SHELLSHAG, CALIFORNIA X, PRETTY PRETTY, TOMBOY @ THE BEACH
Girls rule and boys drool over pop-punk anthems tonight @ THE BEACH. The jam-packed evening presented by Starcleaner Records kicks off with…
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BLUES CONTROL -“Summer Games” & ANNOUNCEMENT: BLUES CONTROL to play HASSLE FEST 6!!!
A little ways back the always startlingly original experimental duo of BLUES CONTROL let loose with the “Summer Games” cassingle (via their…
DEMDIKE STARE – “Past Majesty”
DEMDIKE STARE just released TESTPRESSING#006. I plan to get to that shortly (unless one of my fellow Hasslers beats me to the…
NAOMI PUNK, CHANDELIERS, PSYCHIC BLOOD, FLAT SWAMP @ O’BRIEN’S PUB
Despite Naomi Punk originating from the 90’s sludge capital of Olympia, their music is a refreshing take on the scene’s grunge upbringing….
Looks Realistic, Lean, Drekka, Space Cadet Fuzz @ Firehouse
Nestled within the sept-set of Worcester’s verdurous hills, at the celebrated Firehouse, is a gathering of engaging placidity characterized by, but not…
TRANSFIXED MOVEMENT – STAGNANT PROGRESSIONS
Needed something to clear my head today. Monday after a long (no extra days off, just looooong) weekend throwing a fest, not…
VIA APP – “I CAME TO WIN”
VIA APP did not move to Boston from her pleasant home of South Carolina to fuck around. She came to win. Or…
CONSTELLATION BOTSU
Digitalis has a nice clutch of winners out, not least of which was a new one from Black Hat that we recently…
SETE STAR SEPT – ALL IS WRONG
“All Is Wrong” is Sete Star Sept’s 17-minute noisecore magnum opus. The track, originally released in 2012 as a miniCDr and subsequently…
GAY SHAPES – MOSS 008
Worcester, MA by way of Dione (or Mimas, I always forget which) trio GAY SHAPES made new sounds available back in May…
Goddard – Worcester to Europa
Here, take this. It’s a big ol’ bag of theories you can use to explain why digging through the aesthetic armory of…
PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE + ARTO LINDSAY – SCARCITY
In July of 2013, Norwegian jazz drummer PAAL NILSEN-LOVE was slated to perform a solo set at Audio Rebel in Rio De…
