Mixtape – Bands of Hassle Fest 7 (VII)
Hassle Fest 7 is upon us – its happening TODAY (and goes all the way into Friday and Saturday)! Thursday 11/5 doors are @ 6pm Friday 11/6 doors are @ …
Early Bird Record Giveaway from Hassle Fest
Boston Hassle have been asking their favorite labels to give away records to people who are coming early to Boston Hassle Fest 7. The result? Each day of the fest, …
Hassle Fest 7 IndieGoGo Campaign In Numbers + Twitter / Press Mentions
Hassle Fest 7 IndieGoGo campaign is over, but you can still purchase tickets to the show at the door on Nov. 5th (Cambridge Elks Lodge / Out of the Blue …
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Mixtape – Cosmic Vortex // Psychedelic Sounds of Boston and New England
There is no shortage of festivals promoting psychedelic/experimental music on the East Coast – Terrastock, Deep Heaven Now and Boston Fuzzstival, to name just a few. And where there’s smoke there’s …
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Mixtape – Bands of Hassle Fest 7 (VI)
Hassle Fest 7 campaign is now fully funded, but you can still purchase tickets at the door during three shows that will take place at Cambridge Elks Lodge, Out of …
Mixtape – Pazz & Jop
Featured Image: Pop Carte by Penn State New non-scuzzy/non-skronky sounds from denizens of Boston and Massachusetts – folk, pop, blues, alternative and more. Transient Cities – Sweet Nassau (file under: …
Roundup – Hassle Fest 7 Super Mega Blowout!
With little to no press support, Hassle Fest 7 achieved 111% funding – far exceeding the initial 10,000 goal. As mentioned in this Linkedin article by yours truly, none of this would’ve …
Review + Stream – Dreamcrusher – Hackers All Of Them Hackers EP
Dreamcrusher is playing in Boston on November 6th as part of Boston Hassle Hassle Fest. I’ll be honest. I love a nice bit of noise. From Incapacitants to Prurient, Kylie …
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Bookburner vs. Zool Split Review + Stream
Words: Grant Hobson (Psalm69) This split release from two Massachusetts bands poses a perennial hardcore/ grindcore / punk problem. How many words need be written about a project that clocks …
Only 7 hours left to donate to Hassle Fest 7 Campaign!
“The first Hassle Fest was back in 2009. I was still booking shows on my own at that point,” says Dan Shea, BRAIN Arts Director. “It was basically trying to …
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