Ryan Power (LP Release Show!)
The Electrician (Sawyer/Strunk/Potrykus)
Protect-U (DC)
Velf (record release)
Smax (wor)
Geometer
Tashi Dorji (NC) and Che Chen (75 Dollar Bill) Duo
Rob Noyes/Ryan Lee Crosby
Blood Meridian
Los Condenados
Patricia (nyc)
2 Grutch
2 !@#$%
7 Midisexual (telethon, fresh air, micah tribute, dreamscape)
2 A.Campbell Payne
M OR E
Patawaran
Mourning a BLKstar (Cleveland)
2 New Pope
2 VQnC
Nathaniel Braddock
3 TRIM
3 Id M Theft Able (me) (telethon, storytime)
M/S/T (nyc)
Mzungu (nyc)
3 Wild Painting
Whoknowgabby & Atmos Found Alice
Los Carnalitas feat. Smokey and Sandman
Mother Russia
crying in shade
Questionable Dog
Tomtsu
Upswing
The Apostrophes
Koda
Project Method
Lydia Deetz
Oakland
Stefano Micali
Lele
Rehanna
Lev
PANICSVILLE (Chicago)
2 Crank Sturgeon (boston underground summit)
Diva Karr
3 Yahkel (telethon, fresh air, hassle fest)
S Nicaenum
Manes Prophet (VT)
+DOG+
Service
2 Ominous Descent
Qi Hammer
Meta Mora Solei duo
Art of the Loop
BRUTAL MEASURES (L Lynch/ W Walter duo)
Dame
2 Sisters of Shaddowwe
Crocodiles (San Diego)
Saint Pe (of Black Lips)
3 Boston Cream (boston underground summit)
Second Becky
Grutch
Machine Girl (nyc)
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Ancient Origin
Master Faboo
2The Owens
3 Nick Shea (fresh air, hassle fest)
Moistboy
2 E
Crown Larks (Chicago)
Gold Dime (Brooklyn)
Chris Brokaw Rock Band
Tory Silver
2 Ed Balloon
Above Ground Basement
Wax & Gold (Mems of Debo Band!)
S the Supplicant (Sally fr Secret Lover)
The Water Cycle
Dan Deacon (MD)
2 Xiu Xiu (CA)
Viki (MI)
4 Isabella
Erica Eso (NY)
3 Sidney Gish (hassle fest, fresh air, boston underground summit)
3 Brandie Blaze (hassle fest, fresh air, hassle telethon)
2 Pink Navel (boston underground summit, hassle fest)
3 Solo Sexx (hassle fest, hassle telethon, fresh air)
Lost Dog
Rex Mac
LUCY
Pere Ubu (OH)
Sunburned Hand of the Man
Ono (IL)
2 Pill (NY)
Obnox (OH)
Trinary System
Silk Purse (NY)
Buck Gooter (VA)
3 Creative Healing
Ak’chamel The Giver of Illness (TX)
Nice Guys
Lady Pills
Escuela (NY)
Goolagoon
2 Diabolical Fiend
Rejiem
Mar
SEA
Leopard Print Taser
Salem Wolves
HAAG
NONZOO (Chicago)
BLEEDERS (PA)
2 Rob Noyes
Chris Strunk
Grace Givertz
KARL
Kirsten Lamb
Danny Mekonnen
Bret Koontz (Chicago)
John Bellows (Chicago)
ALEXANDER (CT)
Austin Vaughn (NYC).
The Channels (Record Release)
Arkm Foam (W Mass)
Noise Nomads (W Mass)
Kate Village
Trigger (NY)
2 Ozlo
Jessica Rabbit Syndrome
Casual Burn (Nola)
2 Andy California
Love Strangers
American Whip Appeal
Ovlov (CT)
Washer (NYC)
Rick Rude (NH)
KTB
Ehnahre
Myocastor Coypus
House and Land (Thrill Jockey)
2 Audrey Harrer
2 CLOTH
Conmen
Lydia Lunch RETROVIRUS featuring Weasel Walter, Tim Dahl & Bob Bert
Doomsday Student
New England Patriots
Peach Ring
Oneida
Devil Music
Horse Lords (Baltimore)
Spy In The Sky (Boston/Bmore)
Pharmakon
Pelada (Mtl)
2 DJ Dayglow
4 Squelcher (telethon, live soundtrack to la jetee, storytime)
2 Dinnersss
Gobby
Cabo Boing
Jahiliyya Fields
Soren Roi
Bookworms
Container
Bats From Pogo
3 Joe Mygan
Seth Graham
Val Martino
2 Bastian Void
Giant Claw
2 M. Geddes Gengras
Darren Keen
Foodman (10-11)
Aneurysm
CLEARANCE (Chicago)
2 Far Corners
Muddler
Life Partners
Dyke Mite
BJ Snowden
3 Andrea Pensado (telethon, storytime)
Climax Denial (power electronics/industrial from Milwaukee)
Plagues (Michigan)
Peter J Woods (Milwaukee)
2 Victoria Shen
2 Mint Green
Citrusphere
2 Karman Voh (fresh air, boston underground summit)
Black Sheep Stampede
Steep Leans
Purgatory (record release)
Jake Meginsky
Battletrance
Eric Dahlman
2 Transpiler (hassle telethon)
Lea Jaffe (solo)
2 JOSS
DJ Lunamariposa
DJ Boydjibouti
Eternals (solo)
Anjimile
Hammydown
3 Solei (dreamscape, boston underground summit, fresh air)
Anonymous Friends
Wheels on Mars
Daiza
Miss Geo
Littlefoot
Lewis M
2 Dyr Faser
Along
Karl Fousek (Montreal)
Ice Joke
Hybrid Decliners
2 Anda Volley (Dreamscape and fresh air)
2 Noa Mori (fresh air and fundraiser show
2 The Furniture (fresh air and fundraiser show)
Sister
Echolocation (Club GRCB)
10Ft Under (Club GRCB)
Phantom Rides
2 Deep Hole
Yune Neptune
DENT
Spectramotiv
Disembowelment Choir
Gary War
TIME (Michael Collins)
Above Ground Basement
Plunge Into Death REUNION
Woolly Mammoths
Hands and Knees
Glenn Jones
Jewel Eye (Philly)
Allysen Callery
Harocaz
Sidney Gish
Funeral Advantage
Final Boss (nyc)
Homeworld
FRKSE
Market Basket
STICKER SHOCK
2 Substrates
Meta Mora
Curved Light (Austin)
Timothy Fife (Austin)
Bromp Treb
Death Shepherd
Peter Gumaskas
Animal Hospital
Mary Staubitz/Donna Parker
Jef Czekaj
Gilmore Tamny
Adam Brilla
Dan Madri
Tyler Derryberry
Jesse Collins
Mike Gintz
Dark Crystals
M.A.C.,
Kathleen Mahoney
Vanessa LeFevre
Cotton Candy
Ted Reed
Lisa/Liza
Kateboard
Rather Be
Charles Allin (pvd)
Jada Yvette
LSDV
Furanimal, Seraah
Sun Rad
Main Fader
World War (pvd)
Snack Master (baltimore)
The Jazz Massagers
Alex Pelchat (MTL)
Snake Union (Chuck Bettis/Dave Grant)
Moondrawn
Austin Covell/Cleo Miao Duo
Belarisk
Simply Saucer
Major Stars
Doug Tuttle
Poppy Seed
Divided Self
Selector Dub Narcotic (Calvin Johnson)
This Saxophone Kills Fascists (Arrington De Dionyso)
Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores
COLLABORATIVE ORGS
Klyam
Illegally Blind
Miserable Events
Eye Design
Feminist Fiber Art
The Record Co
Grayskull Booking
Lysten Boston
Allston Pudding
Xperience Creative
DJ Mmmmaven
VISUAL ARTISTS
Chris Konopka (1/13, 12/10, Hassle Fest, motherlode, Dreamscape #10, Hassle Telethon)
Dirt Lux (Dreamscape #12)
VIDUMAMI (Dreamscape #11)
Nick Shea (Confront Your Issues)
Casey Long (Confront Your Issues)
Adelaide Bruce (Confront Your Issues)
Sage Schmett (Confront Your Issues)
Sean Watroba (Confront Your Issues) 8/27 flyer also)
Chloe Conceicao (Confront Your Issues)
Sally Schofield (Confront Your Issues)
Sarah Rae (Confront Your Issues)
Gobby (Confront Your Issues)
Alizee De Pin (Confront Your Issues)
Jen McMahon (Confront Your Issues) plus every Black Market flyer
Mithsuca Berry (Confront Your Issues)
Aaron Demuth (Confront Your Issues) hasslefest flyer also)
drag queen Marianne Toilet
Weatherman from Weather is Happening
Courtney White
dan shea
Darren shekailo
EAB (Eric baldelli)
jack Trumbull
James wells
Julia emiliani
Kevin Daly
Sylvia Kim
Tina Scott
Vanessa verdine
zoard Tykelar.
Cleo Maio
Emily Brodrick (Boston)
Taylor Popek (Boston)
Oh Jamie Elizabeth (Philly)
Miss Yvonne (LA)
Anemi Workshop (Greece)
Marley Myles (Australia)
Cat Coven (NY)
Curly Sue (Germany)
Cat Fights Back (Sweden)
Dicephalia (Colombia)
The C Project (Singapore)
Girl Gang Rules (Australia)
KMF Ceramics (NY)
Lottie Go Go (Portland)
Mary Tremonte (Canada)
Riotcakes (Germany)
Sharpbox (Spain)
Susan Gish (Oklahoma)
Witch Visions (Nebraska)
WRITERS/READERS/COMEDIANS
Chris Braiotta
Nick Branigan
Angela Sawyer
Guy Benoit
Stine An
James Huessy
Sean Maloney,
Tooky Kavanagh
Ethan Marsh
Sarah Cronin
Talbot Talbot Talbot
Jacob Kramer
Keira Horowitz
Aaron Bennett
Dirk Adams
George Luke
Brian Scully
Georgia Young
No Glykon
Rob Crean
Ben Selman
Erik P. Kraft
Kate Peruzzi
Gabriel Boyer
Ben Dryer
Ryan Chani
Ken Green
Gilmore Tamny
Andy Bills
Katrina Galore
Lisa Lang
Anthony Scibelli
Nick O’Connor
Edgar Stephen Curo
Aly Pierce
Ben Hersey
Eric Paul (PVD)
Max Winter (PVD)
Tom Ashton
Angela Sawyer
Zach Russell
Erika Lindquist
Terence Pennington
2017 Shows that never happened
Saturday 8/19 HAAG, Tropical Trash (Louisville), GASH (NH) and SCUM @Some Ting Nice 8pm All Ages $10
How disgusting. Scum. GASH. Tropical Trash. HAAG. Our kinda gig. Grit. Grit on spit. Grit on spit on rock. Not enough if it. What a shock. There are are plenty of bands.. There are not enough of yall. Carrying on the tradition of fuck-tradition, we’ll do it however. Well, whoever of yall around, this sound our town is known to hold-down is always abound and likely to astound. Astounded by realness, young people’s garage, punk and noise pigeon holes will be stretched.They will know underground music only as “gnarly” and “good” and will welcome discussion on the subject with other actual fans of music. Wouldnt that be nice. This is what we are after – the unwatered-down noise and rock ensembles, with enough hooks to catch and an attitude to match. Tonight we have 4 of them crammed into a carribean food restaurant up in somerville. Because they are the only place that would have us. This weirdo sound sess will never die but it is certainly ill. Come pay your old friend a little visit and let him tell you one you’ve never heard before. -Sam P
