Roundup – Mixtapes of Hassle Fest I-III
Only 6 days left to buy your Boston Hassle Fest 7 tickets (or just donate to fund the campaign) – time is running out, so hurry up! In the …
Hassle Fest Mixtapes Plus – Stream Eclectic Sessions Vol. 1
Words from The Colonel – I was originally inspired to work on Eclectic Sessions after hearing the infamous Brian Eno compilation record, No New York. I, like many others, am …
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Preview of Boston Not LA 4 (II)
Another volume of Boston Not LA is upon us and here’s another snippet of what’s up ahead… The Lowbred Watts – Adult Things TLW is Ryan Stapler whose gritty mix …
Veterans Day – Flaming Pablum
Flaming Pablum is a brainchild of writer, blogger, father, obsessive music geek and cantankerous native New Yorker Alex Smith. Browsing vast archives of his blog (which extends all the way back …
Stream – Ghost Box Orchestra – Sound of (Eternal Now) EP
Brand new EP from Boston’s finest purveyors of psych/space rock (and frequent contributors to Boston Not LA)! Sound of (Eternal Now) is GBO’s first release since 2013 Vanished LP and it …
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Mixtape – Bands of Hassle Fest (IV)
Unlike Boston Calling, Hassle Fest is truly a representation of Boston music scene – think 50/50 ratio of local/national acts vs Boston Calling’s 1/50. That and the fact that it …
BBE Podcast – Skyjelly + Live Videos from the Democracy Center
Music of Providence, RI Skyjelly became the subject of the very first Boston Becomes Eclectic / I Heart Noise podcast which took place at the Democracy Center in Cambridge, MA on …
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Reviews + Stream – Prefab Messiahs – Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive
The universe inhabited by Worcester’s own Prefab Messiahs resembles one of R. Crumb’s psychedelic posters—there’s plenty of room for cartoon characters and bright colors, and it also feels as if there’s …
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Stream – Anda Volley Discography
BBEs early introduction to Anda Volley‘s work arrived in the shape of slightly disturbing video and song for Butterfly Melt – one of the singles off of her recent …
Preview of Boston Not LA 4
Another volume of Boston Not LA is upon us and here’s a tiny snippet of what’s up ahead… Anda Volley – Butterfly Melt This little creeper of a tune was …