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, the first 25 attendees will get their pick of records from a giant collection by all thee labels listed below: White Denim Moniker Records Don Giovanni Records Wharf Cat Records Suicide Squeeze Underdog Pop Eggy Records Nonesuch Kill Rock Stars Thursday 11/5 doors are @ 6pm Friday 11/6 doors are @ 5pm Saturday 11/7 doors are at 2pm Get there early or don’t get records and don’t see awesome new bands.
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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 costs only $75 dollars to see get 3-day pass to the festival makes it a great alternative to more established festivals…
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 Too Gallery), 6th and 7h (both at Brighton Music Hall). In the meantime, here are numbers for campaign + a…