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Disasterpiece Theatre

  • Capitol Theatre 204 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA, 02474 United States (map)
 
Hump Nights
Neptune / Landowner / Germ House
Jul 11
Neptune / Landowner / Germ House

Build-Your-Own-Guitar Night at Deep Cuts.

Astral Bitch, A Monolithic Dome, Warmachine
Jul 12
Astral Bitch, A Monolithic Dome, Warmachine

An Allston Pudding x The 4th Wall collab at Capitol Theater.

Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine
Jul 13
Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine

The story of groundbreaking slide-guitarist Ellen McIlwaine.

Ryan Cassata | Evan Greer | Molly O'Leary | Justin Arena
Jul 24
Ryan Cassata | Evan Greer | Molly O'Leary | Justin Arena

Ryan Cassata tours new LP Greetings From Echo Park through Midway Cafe.

Robopumpkin | Cat Crash | Lions & Lavender | Cricket
Aug 2
Robopumpkin | Cat Crash | Lions & Lavender | Cricket

Matinees are punk rock (and a little emo) at Midway Cafe.

Trash Sound Conglomerate / Static Friction / Taken By Vultures
Aug 6
Trash Sound Conglomerate / Static Friction / Taken By Vultures

Another trash-themed band in Rat City, USA.

Somergloom
Aug 7
Somergloom

Somergloom hits its 5th year anniversary of heavy music at Crystal Ballroom and Deep Cuts.

Disasterpiece Theatre
Aug 25
Disasterpiece Theatre

A monthly Z-movie night at Capitol Theatre.

Dear Maryanne | Blame it on Whitman | Pink Slip | Jerrys Got Jokes
Aug 30
Dear Maryanne | Blame it on Whitman | Pink Slip | Jerrys Got Jokes

Ska punk matinee & Jerry’s return from the dead at Midway Cafe.

Latest Music
Sarah Levecque: “Go With It”
Sarah Levecque: “Go With It”

A rootsy, alt country sparkler from a Boston local.

Daniel Knox: “Dark Lolita”
Daniel Knox: “Dark Lolita”

A spare and mournful tune from the Twin Peaks dimension.

All Grown Up
All Grown Up

Colleen Green celebrates album’s ten years at The Rockwell.

Carla Kihlstedt and Present Music: “E - Death by Peach”
Carla Kihlstedt and Present Music: “E - Death by Peach”

Starts with some jingle bells.

Hot Willie Summer
Hot Willie Summer

Willie Burnley, Jr. headlines Willie Fest I at The Jungle.

Kali Malone: “Sacrificial Code III”
Kali Malone: “Sacrificial Code III”

Straightup church organ banger.

Trash Panda Go Kart: “Big Deal”
Trash Panda Go Kart: “Big Deal”

A simple and sometimes goofy 90s indie rock bopper.

Marquis Hill: “Meshell”
Marquis Hill: “Meshell”

The jazzman invited fellow composers to write his latest album.

MK Naomi: “Wasserland”
MK Naomi: “Wasserland”

Jangly pop roxxx with “teen drama credit sequence theme” shimmy.

Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas: “Clock no Clock”
Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas: “Clock no Clock”

Visualize whirled peas.

Yama Uba: “Queen of Swords”
Yama Uba: “Queen of Swords”

All your darkwave are belong to us.

Lake Street Dive: “Far Gone”
Lake Street Dive: “Far Gone”

Always intrigued by a strong whistling track.

July Fest Previews
July Fest Previews

A local fest preview for July.

Bar Chord Betty: “Hell Troll”
Bar Chord Betty: “Hell Troll”

Is this Betty?

L.A. Witch: “777”
L.A. Witch: “777”

This song is only 111 away from 666.

Lynn Avery & Cole Pulice: “Star Bird Sonata”
Lynn Avery & Cole Pulice: “Star Bird Sonata”

A minimalist, modernist, ambient bowl full of salad dressing.

Intricate Mouse Work: “Difference”
Intricate Mouse Work: “Difference”

“Differance,” if you’re Jacques Derrida.

2025 Spring Rewind
2025 Spring Rewind

The best coverage of the season that just passed us by.

Charmer: Downpour
Charmer: Downpour

What wave of emo are we on?

Lightheaded: “Bright Happy Girls”
Lightheaded: “Bright Happy Girls”

Sparkle, sparkle, dog day indie rawk outta New Jersey.

The Backyard
Monotalk: Fix Me Up
Monotalk: Fix Me Up

Some sort of cheap Israeli Radiohead knockoff.

Caspian: Tertia
Caspian: Tertia

Straight outta Beverly with no vocals.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Even as the bombs fall, art matters.

Shany Kedar: Bloodlines
Shany Kedar: Bloodlines

Israel’s Hope Sandoval?

Great Waves: Blue Blood
Great Waves: Blue Blood

From Sammamish with love.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Election coverage returns to Hump Day News.

Badboss: Fun Under The Sun
Badboss: Fun Under The Sun

Album review from the Archives.

The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days
The Seedy Seeds: Count The Days

Album review from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Phil has empathy issues. Who is this guy?

Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim
Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim

Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Free Rumeysa Ozturk.

Mobius Band: LIVE
Mobius Band: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007).

Weather Pending: And How!
Weather Pending: And How!

Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How!

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

To everything, a season — except fascism.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007).

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