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Hump Nights
The Kids Are Alright
Jun 28
The Kids Are Alright

The legendary documentary about the legendary rock n roll band.

Worm | Cry Havoc | Rags to Stitches | Screw Cart | Hardwired
Jun 29
Worm | Cry Havoc | Rags to Stitches | Screw Cart | Hardwired

Matinees are punk rock at Midway Cafe.

Pledge Pins / Whyte Lipstick
Jul 1
Pledge Pins / Whyte Lipstick

Know Your Scene free show series returns to Deep Cuts.

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.

Latest Music
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.

Watercoat: “Flame”
Watercoat: “Flame”

An electro aquatic banger.

Once Upon A Chillwave…
Once Upon A Chillwave…

Not Milk is not milk at Silhouette Lounge.

Naomi Westwater: “Bulbs”
Naomi Westwater: “Bulbs”

Gardening in October.

Three Gallants
Three Gallants

Spirit Hotel checks in at The Jungle.

June Fest Previews
June Fest Previews

A local fest preview for the start of summer.

Mary Lattimore: “Evening Song”
Mary Lattimore: “Evening Song”

Curious provenance to this harp ditty.

It’s The End of the World As Josh Knows It
It’s The End of the World As Josh Knows It

Josh McKelvie nighs the end at The Jungle.

Wednesday: “Elderberry Wine”
Wednesday: “Elderberry Wine”

Is this the first release since Rat Saw God?

The Backyard
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).

Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth
Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth

From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.”

Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible
Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible

From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album.

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