Fat Shuggy is nom de plume of David Sugarman (aka Shuggy Sugarman) – I had a chance to meet the man through many of Boston Hassle meetings (as well as …
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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 @ …
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 is over, but you can still purchase tickets to the show at the door on Nov. 5th (Cambridge Elks Lodge / Out of the Blue …
Read more “Hassle Fest 7 IndieGoGo Campaign In Numbers + Twitter / Press Mentions”
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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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 …
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: …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
Read more “Only 7 hours left to donate to Hassle Fest 7 Campaign!”