01 / MA
Boston
Allston bar bills and a Somerville ballroom make two different starting points. Neither a matinee nor a punk band guarantees all-ages admission.
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Start somewhere.
Follow the noise.
Six cities, twelve public spaces, and the practical details that turn a band name into a night out. These are starting points, not complete scene inventories.
THE NORTHEAST CIRCUIT / 01–06
City links in geographic order. A scene diagram, not a transit route or distance map.
02 / RI
Providence
AS220’s community arts program and Pawtucket’s Machines with Magnets connect live music with making things.
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New York
Begin at the Ridgewood and Bushwick border. Keep all-ages community programming separate from a 21+ club night.
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Philadelphia
R5 bills, the First Unitarian Church’s different rooms, and PhilaMOCA’s underground art program.
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Baltimore
At Ottobar and Current Space, the floor or entrance is a useful piece of the show listing.
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Washington, DC
Touring bills on 14th Street and grassroots art in Takoma, with current details kept ahead of scene mythology.
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