AN INDEPENDENT ARTS & CULTURE GUIDE
MELANIN OWNED BUSINESS MARKET LOOKS TO EXPAND WITH A NEW HOME
M.O.B. stands for Melanin Owned Businesses and vendors flea market. The purpose of this event is to create a
platform for the melanin race. It is not discriminatory and all are welcome, however it is the Melanin race that has a hard time supporting one another. M.O.B. is a platform for people of hue to come together, build relations, support each other, pitch products, increase revenue sales, and meet potential investors. M.O.B. was established in 2019. 2020 put a pause on the M.O.B. until February 2021 when the Dorchester Art Project opened their doors to allow the M.O.B. to create this magnificent platform for the community. On December 31, 2021, DAP was unable to renew their downstairs lease, so the M.O.B. was forced to relocate. The transition has been extremely overwhelming, however the show must still continue and is now located at 1125 Blue Hill Ave, Boston. The next step is to purchase space at a location that will provide office spaces for small businesses and a storefront inside of M.O.B. for small businesses in the community to shelf merchandise and provide event space not only for the M.O.B. to happen but also other community events. Communities of all races will be allowed to rent out the space for this purpose. DAP came through once again by becoming the fiscal sponsor for M.O.B. in order to receive federal funding for building space. The goal is for people to understand that this is a support base within our community. M.O.B will continue to grow with consistency as we all know that consistency wins at the end. —Shakenna Appleberry, creator of M.O.B. and owner of 2Fruits Wellness Follow @m.o.b_vendors21 or check our Happenings page for weekly events
BOSTON HIP HOP ENDURES AND THRIVES While it’s been hard seeing the suffering the art community has gone through during the last two years, it may be time to look forward! Live music is back (with caution!) and venues are filling up. With this return come enduring friendly faces, but also a horde of shining new faces and organizers eager to bring art back into our hungry eyes and ears! Seeing fresh names pop into the scene instills a sense of hope that tells us even if things get hard and begin to change…it might be alright in the end. As long as we keep supporting each other, independent art can survive in this city. There are so many doing this, but there are two venues we want to highlight that are providing platforms for art to keep rockin’: The Jungle, Somerville and Hustle Killer HQ, Malden. These places throw events ALL THE TIME! It’s not just about the space where the music happens though, it’s the people who are bringing everyone together. Hosts Greatness ASF, T.E. Fry, Dblockthaparty, DJ Stix, and DJ Wolfbane are throwing four banger shows in March with support from Artists for Artists Society and Artz Underground. Pop out and stay safe! 3/3 Jungle Vibes IV: Lilo, TJ Reynolds, Paolo O, Gio Davinci, Gigi K, Black Neptune, Cyrus Brooks, Paula Feris, Duck Duck Goofs @The Jungle 8PM-12AM 21+ $10 3/14 Keepin’ It Fresh 2: Aaron Bates, Boochini George, CaliJ617, Cyph GTTB, Cyrus Brxxks, Dean Alves, FVME Jackson and more! @The Jungle 8PM-12AM 21+ $15 3/24 C.S. Gas Presents The Gas Pack: Paula Feris, Mo Flow, Camarie, Jones, Lilo, T.E. Fry, Lone, Aditi, Tj Reynolds @Hustle Killer HQ 7PM-12AM 21+ $ome Cost 3/25 Headliner Tour: Speak The Rebel, Cyrus Brxxks, Hillreye, KNG ENT, Greg Close, Paranoah, Vienna Marie, Antec @Hustle Killer HQ 21+ $ome Cost —Kevin Dacey, BCN Editor-In-Chief
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NOTES FROM THE CREW
I’m writing this on a bone chilling late-February morning after my face froze letting my dogs out to do their ones and twos. As the sun rises and frost melts, I’m aware of the first signs of Spring. I hear the return of birds after their yearly
vacation to Florida, or wherever they go. Rain has washed away the majority of remaining dirty snow piles, and made way for budding crocus flowers. The desolate quiet of late winter is slowly shifting. Mother nature is waking up after a long, much needed rest. Spring is a time for new beginnings. With a gradual change of the seasons from silent stillness to the first signs of budding new life, begin to harness this stored energy to plant seeds for personal growth. Let go of old patterns by cleaning personal surroundings and shedding negative perspectives that are not serving you anymore. It’s time for renewal, so why not reinvent yourself? Allow yourself to be open to change; pick up a new hobby, get a different haircut, try something you’re scared of. Spend time with friends you haven’t seen in a while. Walk through nature and appreciate the changing sounds, colors and smells. Like the Wizard of Oz, watch as scenery slowly changes from black and white to a myriad of colors. Open your windows, let the fresh air in, and feel the first touch of warmth. As dormant trees that have survived the cold begin to sprout leaves, relax into change and allow yourself to grow. With this fresh start and openness to life, let the sun kiss your face and begin again. —Hannah Blauner, Graphic Designer @thegreenhanalishi
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Phoebe Delmonte: p.1, 4, 5 Hannah Blauner: p.2, 3, 7 Adrian Alvarez: p.6, 8
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PLATFORMS
TAIJAI SUPER
New Videos Every Week from Boston Artist Taijai This month we are taking a look at two relatively new video series, bubbling up and shifting to meet the many challenges of covid. The first new platform is from Boston artist Taijai. I first became acquainted with Taijai through the fine people at Loop Lab where he graduated from their production program and came highly recommended. At the time we at BCN were partnering with Loop Lab on the Covid-born project Tiny DAP Concert, created by Jay Hunt and the Dorchester Art Project team. We were fortunate enough to have the support of Dunamis and The Boston Foundation’s Live Arts Boston Grant and as a grantee had the opportunity to partner with Loop Lab. Taijai was one of many Loop Lab alumni whose personality and work left an impression on us so we were particularly thrilled when he decided to support us by taking a studio at DAP and bringing his energy into the space. 2021 was a big year for him and it appears to be all up from here for the man behind the camera. Taijai Super is the new-ish youtube channel, ambitiously and impressively posting content DAILY and so far it’s all fire. From behind the scenes footage of favorite local rappers such as Van Buren Records and Stay Saved to comedic tangents about life and culture I’ve really enjoyed going back through the archives and seeing the evolution of this young legend. Actually the first episode I saw dropped back in January and was a simple joint rocking a comfortable fit. Like I’m definitely trying to watch BTS footage w/ artists like HelloSIXX, Rob and Stupefye VB crew, BoogieDaGod & Co for inspo but sometimes I just wanna vibe out and throw on some funny food review or q&a for the roomies and he’s got plenty of both on the channel. I especially liked “There was a blizzard in Boston, so I might move to Texas’’. All told, Taijai Super is bringing you a dope mix of content and an intimate look at inspirational Boston artists from the artist perspective, doing their damn thing. Despite being a fashion icon Taijai is clearly an honest, down-to-earth and hard working artist, putting himself out there making you feel confident following him around even if you don’t know where he’s gonna take you next. He even chefs it up a bit. It’s dope to see someone put themselves out there like this and documenting the journey and story for the benefit of their fellow man. Love to see it! Create your own platforms and be that goat! Hit the link for the blog post of this article at www.bostoncompassnewspaper. com and don’t forget to subscribe, like and comment @ TaijaiSuper !
Everything I Touch I Enjoy Adult Contemporary Radio for your Work From Home day from Jeremy Harris I was so excited to discover that the salty New England legend Jeremy Harris, of Lazy Magnet fame and many musical projects and collaborations I adore, has a new platform for us! Now, this one isn’t Boston-centric by any means but I think that’s one great thing about the flexibility about Boston Compass Newspaper and this column in particular we can feature whatever we want because we are the artists and this is our art! And the platform in question - Everything I Touch I Enjoy - brings that energy which is very refreshing. Though not Boston-centric the reason this particular platform is relevant and special to Boston is because in addition to its illustrious host it features so many artists that have played and left an impression on New England and Boston and it’s really cool to connect with them again and see what folks are up to now. Everything I Touch I Enjoy is a super rich and deep dive but also really well paced which is difficult for the livestream video interview series featuring exceptional guests and some videos, performance and live interactions too. First episode I checked out featured two of Maine’s best noise sculptors and conceptual artists Bonnie from Taboo and local favorite Colby Nathan, of (New England) Patriots and Dimples. So now I can’t wait to check out tonight’s episode, featuring Sam Rowell and USAIsAMonster’s Colin Langenus who turns out Jeremy met in Boston in the 90s. I can see myself spending lots of time checking out this 2nd season as well as going back to the first to see who and what I missed. For you dedicated underground rock, noise and experimental fans these names may or not be familiar but if youre a proud freak like me who appreciates international underground music communities and the platforms that feature them then go fuck with EITIE immediately and either reconnect with or discover some veterans of particularly inspirational subcultures. It’s also just good for any aspiring and even struggling artists as most of these people are real enough to discuss the challenges we face as artists. For those who need a little commiseration there are few folks out there who have put in as many years and seen as many setbacks as Jeremy and most of them aren’t out there starting tv shows for the people. Hit the blog version of this article (assuming you’re reading this in the newspaper as it was intended) for a link directly to the youtube website and don’t forget to subscribe, like and comment @ Big Nasty J.
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Bye Boston My Uncle Jim is a townie in every sense of the word: a bachelor carpenter in his midsixties who loves the Patriots, his Ducati, Revolutionary War history, hoarding, and growing his own weed. Anywhere else, Jim is eccentric. But here in Mass, he is quite at home, and privy to some of New England’s best kept secrets. Every year around the holidays, Jim gifts everyone he knows a gallon of pure, Vermont maple syrup that he gets from a friend who has been honing this craft for close to 80 years. Once you’ve tried this syrup, no other will do. It is the sweet nectar of the Gods. “Old Eastie,” as Jim calls him, is a veteran sugarer who inherited the trade from his father. Family tools dating back to when syrup was hauled from the tree by horse hang from the walls of his production facility, like a museum. This insular little supply chain, where my uncle knows a guy who’s been doing this one thing really well for decades, isn’t uncommon up here. Anyone who’s lived here long enough knows what I’m talking about. For transplants, the insularity is what can make New England feel so infuriatingly difficult to penetrate. Cities like New York or LA, whose goings on and hot spots are more plentiful and made more accessible to newcomers, are more amenable to these types. But for those who put in the effort, the reward is Grade A sweet. For the last year, for example, I have had fresh milk brought to my door in reusable glass containers each week from an actual milkman. How many people can say that? His name was AJ. Eastie is retiring this year. When my uncle told me, I wondered how many people would feel his absence. I started this column as a way of reconnecting with the more human side of our existence, lamenting what feels like its decline in favor of a more mass produced, corporate, transactional one, appreciating the characters I encounter (of which there are no shortage here in Boston), and trying to articulate that when we opt for a consumer economy that fetishizes convenience above all other virtues, we squeeze out producers like Eastie. But it’s time for me, too, to retire this column. The end of Letters To My Corporate Overlords is a far softer blow to the world than the retirement of Vermont’s greatest maple sugarer. But the good news is that Eastie had children, who as far as I know, plan on continuing his great legacy! He deserves a break. And I will soon trade in my keyboard for a pitchfork at a small farm outside Napa. And it just feels right. This column has not been perfect. I’ve perhaps found much to lament and not enough to celebrate. It’s easy, as you’ll find, for writers to laser focus on the negative,
harping on the failures of society and modernity. But for the last installment of LTMCO, I want to focus uncharacteristically on the positive: All the things I will genuinely miss about living here (... and a few things I won’t). I feel lucky to have worked so many types of jobs while living in the Boston area, and truly gotten to know the people and the land in my own way: as the editor of a local Armenian newspaper, as a freelance journalist, as a farmer, as a clerk at a spice shop, as a columnist of the Boston Compass, and most recently, as a mother. The pandemic has cast a very dark cloud over my experience living here the last couple of years, but there are still things I will miss, and I hold out hope that Boston will bounce back one day. I will miss the little things, like the Saturday farmers’ market at the Somerville Armory, and the three old men who play jazz at the café. The Memories Station, an alternative radio station run by some guy in Portland, who broadcasts everything from obscure oldies, instrumental versions of the national anthem, weird 90’s era PSAs, the occasional WWII propaganda, and pretty much anything I think he can afford the rights to. I will miss the shocking number of people you talk to who claim to be a descendant of someone who came here on the Mayflower, as well as Boston accents and the mocking sarcasm they often deliver. (I will not miss Dunkin Donuts.) I will miss the big things, like the longstanding Armenian community that has thrived here, and walking into my local pizza shop or bank or cobbler’s shop and knowing the chances are actually pretty decent that the person behind the counter is fluent in my mother tongue. I’ll miss the spirit of activism that defines the Armenian community, its events, rallies, and activism. That spirit is actually a prominent feature of the Boston area broadly. Residents are civic-minded and eager to organize—on everything from (helicopter) parenting to sustainability. (I will not miss citizen-to-citizen policing, or the incredibly neurotic local NPR stations.) I will miss the New England town, which is not only unique architecturally and in terms of its urban planning, but is actually its own governmental structure according to law. I will miss the walk and bike-ability of Boston and its surroundings. I will miss the local food economy here, and the bounty of small farms that have not been able to persist anywhere else in the country. I will miss multi-family housing. (I will not miss the rent.) I will miss fall in New England: the turning of the leaves, the smell of pine, the brisk autumn air. I will miss snowfall. (I will not miss my winter gas bill.) It has been three decades that I have thanklessly gobbled down the highest quality maple syrup the state of Vermont has to offer. I may never again live so close to the guy that makes my syrup. But don’t feel too bad for me. Napa’s got some pretty sweet local nectars to fill the void.
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MASSACHUSETTS MINUTE
‘To Whom Much Is Given’ StashtheWave is a self-taught producer who originally hails from Randolph, a diverse community which is located on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Heavily inspired by the sounds of Hip-Hop, Trap, and Jazz music when curating his sound, StashtheWave’s discography is one that has developed wonderfully over the last several years. Working with friends is what inspires his artistic drive more than anything else, and following this mentality, StashtheWave recruited some of his closest collaborators to hammer out his first collaborative EP: To Whom Much Is Given. Though the project rests just over seven minutes in total length, each millisecond that passes by has been carefully arranged by Stash. Utilizing ominous soundscapes, thunderous drums, and tantalizing beat breaks, the three song track list that comes together to form To Whom Much Is Given gives listeners a glimpse of StashtheWave’s versatility. For each of the Massachusetts artists featured on this tape, Stash does an exceptional job at tailoring the underlying instrumental to their respective sounds, helping to shine a light on their talents at the same time as his own. Featured on this project are Donald Grunge, Jiles, Qwan?, Clyde Black, and Notebook P. Donald Grunge was featured in BCN’s Blog in August of 2021 for his wellcrafted, sophomore album In Gleem I Trust. Jiles works alongside the rising collective of
artists from Brockton, Van Buren Records, and has amassed an extremely solid catalog of music thus far in his artistic career. Qwan?, Clyde Black, Arold, and Notebook P are some of the closest artistic collaborators of StashtheWave, and their placements across To Whom Much Is Given present their individual talents in a wholesome fashion. If you’re someone who’s looking for new Massachusetts artists to check out, then this list should certainly hold you over. Following a conversation I had with StashtheWave surrounding the release of this project, he made me aware of the fact that this is only the tip of the iceberg with respect to what’s to eventually come. He’s been working with a ton of artists across the Bay State, and is hopeful that fans of his sound will be able to hear even more of his music as 2022 rolls on. Until then, give To Whom Much Is Given a few spins.
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REP HOUSE RECOMMENDATIONS The Lord of the Rings Trilogy • dir Peter Jackson • Coolidge Theater, 3/27 Weird Local Film Festival • Warehouse XI, 3/24 Lately I’ve regretted not being born in time to experience the all night theaters and grindhouses that were common until the 1980s, especially those around 42nd St in Times Square. A world where you can buy a
ticket and slip into a theater for a whole day (or all night until morning) is a world I want to live in. I’ll be able to approximate that reality later this month when I attend the Lord of the Rings Trilogy at the Coolidge Theater, where it will be playing over 12 hours starting at 11AM. There’s a feeling around hour 7 of back to back movie watching that you’re beginning to lose your mind, and I’m really looking forward to it.
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As I take a picture of Revere’s gritty faded Ocean Plaza storefront that blends into Angkor Thom Market, an older Moroccan man strikes a pose and says with a big smile “Yes, take my picture please!” I laugh and ask if he speaks Shilha, Riffian, or another Amazigh language. Boston (specifically East Boston and the surrounding areas) has the largest Amazigh community in the US. Rapid new settlements along the Blue line are erasing these communities, stop by stop. Famous for their resistance against Arab and Islamic colonialism, the Amazigh people are the Indigenous people of North Africa (Tamazgha). They have tattoos demarcating their tribal affiliation and follow pre-Islamic spiritual traditions worshiping earth, sun, mountains, astrological formations, and the Tamazight language itself. Famous Amazigh musician and revolutionary Lounes Matoub boldly proclaimed, “I said no! I played hooky in all my Arabic classes. Every class that I missed was an act of resistance, a slice of liberty conquered. My rejection was voluntary and purposeful.” At a Yennayer (Amazigh New Year) celebration in Somerville, when asked about Lounes Matoub, a young man exclaims “he is our hero.” Land theft, chemical warfare, incarceration, forced conversion, environmental destruction, ethnic cleansing, language loss, and surveillance are regular features of Arabization and Islamization. The Boston area is also home to the largest populations of Kurds, Assyrians, Copts, Mizrahi Jews, Bahá’ís who have been victims of the same imperialism as Amazigh people. Mayans, Tibetans, Afro-Brazilians, Haitians, and Cape Verdeans all call Boston home. As well as Natives (mostly concentrated in Mashpee) and the Black diaspora, who were the first displaced peoples on this land. What does it mean to displace the already displaced, those who come here with a legacy of displacement in their own homelands? Amazigh activist, Nuunja Kahina, writes: “We may be able to piece together fragments – names and stories of deities – from various
regions of Tamazgha… Islamization and Arabization have worked hard to eradicate the spiritual history of Tamazgha. As in much of the colonized world, religion was and is used as a tool of Arab colonization in North Africa, allowing for the destruction of Indigenous language and culture. Mother tongue – [is considered] to be of highly spiritual, and even sacred, significance. The land, too, is sacred and conceptualized in the political Amazigh imagination as Tamazgha, a region transcending the borders of modern nation-states. This is a re-indigenized spirituality, not developed by ‘going back’ and looking at pre-colonial religious beliefs, but by constructing the present material world around them as sacred. How do you decolonize and return to your Indigenous spirituality if you don’t know what it is? This land- and language-based spirituality, then, is still very much engaged with the natural world, but also re-inscribes a sacredness that was previously taken and destroyed by the influence of outside religions. Imazighen themselves are the creators of this spirituality, rather than being necessarily endowed by a divine being. The Amazigh people have survived extended and repeated processes of colonialism and continue to live under and struggle against Arab domination in their homeland. The destruction of our culture and beliefs will never be undone, but as Amazigh resurgence movements demonstrate, we are not static or entirely dependent on the past.” The Amazigh philosophy of being unable to reproduce a pre-colonial world, but to create with the reality around them is the perfect metaphor for what refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers do when they come to Boston. In between MBTA lines are pockets of these little worlds that come together. The immigrant is the greatest artist because from nothing, we create life.
On the subject of long screenings/movies, I highly recommend Edward Yang’s 4 hour A Brighter Summer Day for home viewing. It’s an epic coming of age film about teenage gangs set in 1960s Taiwan, and it’s currently streaming on Criterion Channel. Masochistic moviefans might also attempt the 7.5 hour Sátántangó (also on Criterion) or the 13 hour Out 1 (free on Kanopy), though I’ve never been able to make it through either film.
Also this month, the Weird Local Film Festival is planning a return to in person screenings for the first time in over 2 years. Boston area filmmakers can submit 1 short under 10 minutes until March 10th, and there’s no entry fee. All styles of film are accepted, but there is definitely an emphasis on shorter, sillier, and lofi projects. You can learn more about submissions and previous screenings on the WLFF Facebook page.
The national conversations around abortion rights and sexual assault have changed drastically in the last decade. The internet has connected and allowed us to share experiences in ways that chip away at the shame and silence on which the patriarchy thrives. The days of Hillary Clinton’s “safe, legal, and rare,” mantra and the Democratic Party’s enabling of her husband’s predatory sexual behavior have been – at least performatively – ushered out of liberal and progressive talking points by social media campaigns like #shoutyourabortion and #metoo. While these slogans raise awareness and represent a shift in cultural consciousness, they’ve been unsuccessful in preserving the legal right to an abortion free from undue burden in the U.S. or keeping predators out of the county’s top positions of power. States have enacted more than 1,300 abortion restrictions in the past 50 years, 44 percent of which were passed in the last decade, according to the Guttmacher Institute. More than 100 abortion restrictions were passed in 2021 alone. One of the afformentioned predators, former President Donald Trump, vowed to stock the courts with judges who would rule in favor of ending legal abortion,
and one of his appointees and fellow sexual predator, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will be one of the few voices to decide whether Americans have the right to choose whether or not to give birth. Shout Your Abortion (SYA) started as a viral Twitter hashtag in 2015 in response to legislative efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and is now a full-fledged movement working to normalize abortion through art, media and community events. Its response to the Supreme Court’s current partisan attack on abortion rights is to help artists and activists get the word out about the availability of abortion pills by mail and telemedicine for those in states where they are difficult or illegal to obtain. Those looking to collaborate with SYA on these efforts can find more information at shareabortionpill. info: “Sharing info about abortion pills is instantly, extremely impactful: simply by raising awareness of the fact that abortion pills are safe, effective, and widely available by mail, we are saving lives. Most people don’t know that this option exists, and it’s very satisfying to watch that change in real time…Please let us know if you have an idea to distribute materials—we’re down to share these things with folks who have concrete ideas and follow through. If that’s you, drop us a line at shoutyourabortion@gmail.com.” Anyway, if you read last week’s column you know that I just had a kid and a lot of people think that means I’ve toned down my message. I’m happy to report that we’ve survived the first three months of parenthood – smitten, sleep deprived, and still totally horrified by forced birth.
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March Foraging in Massachusetts I have a plant hospital. It’s all the shaggy (@verifiedspicequeen where I post about fun, ones I keep in my room for “intensive care,” important, and unique topics!) but really because I was told they look too dead for the common areas. Apparently, zone-appropriate herbs like rosemary and thyme expect winter to come and don’t enjoy the jungle conditions of a heated apartment. And “perrenial” doesn’t mean “producing all the time.” It’s a learning process. I work a lot with found materials, and am a longtime scavenger of curbside furniture and hardware. It occurred to me, maybe I’d enjoy finding edible plants more than growing them. My friend Steve Kerr forages a lot. I asked him for advice on collecting in March, and he shared three of his favorites: Blue violet (Viola sororia) - tender greens and flowers edible raw, and delicious fried. Common, easily identifiable.
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shoots and young greens are best, most tender. Has a pungency some people compare to garlic. I find it has a sharper, more citrusy taste than garlic. [All images are from the United States Department of Agriculture website: https:// www.usda.gov/] The thing to keep in mind with foraging greens is that it isn’t simply a game of eating marginally edible things - these foods can be as good as and better than most grocery greens. It is a matter of finding them in their most tender state what’s called meristematic. That’s when the leaf, stalk, or shoot has an elastic stretch to it if you pull it gently between two hands. This applies to the three I mentioned, and basically every edible green. Steve’s foraging work can be seen here: https://www.instagram.com/ northeastwildfood/ Additional foraging resources: Boston Mycological Club, local mushroom walks and talks: https:// bostonmycologicalclub.org/ Alexis Nikole makes amazing videos about Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) - one of my favorites. Edible foraging, as well as its racial and historical significance: @blackforager (Instagram), raw or cooked, gets very @alexisnikole (TikTok) crispy and has a lemony Native Plant Trust: zing. Quite common in https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/ disturbed areas such as Foraging is one of the oldest human abandoned lots or inbetween areas around cities. activities. As COVID continues to beat up our social lives, going on a gathering walk Garlic mustard (Alliaria could be a great way to meet new people petiolata) - a hugely invasive safely, get outside, and (forgive me) connect early spring biennial, found with our roots. either as ground cover ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AMELIA (which can persist year @ameliacyoung round) or the flowering stalk. All parts edible, tender parts preferable but generally the whole thing stays tender. The
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MUSIC & AUDIO 3/1 Bars Over Bars Hip Hop Showcase featuring local artists! Every first Tuesday of the month @Midway Cafe 7:30PM 21+ $10 3/2 Open Armory is an open mic for all performance practices. Sign up at 7PM. Happens first Wednesday of every month @ Arts at the Armory 7PM-10PM All Ages Free 3/3 Jungle Vibes hosted by Greatness ASF ft. Lilo, TJ Reynolds, Paola O, Gio Davinci, Gigi K, Black Neptune, Cyrus Brooks, Paula Feris, Duck Duck Goofs @The Jungle 8PM 21+ $10 3/4 Holiday Music, Bad History Month, Job Creators, (T-T) b @O’Brien’s Pub 9PM 21+ $10/12 3/4 Cheap City, Big Fuzzy, The Michael Character @Midway Cafe 10PM 21+ $10 3/4 Soul Space jazz fusion band @The Lilypad 7PM-10PM All Ages $10 3/6 Jungle Brunch ft. Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh, Untitled Roots @The Jungle 11AM All Ages $5 3/6 DJ Re:Code, Opalla, yeahOk with mothgirl @The Rockwell 7PM 18+ $15 3/8 Kina Zoré live every second Tuesday bringing two sets of Mozambican Funk! @Midway Cafe 8PM 21+ $10 3/9 Dinogala, Ten Pound Snail, This Body Is All I Have In This World, Evan Kelley @O’Brien’s Pub 8PM 21+ $8/10 3/11 Bellows, Lady Pills, Lake St. Daniel @O’Brien’s Pub 8PM 21+ $10/12 3/13 The Good Music Series Showcase: 8 Zipp, Nyeusi Loe, Shellz, Naty B, Eye Flo, Allanah J, Son Of The 215, Wreck Dollarz with music DJ Alcide and Megazoyd. Special guests and vendors as well! @Square One Mall 6PM-9PM All Ages $10/15 3/12 Boston Oi! Fest ft. The Welch Boys, The Bluebloods, The Abductors, Ice Cold Killers @Midway Cafe 8PM 21+ $10 3/13 Mega Mass Presents: Artist Showcase! Every second Sunday of the month! Sign up to perform! @The Jungle 9PM-12AM All Ages FREE
3/14 Keepin’ It Fresh 2 presented by Hustle Killer ft. Aaron Bates, Boochini George, Cali J, Cuph GTTB, Cyrus Brxxks, Dean Alves and more! @The Jungle 8PM 21+ $15 3/15 Get to the Gig Boston Presents: Hause Plants, Lazy, Reggie Pearl @The Rockwell 7PM All Ages $13/15 3/18 Mostly Fast Shit Vol. 5 ft. Moisturizer, Skullshitter, Uncle Buck, Torn in Half, Strictly Hip Hop @O’Brien’s Pub 8PM 21+ $8/10 3/18 M.O.B Presents “3rd Thursdays” at Kay’s Oasis! Live Band, After work Jam and Entertainment @1125 Blue HIll Ave 5-10pm 21+ $10 3/20 ONCE presents Adi Sun, Bird Language, Little Fuss @ The Rockwell 7:30PM 21+ $25/28 3/21 Ava Sophia, Big Stuff, ALDRA, The Vulture @Midway Cafe 7:30PM 21+ $10 3/23 Get to the Gig Boston Presents: Strange Ranger, Bedbug, Kind Being @O’Brien’s Pub 8PM 18+ $13/15 3/26 The Creative Music Series & Evil Clown present Spectral Sequences by Leap of Faith, a free-improv sixtet @The Lilypad 7:30PM-10PM All Ages $15 3/26 Joyer, Squitch, Bleary Eyed, Gunstock @The Lilypad 10PM-12AM All Ages $10 3/26 Rosewater Records Presents: Mei Semones @Brinstar Boston 8PM All Ages $ome Cost TheMUSEUM TV + The Soundlab present The Testing Lab a bi-weekly event where local musicians can perform their original music and get feedback from a panel of experts! Spots fill up fast so make sure to stay in tune @ thesoundlabma or email thetestinglabma@gmail.com Live music every Thursday! @Notch Brewing Biergarten (Brighton, Charles River Speedway) 7pm 21+ Free The Lilypad weekly open mic variety show! Every Wednesday hosted by Nighttime Gallagher @The Lilypad, Cambridge 10pm All Ages $5 BAMS Fest is constantly showing up for the community by organizing live shows, talks, competitions for local artists... not to mention their amazing annual music festival. Learn more at www.bamsfest.org insideTheMaze is a multimedia platform that is known for its diversity and continuous love
and support for independent They cater to all genres such as Hip Hop, R&B, Latin, and so much more. On the radio at 88.5FM. Online at @_insidethemaze and www. insidethemaze.net ItsLitBoston Podcast has a dope new Spotify playlist called “ItsLitBoston Presents: VIBES FROM THE STATE” updated weekly with local new music you need to check out!! I hear they take submissions too! @ itslitboston Also on Youtube and SoundCloud New England Mic Check Radio is our region’s top dawg for uplifting urban music! Episode #58 out now on all streaming platforms with a special feature on local artist Tamera King! www.nemiccheck.com for podcasts, swag and further updates! @newenglandmiccheck Check out WECB FM Boston! WECB is a student-run, creatively independent internet radio station at Emerson College in Boston. They host dozens of radio shows by hundreds of DJs and highlight new and exciting music both locally and beyond! Also, check out their music review platform Milk Crate! To listen and for more info, visit: www.wecb.fm Spark FM at Night with DJ Stix: Every Tuesday/Thursday from 11-1AM plus many more programs! Check out www.sparkfmonline.com
VIDEO & FILM GRRL HAUS CINEMA is an ongoing program of short films and video art made by women, non-binary, trans and genderqueer artists. A mix of local, national, and international artists present work from a variety of disciplines: narrative, documentary, experimental, and conceptual. With an emphasis on low budget and DIY, GRRL HAUS is a space for underrepresented voices in media arts. SUBMIT your films at www.filmfreeway.com/ GRRLHAUSCINEMA to be featured in one of their many showings throughout 2022. OKAY2 rollerblading vid featuring shredders from around Boston and beyond is now available to watch for free online! With music by JuiseMoney. Scope www.okboston.blogspot.com and follow @okboston_ Weird Local Film Fest is taking SUBMISSIONS for their next short film fest happening on March 24th. Submissions due March 10th. It may be in person…it may be virtual…all we know is that you gotta go! More info @weirdlocalfilmfestival
Farenheight TV has a monthly variety show that celebrates people’s greatness through exclusive interviews, performances & more. Check out their latest collab with BAMS Fest interviewing artists from their current performance series Amplify the Soul. www. farenheighttv.com @farenheighttv Cinema Salem is taking a break to make improvements and renovations…exciting! Check www.cinemasalem.com to see when they open back up!
VISUAL ART 3/5 AOA Supply + SCOPE HQ present Character is Key II ft. works by Gkid, Problak, Sam Stax, Pete Cosmos, Rixy, Bob Floss, Curtistic, Soem and so many more! @SCOPE HQ, JP 7PM-11PM $10 3/5 March Open Studios at Western Avenue Studios & Lofts 12-5pm Free 3/6 Mobius Spiderweb is proud to present artist Mithsuca Berry in an online presentation at 12pm. Spiderweb envisions the vast number of artists throughout the city of Boston as potential individual threads of a web to which Mobius can connect and then act as a connection point for others. Group discussion to follow presentation. Register in advance at www.mobius.org 3/7 Art Battle Boston City Championship @Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. Live Art Competition. Doors 6pm, Painting 7pm $15-$20 Juniper Rag has a CALL FOR ART until 3/8 for their next gallery show at CUSP Gallery in Provincetown. Find out more @ juniperrag and www.juniperrag. com 3/19 Brewed Awakening & Arts Core Presents: Paint and Sip with Briyana Willis @Brewed Awakening, Lowell 6PM-8PM 3/19 Billboard Hipe Virtual Artist Talkback is a public art project that displays the work of local visual artists on neighborhood billboards to add beauty and inspiration to every day. This year, 13 artists displayed on two Roxbury billboards. It’s time to celebrate! Join us from 4:30-7:30pm on 3/19. For more information: www.linktr.ee/Billboard_Hope 3/25-27 Mass Greenwoods and Arts District Boston are hosting a weekend long art pop-up called Higher Consciousness at 116 Harvard Ave, Allston from noon to 8pm each day in anticipation of their new dispensary. This event features local Allston based artists and will have live music and live painting on Saturday, March 26th, from noon to 8pm. Hope to see you there! Boston Liberation Center Culture is at the heart of
the conception of ideas and consciousness, so culture and the arts must be at the center of our movement building. We are inviting anyone to SUBMIT new or past 2D work that reflects on the question, “What does Women’s Liberation mean to you?” Art will be displayed as part of a new exhibit entitled “Breaking the Chains!” at the Boston Liberation Center (194 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury) from March 9th-31st in honor of Women’s History Month. A special gallery showing and open mic event will be hosted at the Boston Liberation Center on March 25 from 7-10pm to celebrate the exhibit. Submissions open until midnight 3/4 tinyurl.com/ BostonWHM22 (link in bio). If you have any questions, please DM us on social media (@bostonliberationcenter) or send an email to bostonliberationcenter@gmail. com Praise Shadows Art Gallery presents the solo exhibition of Boston-based artist Katherine Mitchell DiRico, i’ll believe in anything for a while. The gallery will house a site-specific multimedia installation that brings together objects, photographs, sounds, video, and light. On view until 3/13. Their next exhibition All Put Together by Helina Metaferia opens 3/18. In this multifaceted presentation, the artist draws from her interdisciplinary practice to emphasize narratives centered on social engagement. Support the Nubian Square Public Art Initiative, a newly launched initiative spearheaded by Black Market Nubian to develop a series of public murals and installations as a catalyst for neighborhood economic empowerment by the community, for the community. Support the cause and donate to their gofundme! www.blackmarketnubian.com/ nspai
PERFORMANCE ART 3/5 Good Luck Comedy hosted by J Smity & Sam Ike ft. Derek Gaines and more special guests. @The Rockwell 9PM 21+ $20 Thru 3/5 People, Places & Things is one of the best productions in town, with the audiences finding laughter while dealing with addiction and trauma. The local cast is stellar too. Tix at SpeakEasyStage.com $60 general/$25 if under 25 y-o 3/12-3/27 Local theatre company Sleeping Weazel employs live theatre, technology and dance to portray life with Parkinson’s disease in Everyday Life and Other Odds and Ends at Emerson’s Black Box. Tix at ArtsEmerson.org $60/students $15 Thru 3/13 Toni Morrison’s literary masterpiece, The Bluest Eye, is translated to the stage by the Huntington Theatre Company at the BCA. Tix at HuntingtonTheatre.org $25 & up 3/17 Wicked Awesome Women of Boston Comedy Show ft. Kindra Lansburg, Allie Genereux, Tooky Kavanagh, Maya Manion @The Rockwell 21+ $20
Thru 3/20 The Huntington Theatre is bringing Heidi Schreck’s important 2019 play, What the Constitution Means to Me, to the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre downtown. Tux at HuntingtonTheatre.org $25 & up Check out Artists’ Theater of Boston! They produce “thoughtful, evocative work that challenges systemic injustices facing our communities through the collaborative process of making theater.” Online opportunities and performances can be found at artiststheater.org Midway or the Highway Ever wondered what hilarious comedians from big fancy TV shows do the rest of the week? Sometimes they appear at your neighborhood bar! The funniest in New England and beyond can now be found in the wilds of JP on every single Sunday night at 9PM FOR FREE. Open mic at 10PM @Midway Cafe 21+
ZINES “Can We Talk With Spirit Friends?” is a series of digital collage zines, compositions of images and text found in books from the 19th-Century to the present, sequenced to create surreal interpretive narratives. There are currently 24 zines in this ongoing series. Buy them online at www.horskyprojects.com/store. Gay Ghost stories seeks anything queer, spooky, and printable for a full color Halloween zine. Trans ghosts? Queer campfire tales? Haunted gay clubs? Anything spooky goes! Email submissions to Lavendermenacepress@gmail. com Penny Magazine was created as a means to discuss how different areas of the music industry have been affected and changed in lieu of the coronavirus pandemic. Read this beautifully colorful zine at www.penny-mag.com and follow @pennythemag Zinesters Club All ages and experience levels are welcome every second Thursday of the month to come down to the Teen Room at Watertown Free Public Library and make zines! Supplies provided! Vicky Marcelino is a Dominicanx illustrator making beautiful works including fantastical and realist comics! She even publishes comics in Spanish! Follow at @magicalgrlbicky browse more at www.victoriamarcelino.com Superfroot Magazine Dedicated to uplifting underrepresented artists and writers, this zine focuses on a new theme each issue. Issue #2 NOSTALGIA now available to read online at www. superfroot.com The Negro Flowers Series An online zine of writings, poetry, art and photography by various local BIPOC authors compiled by BCN contributor Qadir Shabazz. ‘People & Places’ Issue #3 is now available! It includes “A concept where Photographers of color share their work which focuses on their own unique perspective of what community looks like to them”. Read online at www.linktr.ee/qadir__shabazz Pleasure Pie is a grassroots sex-positive organization in Boston, MA. They make zines, illustrations, publications, events, and conversations on sexual
empowerment and consent. They also put out a monthly email newsletter called Boston’s Sex Positive Newsletter, which lists local sexuality-related events and job openings. They now distribute sex-positive zines by others outside their org! Check this link to SUBMIT YOUR ZINES! www.pleasurepie.org/submit Reflective Zines makes mental health, poetry and music zines! They cover trauma therapy, dissociation, DBT, identity, healing from abuse, queer love and much more. You can find them at the Paper Asylum in Beverly, MA and more info at @reflectivezines. Browse online at www.etsy.com/shop/ reflectivezines Wack Mag Their mission is to bring people together through art + creation. They want to be a space where people feel comfortable to submit any work they are excited about, get published, gain experience, and create their own community of creatives. Sound familiar? Found out how to SUBMIT your work or even join the team at @ wack.mag and www.wackmag.com
COMMUNITY Melanin Owned Business Vendors Flea Market: Every Saturday at Kay’s Oasis 1125 Blue Hill Ave from 125pm. Open Mic 1st and 4th Saturdays. Contact 585-2378487 for vending opportunities. Vendors of color please reach out! 3/21 Electronics 101 This educational workshop introduces the fundamental principles of electricity and electronics. There will be a brief presentation on how electricity works, followed by hands-on work with motors, switches, multimeters, and LEDs (light emitting diodes) to see the forces in action. Bring your curiosity and your questions. @Hatch Makerspace, Watertown 7PM-9PM Free with pre-registration www.watertownlib.org/hatch 3/27 No Frills All Fun Clothing Swap presented by We Thieves A down and dirty, no frills, and all fun community swap for your gently used clothes, accessories, and small home goods/decor. Save money, save the environment, keep garments with loads of life left in circulation and in the community! @Warehouse XI 11AM-4PM All Ages $10 or three pieces of clothing to swap Black Market Nubian is a Black-Owned, cooperative-style retail business that operates within a Pan-African pop-up paradigm. The Market has been widely accepted as one of Boston’s premiere spaces to gather, meet and shop, understanding the need for micro-business Founders to develop the business acumen and literacy needed to move towards sustainability. Located at 2136 Washington St, Roxbury. More info at @blackmarketnubian Apparel Brand, Music Label and Entertainment Company Scope Apparel has opened a storefront and HQ AT 484 B Center St, Jamaica Plain. They throw shows, events and fundraisers there! Check it out! @scopeapparel and
www.scopeapparel.com ArtAssembled in Assembly Row! There is a new pop-up art space in Assembly Row that you can rent for $5/hour. Art Assembled is a project of the Somerville Arts Council with support from Federal Reality/ Assembly Row.
during the pandemic, including a GOTVac campaign, hydroponic produce farm, and grocery delivery services. Learn more at www.buildingaudacity.org and @buildingaudacity
Creatives of Color Boston is a collective dedicated to the creation of intersectional safe spaces for BIPOC artists to Unbound Visual Arts is a unique connect and create together, Allston-Brighton based non-profit while also celebrating and art organization. They serve the uplifting the voices and work of Greater Boston community with BIPOC artists from around the impactful educational programs Boston area. They plan three and exhibits to encourage main events each year including learning, engagement, and concerts, workshops, and change with a special focus on exhibitions. More at racial justice. Exhibition and class www.creativesofcolorboston.com info at www.unboundvisualarts. com and @unboundvisualarts Dunamis ignites agency and transformative growth for Boston LGBTQIA+ Artists emerging artists and artsAssociation is revamping with a managers of color by serving new director and a new website! as a nexus for professional They just released a survey development, communityasking what LGBTQIA+ artists in building, consultation, Boston would like to see happen production, advocacy and with this new organization. Find developing equitable pipelines it at for access and leadership in www.blaa.us creative spaces. Check out their website for info on their Boston GLASS operates Drop-In programs like fellowships for Community Centers for LGBTQ+ artists, workshops, concerts and youth of color between the more. www.dunamisboston.org ages of 13–25! GLASS provides a continuum of services to Greater Boston Artist Collective LGBTQ+ youth of color and their strengthens our artist allies in the Greater Boston and community with their many Greater Framingham areas and programs. From filming music also provides education and videos to artist interviews…from consultation to other providers monthly artist features to their and community organizations. @ yearly art event they strive to boston_glass keep artists thriving! Check out Women Explore Lecture and their very active IG at Discussion Forum: Women @greaterbostonartistcollective Explore provides lecture series and website www. within a feminist learning greaterbostonartistcollective.com community for women, to connect with the sacred Rebel Cause, Inc. was founded dimensions of their experience in 2016 and has evolved to and to support and encourage promote various forms of each other in the world activism and advocacy. They community. focus on storytelling, mutual womenexplore.org aid, and capacity and coalition building to promote equity and Community Fridges! There’s representation for marginalized a bunch of these popping up communities throughout Boston all around the city and beyond! and beyond. They provide food for all and are www.rebelcauseinc.org totally volunteer-run! @rebelcauseinc @southbostoncommunityfridge needs help starting up! Email The Fang Collective organizes southbostoncommunityfridge@ with our community to build a gmail.com to find how to get decolonized world free of prisons involved. @dotcommunityfridge and police, where systems of is not open but does regular food oppression are uprooted and drives. The following are now healed, while taking action to open! avert the worst impacts of climate @watertowncommunityfridge change. To find out about actions @bostoncommunityfridge and events follow @allstonbrightonfridges @fangcollective and visit @matcommunityfridge www.thefangcollective.org @cambridgefridge @cambridgecitygrowers ACT UP Boston is an Aids @roslindalecommunityfridge Coalition to Unleash Power @somervillecommunityfridge Boston is a multinational, multi@newtoncommunityfreedge generational coalition committed @numutualaid to direct action to end the world @southendfridge AIDS crisis. Check out their @brooklinecommunityfridge recently uploaded Youtube video on overdose reversal training! @actupboston
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DeeDee’s Cry provides resources and education on the importance of mental health and wellness within communities of color. They collaborate with organizations and agencies to create events, programs, projects and activities within communities of color that are centered on family, mental health and wellness. Find out about upcoming events at www.deedeescry.com Building Audacity is a nonprofit organization that seeks to support youth-led changemaking and to provide resources for adults looking to create inclusive, youth-focused learning environments. They are running several programs right now that prioritize community needs
Violence In Boston is committed to creating safer, healthier, and empowered Black and brown communities. Their Social Impact Center seeks to prevent and reduce the impact of violence by providing immediate and basic needs for the community. Food pantry open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm in Hyde Park. More info at @violenceinboston and www. violenceinboston.org World Worker’s Party Boston Join the fight against capitalism, bigotry and human injustice with WWPB. They organize many many actions covering a slew of extremely important human rights issues. They also publish lots of articles to inform the public on these issues. Learn much more at www.bostonwwp.org
West Of Washington Coalition A neighborhood group of Dorchester seeking to make our community a safer, friendlier, and more vibrant place to live. @wowcoalition and on Facebook to stay up to date with their community events and actions VietAID aims to build a strong Vietnamese community and a vibrant Fields Corner through community building; developing affordable space; providing small business assistance and micro-enterprise development; and child care services. Visit their headquarters at the Vietnamese American Community Center at 42 Charles St, Dorchester. www.vietaid.org Asian American Resource Workshop is a political home for pan-Asian communities in Greater Boston. They are a member-led organization committed to building grassroots power through political education, creative expression, and issue-based and neighborhood organizing. Join today! @aarw.boston and www.aarw.org
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Q: How do I stop falling for people who don’t have the capacity to love me?
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What we are typically attracted to can sometimes reveal things about ourselves that we might have overlooked. In this case, falling for people that aren’t necessarily giving us what we need may be a sign that we aren’t quite ready for the level of intimacy that we think we are. It could be an accommodation we secretly created to restrict and protect ourselves. Maybe you are only accustomed to giving love and care for someone and reciprocation would muddy the situation. Do you feel you want it in return? Do you believe you deserve it? Are you ready for it if it were to come? On the other side of things- what is the emotional availability of the other party? The word “capacity” here seems a bit over the top- sometimes we have to accept the idea that we can’t be everybody’s cup of tea. Unrequited love is a pain that can hit deep and bypasses the notion that we can just love people without reciprocation and that is just as beautiful.
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An Ode To Bell Hooks (I’m Tired) How to fulfill emptiness , how to fulfill pain. We seem to always normalize this thing, This patriarchal disease that brings you into the damp depths of the mud. How you bottle that up inside brotha man? You killing ya kidneys. Face yourself. You Denying the actuality of your emotions. Conflicted. How to fulfill emptiness , How to fulfill pain. Empower yourself. How do we misuse the simplicity of life for the matters of degression ? Conflicted. Parked in the alley twisting up blunts, Covered in smoke to hide from the facualities that exist yet you become lazy Dreaming never costed a dime, Talking to niggas about how you feel wont cost you your life. How real can get it? How to fullfill emptiness, How to fulfill pain. That arm is in a 90 degree angle for the wrong reasons, Im tired of seeing niggas smoke and drink themselves to sleep while the sun is still beaming.
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