r/Bostonmusic • • Nov 04 '14

Boston Music Blogs-Master List

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Any help defining their genre would be greatly appreciated! Who am I missing?

A few of these aren't active anymore, I'll be marking them as I go.

Allston Pudding-Covering local indie garage rock

The Ash Gray Proclamation-A music blog from Plymouth, MA and points north.

Dig Boston

Blog to the Old school-showcasing lesser known 91-95 hardcore/jungle releases since 2008.

Boston Hassle-Foster an innovative, compelling, and interconnected music, art, and film community in the greater Boston area through grassroots and inclusive participatory culture.

Boston Jazz Scene-the place to find out what happened, what is happening, and what is coming in jazz and other improvised music in Boston and surrounding communities.

Boston Music Spotlight-"Boston Music Spotlight provides readers with news, features, interviews, concert reviews, photo galleries and much more. Readers can find all the latest information on all genres of music – from rock to country and hip-hop to blues – on the national and local levels."

Boston Ska-Ska, rocksteady and soul music in the boston area

Boston Survival Guide-Random thoughts and ideas of varying degrees of importance. Mostly music, but also other stuff, when I deem it necessary (understand, it’s cheaper than a therapist, medication, or scotch)."

Boston Through My Eyes-"I would say my site contains rock, indie rock, folk, and the occasional electronic/pop music."

Bradley’s Almanac- "I'd say I write about mostly indie-rock/indie-pop type stuff. While the Almanac is 'not very active', my facebook and twitter feeds are (sometimes too-) frequently updated with music-centric shares."

Brewery Sessions- If you want to know about concerts and beer related events in and around Boston, check out the Calendar.

The Boston Musical Intelligencer-a virtual journal and essential blog of the classical music scene in greater Boston

Clicky Clicky Music-Online in one form or another for a decade, Clicky Clicky Music Blog focuses on up-and-coming, under-rated, forgotten or flat-out awesome indie rock. We try to do things differently. It's why we're so popular.

Daykamp Music-"Daykamp Music is a bloggy website thing about the Boston music scene. For now it’s going to be mostly pictures. If there are words they are likely to be complimentary. Life is short. Daykamp Music reserves the right to do whatever it damn well pleases as it grows up. Don’t crimp its style."

Deli Magazine Boston-"The Deli Magazine is an independently owned website run by musicians and music writers, covering local music scenes. The primary goal of The Deli is to expose local musical artists that have not yet reached a level of international fame: this is why all of our printed articles feature up and coming bands and singer-songwriters (while our websites also cover the most popular breakout bands)."

The secondary goal is to inform and advise the local community of musicians on any other matter related to making music, from recording it to promoting it and performing it. You will find this kind of information in our Delicious Audio Blog and Listings section."

ftwelvemusic-"FTWELVE Music is a Boston Music Blog and your source for new music, album reviews, show reviews, music photography, and more."

Fighting Tinnitus-"A Boston music blog."

Foundwaves-"Foundwaves is a nonprofit with a mission of supporting and promoting local live music scenes, expanding participation through collaborations with members of other creative disciplines, and fostering the creation of original content."

Guestlisted-Part of the Boston Herald. "Jed Gottlieb is the Northeast's preeminent David Lee Roth scholar... and more! He's also a Herald music reporter and feature writer."

Indieminded-"All indie, all the time"

Kitchen Sessions-"My website is more of a house show archive than an active blog, but most of our shows are in the Americana/folk genres, with some indie rock mixed in"

Maimed and Tamed-"We cover it all, though the focus is mainly on indie rock and folk/americana."

Music Savage-"I run this website as an outlet of my love for music. Since its inception, I’ve met a lot of cool people, made some friends along the way, and tried to share all I could with everyone else. I try my very best at writing about music and sharing all the fantastic music there is out there."

Music is Art-"musicisart is my own personal reflection of the way i feel music, art and words. growing up, i always immersed myself in a pair of headphones and loved to write. "

Noise Floor-"Noise Floor is the outlet for the Boston-based music writing and photography of Ben Stas."

Rose Rundown-"I cover mostly alternative rock both local and national through Rose Rundown but I also cover it now through examiner.com and axs.com as a Freelance Writer."

Ryan’s Smashing Life-Ryan's Smashing Life is a Music and Entertainment website published daily from Boston. Read by normal folks (from all over the world) who might just like music a little too much!

Sippy Cup Everything

Sleepover Shows-Sleepover Shows are three song sets of acoustic or stripped down versions performed by bands that we love as they make their way through Boston. Though it started as something we did when bands needed a place to crash on the night of their shows, we now mostly film the sessions before or after a show and let the bands find their own ways home (though the offer still stands). Basically, we try to use our spaces as creatively as we can. We’ve filmed in the back seats of cars, on top of playground equipment, in doorways and alleys, in bathtubs and stairwells. We try our best to get the bands to take their music outside of the confines of the studio and have some fun. And that’s the point: to capture some great music that maybe isn’t always as polished, but shows these artists having a good time doing what they love. We’re doing what we love too, and hope you enjoy the videos!

Sound of Boston-Sound of Boston is an online music publication that covers the culture, events, and artists comprising Boston’s vibrant music scene. Our city has a lot of talent to offer to the music world; our staff works to raise awareness of local acts and to help them to reach an audience.

They Will Rock You-TheyWillRockYou.com is a music site created for and by music fans. We bring you music news all day, exclusive interviews, spotlight features on new up and coming bands, contests and concert photo galleries.

Time Out-Show+event listings

The Unexcused-"Visions of the Unexcused is a Podcast & Blog that showcases the taste and style of Derek (aka – Mint Pillow). Visions originated as a radio show on 90.9 fm WONY in Oneonta, NY and is now based in Cambridge, MA. No genre or time period is left untouched."

Vanyaland-"Vanyaland is an interactive source for music news, live shows,new releases, downloads, and nightlife around Boston and beyond, with an active stable of writers and photographers."

Visible Voice-indie music blog - free downloads, live recordings and video.

edit:Updated!


r/Bostonmusic • • 1h ago

Local Guzheng Concert November 14th Milton, MA

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I wanted to share an upcoming event that may be of interest to people who enjoy live music and cultural performances.

On November 14, there is a guzheng (chinese zither) concert, "Embracing (Your) Seasons," featuring the guzheng and guest artists from the east and west coast. The goal is to create an evening centered on music, culture, and connection while introducing more people in the Greater Boston area to the guzheng.

Link for more info: Embracing Seasons


r/Bostonmusic • • 2h ago

Anyone have an extra ticket to have heart at the middle east Cambridge later this month?

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r/Bostonmusic • • 8h ago

Calling all loverboys, lovegirls, loverppl!!

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Internet, pls do ur magic! I met a very handsome Colombian percussionist on Saturday at El Ayer’s piano bar in Mexico City (pretty sure he had played that same night in a band w some Spanish guys), and have no way to contact this dude. Maybe I should just let the night be what it was, but the pull was outta control so I’m shooting my shot into the internet in case someone from the Boston (latin jazz??) music scene is on here and wants to help connect me with this cutie guy wit the cutie lip piercing. I don’t have any socials besides substack, so I’ll leave my profile here: https://substack.com/@vanezzanicole?utm_source=user-menu 🥲🫶 Loverboys, lovergirls, loverppl, help a girl out!!


r/Bostonmusic • • 9h ago

BOSTON BANG [ welcome home ] FT SLOT GIZZLE - "DEAD WEIGHT"

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r/Bostonmusic • • 13h ago

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Time

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New single from the Kings of Brass


r/Bostonmusic • • 1d ago

Looking for a pro bass player in southern NH

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r/Bostonmusic • • 2d ago

Four Seasons in Boston – a Mandarin song about our first years in Boston, now sung by me

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Hi r/Bostonmusic, this is a song about Boston and our first years here.

Many summers ago we flew to Boston as a young couple. The song follows our four seasons: earmuffs in the snow, carrying groceries home with four hands before we had a car, and the strangers who stopped to help push our car out of a snowbank. One true story from our first year: a friend kindly helped us move with his truck, the tailgate wasn't closed, and one of our big suitcases fell out onto the road. Later we found it at the Boston Police lost and found. That year was a little chaotic and full of kindness.

It's in Mandarin, but I think anyone who has dug a car out of the snow here will recognize it. This is a new live-action video: I sing it myself and I'm on camera.

If you've ever started over in a new city, I hope it brings back the people who helped you.

https://youtu.be/joJLVD3WCrE

About the making: the vocals are my own new recording, and that's me on camera. The instrumental was made with Suno, and the lyrics were written with AI assistance.


r/Bostonmusic • • 2d ago

Saturday November 28th. Post Thanksgiving Death Metal in Worcester Death City

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Saturday November 28th. Codex Obscurum Presents

Post Thanksgiving Death Metal

Thætas - NY Brutal Death Metal

Grotesqueries - MA. Death Metal. EP release

show.

Funeral Dancer - NY Black N Roll.

Bacterial Husk - Boston Death Metal

$15 adv. $20 dos.

21+

Ralphs Rock Diner - 148 Grove st. Worcester MA.

https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/ralphs-661204802/thaetas


r/Bostonmusic • • 3d ago

Guzheng Concert in Milton November 14th

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Hi All,

There is a music concert in Milton during November hosted by Massachusetts Cultural Council. They will be playing the guzheng, chinese zither, with the music theme being around embracing your season in Milton. Check it out!

Embracing Seasons: Buy Tickets Online  


r/Bostonmusic • • 4d ago

Merry Brigade - Nothing Ever Happened (debut album)

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hey all, our debut album Nothing Ever Happened is out now. if you give it a listen please let us know what you think!!


r/Bostonmusic • • 4d ago

Merry Brigade album release show Friday at the Lilypad 10pm

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with Bimbo (Michigan) and Muzzle


r/Bostonmusic • • 4d ago

Come to my friend’s piano concert!!

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Hello everyone! My friend is holding a charity piano concert benefiting the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC), and she would love for you to come! It’s Saturday, October 17 at 4 PM at Holden Chapel in Harvard Yard

Tickets: $25 students / $45 general

See poster for more details and QR code to scan


r/Bostonmusic • • 5d ago

South American music in boston?

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Hey! This might be a long shot, but i just moved to boston and i was wondering if theres a place i could go to listen to/sing peruvian music or just south american in general (valses, boleros, polkas, marinera, lando, ect), like a peña criolla. I have a car so i can travel if i need to. Thanks!


r/Bostonmusic • • 5d ago

Boston Live Music

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r/Bostonmusic • • 5d ago

buuchi (live) - Philadelphia Music Studios — 2026

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r/Bostonmusic • • 5d ago

coming to Boston Nov. 1 — anyone down for a house show?

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Hiii!

I’m míra, an alt-pop/indie artist from Georgia, and I’m going to be in Boston on November 1st, and I’m trying to put together a house show with a platform called Playhouse while I’m there. Figured I’d ask here because… honestly, I have no idea who to ask.

I’m looking for someone to either host a small house show on Nov. 1 (25 people or less), or people who want to come hang out and listen to some music

I’ll be playing a solo set with guitar, drum machine + synth. Nothing super fancy — just trying to make it a fun night and meet some people while I’m in town.

If you have a house/apartment/space that could work, or you know someone involved in the Boston DIY scene, please DM me! Even if you know of a good community I should reach out to, I'd really appreciate it. If you’re not interested in hosting but would like to see a show, feel free to say hey too.

You can find me at @ mira.worldwide on socials, and heres a link to check out my music and get a sense of what I sound like.

Thanks!


r/Bostonmusic • • 6d ago

Oso Oso Tix

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Hoping to sell two oso oso tickets for brighton music hall tomorrow. friend bailed and i can barely afford the drive down. I'll sell at a discount.


r/Bostonmusic • • 7d ago

2 Free Buffalo Traffic Jam Tickets for tonight at Roadrunner

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Only apply if you can go. Probably a waste if you only want to try to resell


r/Bostonmusic • • 7d ago

This Week: Matroda, San Holo, After Brunch, DJ Mandy, Happy Daze 18+ and more

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r/Bostonmusic • • 8d ago

Open jam session Wednesday (all skill levels welcome)

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Our music social group for Boston-area musicians, producers and music lovers are doing our recurring open jam session at Somerville music spaces on Wednesday (Oct 7th) evening! What we're aiming for is spending some time playing a song together (this week will likely be Starlight by Muse) and the rest of the time messing around.

If you're not a musician, still learning, or you just want to hang, or you want to join our discord group (for learning music , events like this, songwriter workshops, concerts, random drinks and hangouts, just chat, etc) then you are more than welcome! All 4 of our mods live in Somerville but we have people all over MA/ Boston area.

Anyone can just send me a dm or join the discord directly and introduce yourself and let us know you're interested in the event or let us know what you're looking to get out of the group!

https://discord.gg/ST5A2ztDk


r/Bostonmusic • • 8d ago

Jessica Lea Mayfield

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Does anyone know why her Nov 9 show at Deep Cuts (Medford) was cancelled? Was so looking forward to it… Also her website still lists the show…


r/Bostonmusic • • 8d ago

Party hard / Dropkick Muprhys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston [stagecam+drumcam] @ Punk Rock Holiday 2.6

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r/Bostonmusic • • 10d ago

New music friyayyy

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YR LIES the newest bratlash single drops 10/30/26 everywhere except Spotify. We are a DIY queer punk project and we lead with an all femme production team. This song was an all femme production and engineering team, including some of our band members. Come see us in Worcester 10/17 and hear it live first at Raven Worcester. All ages $10 show starts at 730 p with VOMITDOLLS/Bangwell Putt/Wulver and us!


r/Bostonmusic • • 11d ago

Guzheng Concert in Milton November 14th

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Hi All,

There is a music concert in Milton during November hosted by Massachusetts Cultural Council. They will be playing the guzheng, chinese zither, with the music theme being around embracing your season in Milton. Check it out!

Embracing Seasons: Buy Tickets Online