MUTUAL BENEFIT, RICKY EAT ACID @ MIDDLE EAST
Make your Thursday night somethin’ special with this duo of dope performers set to take up residence at THE MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS…
experimental pop
GREAT VALLEY, CULT & LEPER, GRANNY FROST, GISELI VASCONCELOS @Distant Castle (WOR)
Like it or not, Worcester gets to be the center of ‘Central MA’, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Take tonight for…
ASMUS TIETCHENS – DER FÜNFTE HIMMEL
A heralded legend in Germany, the music of ASMUS TIETCHENS isn’t as well known in the United States, except to Kosmische Musik…
ALEX MARANTZ – JERRY’S NOODLES
ALEX MARANTZ is another stellar example of the awesome underground pop scene that is happening in these New England parts. FUMEHOOD (a…
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,…
The Best Show-Performance That Happened In 2013 by Simon Hanes
Simon Hanes is originally from San Francisco and, despite knowing him for several years now during his time in Boston, I just…
2013 YEAR END LIST THING (our title, not his) by Chris Weisman
Chris Weisman is a prolific solo experimental/improv/pop recording artist, capable of twisting small, strange songs into an amazing array of shapes. Based…
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,…
HUBBLE “A Long Way From Home”
Another queasily dreamy dispatch from Ben Greenberg’s HUBBLE. The former Zs member/current member of THE MEN has caught the attention of many…
JULIAN WILLIAMS – FOREIGN FILM
Julian Williams doesn’t make it terribly easy to find Foreign Film online. The Australian avant-pop songsmith has been active in multiple musical…
Son Of Salami – Sontava Nights
The latest tape from native Vermonter Son Of Salami is just what we’ve come to expect of this top pop freakazoid: fun,…
ASHLEY PAUL – Line The Clouds
A few months ago now ASHLEY PAUL released a new record called LINE THE CLOUDS. REL RECORDS brought this latest recording by…
