Interview with Matilde Heckler
Between studying violin performance and music business at Berklee, Matilde Heckler is blending their classical training with indie rock, emo, and…
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GALLERY: Boston Hassle x Tourist Trap Show
Staff Photographer Matheus Nogueira Takes Us Through The Tourist Trap x Boston Hassle Show on 6/10/22
‘Pain, freedom, and joy’: Ruben Feliz’s dreams of Basquiat
"Whatever emotion it is, whatever aspect of myself is trying to speak, I go in there ... My anger could tell a story for you."
Crazy for Providence’s Nes Tarot’s Psycho Tropics
Coming in from Providence, Rhode Island, Nes Tarot’s Psycho Tropics released “Song in Mono” and “Nectaris Mare,” this past October. These singles…
Under the Underground: An Oral History of the Boston DIY Label Citizens’ Loft
With their 100th release out, founders and members look back at the history, mission, and goals
A chat with founders of new electronic label SPL about techno, DIY, and the...
SPL, a local up-and-coming—and avowedly DIY—electronic label and event-planning team, founded by producers Jason Tucker and Matt Bond, along with visual artist…
Dancing at the King’s Wake: Reggie Pearl’s REGICIDE
Reggie Pearl’s new EP brims with defiance; it is confident and tastefully brash, the answer to a question unposed, a beautiful act…
The Limits of Late Capitalist Desire: The Water Cycle’s Dignified & Old
The dual themes of nostalgia and leisure permeate The Water Cycle’s new EP, Dignified & Old. This occurs both sonically and lyrically….
GRIMALKIN RECORDS TIPS FOR WHITE FOLKS FOR HOW TO MAKE DIY MUSIC MORE INCLUSIVE
“Grimalkin finally completed our statement and list of tangible ways labels and white folks in DIY music can actively and continually take…
Boston’s DIY Yearbook: Local Superlatives for the Decade
As we launch into 2020, it’s easy to look forward to (or dread) the next decade. But it’s important to take a…
Deeper than Life: The Top 600 Tracks of 2019
Wooo, boy. 2019 was a weird one. I lost a brother. The world at large vacillated between merely absurd and completely infuriating….
Top 5 DIY moments of 2019 that unleashed my inner mad crafter and creator
A crafting newbie looks back on her first year in the DIY arts scene
