Events, Music

Black El x Durkin: New Hotness in Boston Hip-Hop

Black El x Durkin

I was pretty pumped to hear that former Northeastern classmate turned HOT AS SHIT DJ, Durkin, was producing hip-hop tracks. Durkin will be performing with Black El on Tuesday the 14th at Church Boston (one of my favorite venues for hearing new stuff) in honor of the CD Release of their full length, Color Commentary. It’s refreshing to hear some original hip-hop coming out of this place that isn’t made by some irritating New England Asher Roth wanna be. It’s only 7 bucks, but something tells me you won’t be paying that little scratch for too long with these dudes. As if this night couldn’t be awesome enough BREK.ONE, Ghostdad, and Durkin will all be spinning, so be prepared to dance your ass off to the best freaking DJ’s this city has to offer.

Events, Music

MMOSS: New Hampshire’s Finest Psych Rock?

Last weekend was a fine one to spend in Somerville. Union Square was bustling hub of activity for music lovers with the annual Rock and Roll Yard Sale and the first ever Deep Heaven Now Psych Rock Fest. At the yard sale I spent $17 on vinyl and walked away with these gems after a solid hour of crate digging. While there were plenty of vendors selling cool poster art and vintage clothes, it was the dozens of peddlers who showed up with boxes of dusty old records who stole the show. Next year I’ll be bringing more dinero and a suit case for all my loot.
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Rants

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Those Who Follow What Is Cool

I recently went to the RMV (Registry of Motor Vehicles for those of you outside Massachusetts) to surrender my Pennsylvania driver’s license. It wasn’t something I was looking forward to but it made my insurance company happy and now they can renew my policy. During this wonderful visit to hell’s waiting room I had the chance to change my voter’s registration. While filling out the form something occurred to me – I’ve been registered to vote since I was 18 and not once did I actually vote in person.
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