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Hump Nights
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut: An A/V Celebration
Jul 5
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut: An A/V Celebration

Sensory overload at the Capitol! Music, film, video games, and multi-media explosion…

Professor A | Upaharaka | Painchain | Animal Hospital | Unsheathed Glory | SOSO Gutter
Jul 7
Professor A | Upaharaka | Painchain | Animal Hospital | Unsheathed Glory | SOSO Gutter

Monster slate at Jamaica Plain’s premiere music joint.

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.

Latest Music
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.

Boston Calling
Boston Calling

Collected Works // Reviews of Boston Calling 2025 (May 23-25)

Insineratehymn: “Acolytes of God’s Disease”
Insineratehymn: “Acolytes of God’s Disease”

What is God’s disease?

Matt Ulery: “Wiper”
Matt Ulery: “Wiper”

Artcore honking out of Chicago.

Pinklids: “SAX”
Pinklids: “SAX”

An uptempo garage punk slammer.

Keegan James Blood: “Tell Me”
Keegan James Blood: “Tell Me”

Alt country meditations on topics in everyday vernacular.

Austin Cash: “Untitled #3”
Austin Cash: “Untitled #3”

How primitive is it?

Gen X Marks The Spot
Gen X Marks The Spot

RECAP // Sunday, May 25 at Boston Calling 2025.

Nicholas Burgess: “Santa Planet”
Nicholas Burgess: “Santa Planet”

The North Pole is…. Everywhere!

Rain, Rain, Went Away?
Rain, Rain, Went Away?

RECAP // Saturday, May 24 at Boston Calling 2025.

Big Country
Big Country

RECAP // Friday, May 23 at Boston Calling 2025.

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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