WORTHY CAUSE: FRIENDS + FAMILY (BURLINGTON, VT)
Anybody who has spent some time in good old Burlington, Vermont can tell you that there’s a hell of a lot more…
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SUPPORT THE COMPASS VIA PATRON 21
You know the Boston Compass – that FREE monthly newspaper you can find around town. Now you can support it, directly. Since…
THE (mostly) NEWER BOSTON/ NEW ENGLAND BANDS I WANT & NEED TAPES/RECORDS FROM IN...
Dan Shea is the co-director of the BOSTON HASSLE arts organization which runs the Boston Hassle website, publishes the Boston Compass newspaper,…
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: (New England) Patriots/The Sediment Club — 6 DUDES 2GETHER FOR 7 DAYS
Two of the most highly respected bands in New England are heading south today for a swath of East Coast shows together….
10 Live Videos That I Took, and That I Then Forgot Existed (2013 edition)...
Dan Shea is the co-director of the BOSTON HASSLE arts organization which runs the Boston Hassle website, publishes the Boston Compass newspaper,…
I Hate ‘Best Of’ Lists by Derek Desharnais
DEREK DESHARNAIS plays guitar and sings in SNEEZE, and is the drummer of MASK OUT. He was previously in the band L’ANTIETAM,…
2013 Retrospective by Dan Lawrence
Dan Lawrence has created and been involved with a bunch of DIY/ underground music projects that I have much enjoyed over the…
MOLE HOUSE — “COME AROUND”
The only thing that makes a simple but solidly crafted DIY pop tune even more worthy is a deliciously DIY vid. Cue…
MORDECAI – COLLEGE ROCK
Richie Records is at it again, offering up some of the more interesting stuff coming out of the underground, this time with…
ALPINE DECLINE – ALPINE DECLINE
Pretty soon you’re gonna be driving your rickety car over frost-heaves and snowbanks dirtied with roadsalt, and you’re gonna need the right…
HONK! FESTIVAL @ DAVIS SQ & HARVARD SQ
HONK! The boisterous CAPS LOCK onomatopoeia title for this annual music festival is as straightforward as possible. If you plan on being…
COP CITY/CHILL PILLARS – GIFT SHOP 7″
Something is seriously askew in the world that Cop City/Chill Pillars inhabit. Their strange sound comes across as what your classic underground,…
