Counting Freedoms in a Month of Thanks This is the Compass. It’s a newspaper. A free newspaper. And ya know what else? It’s a buncha PEOPLE too! A bona-fide org-an-iz-ation. Mhmm. Yup. Very funny, depending on your outlook. Irrespective of your outlook (no offense, just wait) the one unflinching fact that makes this YOUR Compass is that without fail, this paper will always get into your hands for FREE. And I’m not just talking about the pop definition of “free” as in “no money,” like where you get a gift card for opening a bank account. Oh no, friends. That ain’t free at all. And actually a whole lotta resources (one being money, others being time, energy, and their circumstantial offshoots--mental/emotional stability, good nights’ sleeps, and general feelings of self-actualization) change hands across this hive of individuals hunched over computers and telephones and get launched into the ether before this little paper is finally pressed upon our minor world every and each month. This paper is free because you are free. I hope both stay that way forever.
THANK YOU to everyone who makes this pulpy slice of tree happen, who picks it up or drops it off, reads it or uses it to start a grill. Thank you to all involved in the organizational conjuring arm that is THE HASSLE, and to every radical soul doomed to magnetically spawn in the infinite push that is booking shows in New England; organizing tours, writing songs, making records, and birthing colors of every tint and shade onto the ever-bleakening landscape. You know who you are. Thank you for making it happen. Finally, HASSLE FEST 6. In and of itself HF6 is a gigantic thank-you as much as a you’re-welcome. To Boston, to New England, to the many volunteers donating their time and love, to everyone who shared that damn Indiegogo link, to every label and band involved, and to everyone who fits anywhere in the second paragraph. This round begetting itself ever more rounds-upon-rounds of gratitude, before we get stuck in an infinite thanksgiving feedback loop I better say goodbye. Look out for HF6 and come say hi. See ya out there, November! - Zach Peckham
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HF6 Affiliates: Cradle The Labels Who Set The Table THANK YOU to the incredible record labels who make our world go round. These are the organizations who, scraping to get by, represent and propel the bands, scenes and individuals of the underground music realm. The following (and more beyond them, who will be named next month) literally put it all out there. They donated records and gear to us here, to release onto you for FREE ya hear? That’s right, get to Hassle Fest EARLY for an opportunity to grab swag from the bag of NNA, OSR Tapes, Feeding Tube, Northern Spy, Sophomore Lounge, Bufu, Mexican Summer, Dull Tools, Thrill Jockey, Ride The Snake, K Recs, Goner, Underwater Peoples, Crash Symbols, Blood Oath Slumber Party, Faux Pas, Hidden Temple, Not Not Fun, Primordial Sounds, Ride The Snake, Rotted Tooth, Soundway, YLDMIER and more! Go on n support em. Go on! - Sam Potrykus
Abroad Guerilla Toss Studies The Holy Tossers are moving hand over fist, grass over piss-kettle, and blond over bong as they fly hiiigh over the pond to sow their wild oats all about the glorified peninsula that is EUROPE. While you’re unlikely to catch any of their sets in Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, the UK or Czech Republic, they’ve initiated some preparatory measures you may dig on: a new LP “Smack the Brick” is out on Feeding Tube, Gay Disco gets the NNA analog treatment, and some fine wares that have been tied & dyed in every size. Bless ‘em with a “bon voyage” @HASSLE FEST (11/7). - Anthony Richards
Hand Tattoos For Everyone. Visit Sad Clown City. Proficient in multiple styles and creative enough to take a list of words and construct an entire sleeve, we are all extremely lucky that ELIE FALCON has finally settled back in Boston. Elie is your guy if you want a really weird/ embarrassing body part tattooed OR if you want something really weird/ embarrassing tattooed on your body part OR if you just want to have the best tattoo in the whole world, he can make that happen. Elie will do anything and he’ll do it fast and well. He’s also very handsome. SadClownCity.com SadClownCity@gmail.com Do something you might regret, Jim. - TV
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to STORYCLUB BOSTON Once you know how to look at it, a painting or a shoe or even a bench has a story to tell you. My favorite thing just lately is a show called Storyclub Boston. Simple enough, it’s a show for telling stories. Twice a month KEN GREEN hosts local folks, some of whom have been on stage a lot & some who haven’t. There are stories of all kinds, short & long. A good one might make you snicker or just feel warm all over. One show is @Improv Boston (40 Prospect St., Central Square) at the beginning of the month on a Thursday & one is @Milky Way Lounge (284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain) at the end of the month on a Monday. They’re both from 6:30 PM - 8:00. There’s even an open mic, so you can show up & tell a story of your own. There are themes & little videos & all sorts of extras. So, what’s your story? Dates can be found at www.storyclubboston.com anytime, and there are always flyers at Weirdo too. - Angela Sawyer
ART BLAST.............................................................PAGE 2 Fairs n’ Sales, I’ve Been Everywhere, Man & Out of the Blue TOO.
HASSLE BRIEFS & PURE IMPACT.......................PAGE 3 Institute, Dusted Lux, Sean Nicholas Savage. Pure Impact: DISIPLINE
HERE BE THE SHOWS.....................................PAGE 4-5 Oozing Wound (IL), Priests (DC) and Quintron & Miss Pussycat return!
THE TARDY EAGLE..............................................PAGE 6 10 Things I Hate Right Now, Budgeting 4 TG, Celebs, Advice, ET PLUS
FILM FLAM............................................................PAGE 7 Cultural Meltdown – Documentaries & more. PLUS: FULCI’S THE BEYOND!
COMICS.................................................................PAGE 8 a psychotic palm tree gets crabs from a cactus, bikes away quickly
Death of Death By Audio: Brooklyn DIY Institution Says Peace! Brooklyn’s Death By Audio, a cultural bastion of the NYC, Northeast and entire USA is closing its doors. Originally home to the audio effects company of the same name, DBA started throwing music and art shows in 2007 and maintaining one of the best underground show situations in the city. It’s hallowed murals, hand-programmed video game consoles, smoky concerts and midsummer shows sansAC will not be forgotten! From the dust of great DIY venues come more great DIY venues, though it is hard to accept this impermanence comes with our territory. Death By Audio isn’t going quietly and has some incredible lineups in store to close out its legendary run, like on November 5th: Black Pus, Lair, Bugs & Rats and Pampers! - Matt Robidoux
GRAND OPENING 11/15 for art Co-op in Central For those not in the know, Central Sq’s long standing Out of the Blue Gallery lost it’s home due to the neverending local trend of drastic rent increases. Should be a crime...wait, isn’t it? Gallery owner TOM TIPTON joined forces with HOPE ZIMMERMAN to sow the hardened grave of Blockbuster and bask in the bounty of a brand new art Co-op: OUT OF THE BLUE TOO - ART GALLERY & MORE @541 Mass Ave. We’re talkin’ regular art/craft fairs, readings, classes, workshops, tons of programming for kids and soon enough all-ages shows. Space is sacred and this one’s grand opening is 11/15 11am-9pm. For more information check out the Art Blast on pg 2! - CEEK
Hassle Fest 6 FRIDAY 11/7 @Cuisine en
Locale 6pm All Ages $17-20 Sliding Scale (performance times subject to change) 6.00 Rosie and the Rosies (MA) 6.20 Pigeons (W. MA/NY) 6.40 Particulars (MA) 7.00 Pile (MA) 7.20 Nancy (NYC) 7.40 Burnt Skull (TX) 8.30 Debo Band (MA) 9.00 Inhalants (NYC) 9.30 Nautical Almanac (MD) 10.00 Guerilla Toss (MA) 10.30 Lescalleet/ Drumm duo (ME/IL)
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North Is Back Up Austin, Texas avant-garde folk musician, voracious tour reader and tea drinker RALPH E. WHITE is back on Feeding Tube Records for a second vinyl release. “Waltz Don’t Run”, comprised of all waltzes, ranges from nature waltz, traditional waltz to politico-waltz, like the “Wendy Davis Special thanks to Waltz”. White is a maverick even in the CHOICE sponsors of strange plains of Austin, as steeped in Boston Hassle Fest! Bluegrass as he is in African and Cajun musical tradition and well versed on banjo, kalimba, guitar and voice, at least two at a time. Picked by Feeding Tube for reissue from a recent trio of CD-Rs, this Ralph album is a treat. Grip at FeedingTubeRecords.com and see him live with (New England) Patriots vocalist/Laughable Recordings proprietor Colby Nathan for a slew of upcoming regional dates including 11/15 @Whitehaus (JP). - Matt Robidoux
11.00 No Joy (QC) 11.40 Chris
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Corsano/Bill Orcutt duo (W MA/ CA)
FEST EXTENSION AFTER PARTY @Secret Central Sq Location Hassle Fest wristband REQUIRED for entry! 1.00am Tellavision (GER) 1.20 Homeworld (MA) 1.40 Palberta (NY) 2.00 Free Pizza (MA) 2.30 Downtown Boys (RI)
Schedule! FEST EXTENSION AFTER PARTY @Secret Central Sq Location Hassle Fest wristband REQUIRED for entry! 1.00 Life Partners 1.20 IAN 1.40 Ryan Power 2.00 Bugs and Rats 2.30 Hunnie Bunnies
SATURDAY 11/8 @Cuisine en
Locale 3pm All Ages $17-20 Sliding Scale (performance times subject to change) 3.00 Pete Negroponte & Fat Bobby duo (MA) 3.20 Couples Counseling (MA) 3.40 Old Wave (MA) 4.00 Colin L Orchestra (NYC/MA) 4.25 Tomboy (MA) 5.05 KTB (MA) 5.25 CE Schneider Topical (NYC) 5.45 Jerry Paper (NYC) 6.10 Junkyard (Adam Dreebs) (NYC) 6.30 Quicksails (IL) 6.50 Khaki Blazer (IL) 7.10 Tredici Bacci (Italia) 7.30 Grizzler (MA) 7.50 Le Trash Can (QC) 8.10 Brandon Seabrook (NYC) 8.30 Horselords (MD) 8.50 Hyrrokin (OH) 9.15 Ben Hersey (W MA) 9.35 Blues Control (NY) 10.05 Bill Orcutt (CA) 10.35 Prostitutes (OH) 11.05 Devin Gary and Ross (w/ Kramer) 11.35 Body/Head (NY/CA)