Night 2, at Brighton Music Hall, is going to pack in a crowd ready to rock it down with solid indie-rock/grunge-revivalists Screaming Females and Exploding in Sound’s heroes of the …
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Hassle Fest stands out when compared to larger music festivals, such as Boston Calling, because of the proportion of Boston-based bands that get a chance to showcase their talent, according …
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Artists usually confined to the world of underground house shows will be brought to the main stage this weekend for Hassle Fest 7. Hassle Fest, a three-day music festival organized …
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The meaning of the word “punk,” in 2015, is something that can be debated endlessly by those with stakes in the underground, or in the rhetoric of music description. A …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
“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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