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Lysten Boston and The Record Company bring you Record Company Fest, Thursday May 2nd at The Sinclair. The standout to me is the fusion of artists and types of music gathered together by one of Boston’s premier mission based Ahh, springtime in Boston, when the Charles River bubbles, the Record Companies, yeah those things exist! While it’s at The Sinclair sweet smell of brimstone is in the air, and the Public Garden (one of the bigger venues we feature in the Compass) we love the positively buzzes with the screams of the damned. Okay, maybe lineup and will do anything to boost and support those who continthat’s a little hyperbolic, but with the recent debut of Penny Lane’s ue to support our efforts. Show up to this benefit to help HAIL SATAN? The time does feel right to revisit some diabolical The Record Company create much needed space for Boston area Alright, alright, alright. There’s been a lot of ruckus since classics. Fortunately, this month’s Coolidge midnights have you artists. How can it not be with names like Cliff Notez, Brandie Blaze. B.A.W.D.* last rocked your asses. So, as we all know, for the covered with their new series SATANIC PANIC, compiling some of DJ WhySham? Have you ever seen Dzidor Azaglo? They’re better or the worse, all hell has broken loose on the planet. amazing and starter of the the finest occult cult classics from the ‘30s (the mind-blowingly A battle between light and dark. Of ascension or descent. pop-up Community Black Cotperverse Bela/Boris vehicle THE BLACK CAT) to the 21st century (Ti Some may even say TL:DR “The Apocalypse.” ton Club, a live jam with poets, West’s modern slow-burn classic THE HOUSE story-tellers and more, so This is TinkerHell. Tinkerwhen: OF THE DEVIL). In between, the selections from my view, there is no real 5/3- 6/1 when: Hell, say hello. range from Joe Dante’s beloved comedy @ MIDNIGHT 5/2 telling what you can expect. THE ‘BURBS to Mario Bava’s gothic spookfest … when: Other than that you’ll leave 5/9 7:30pM BLACK SUNDAY, along with a healthy assortwhere: That is our champion, where: the venue knowing that muCOOLIDGE CORNER ment of classic video nasties. Throw on your Sinclair yep she won last season’s THEATER sic in Boston is on the rise where: backwards Led Zeppelin album, dust off tournament. OBERON and that there issomething how much: your paperback Necronomicon, and go see Coincidence? AGES 18+ how much: foreveryone. Show up for $15 GA a seriously evil movie! Anyway, we decided that *shrug* $13.25 the artists, and even if you what’s the harm of doing it all again. It can’t get any how much: can’t make it May 2nd , let $15 - $20 —Oscar Goff worse, amiright? So, come join us at the Oberon all this be on May 19th - doors open at 7pm, the mayhem an outlet for you to check starts at 7:30pm. This is a night of lady on lady arm out these artists at smaller, more wrestlin’ action with all kinds of chaos and beer and intimate DIY venues, If How to live raffle prizes ensuing. ALL proceeds go to support Boston Abortion Support you’ve never checked out Collective, and that should warm you in all the right bits. a zero Anjimile now is your chance. *Boston Arm Wrestling Dames. Yeah, I know I should have led with that, but waste I wanted you to work for it. We’re a group of dames who combine theater, —Chris Hues philanthropy, and hardcore athleticism. lifestyle (visit www.bawdydames.com for more info!) Deuces with love, —Chaotic Neutral Hello my trashy babies! Some people think living “zero waste”
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means I recycle everything in my kitchen. But I try to avoid all single use containers, even recyclable and compostable ones, unless: 1. I can reuse the container, and 2. I need another container. TIT visited the Casella recycling facility in Charlestown, where garbage flows like water. It was existential. I cried. The overwhelming-ness of the plant is best summed up by this mathematical equation: (Willy Wonka’s factory + deeply wounded garbage chaos) x (Caligula-level orgy)² = my day at Casella. Globally, recycling is going through big changes, all of which are worthy of Ever find yourself leaving SoWa on a First discussion in this Pulitzer Prize-winning column. But let’s focus for a Friday, wishing there was something minute on becoming more informed recyclers locally. As the newest member of the Compass team, I’m usually cool to do after gallery hopping? Looking for one of the few events in this city open past 9pm? typing captions into my phone instead of articles in the paper. 15-20% of Casella’s haul isn’t recycled. 16 hours a day, humans manually Head over to La Boum (10pm-1am), the queer dance party My name is Claudia Chick— yes, like the bird. I’m the one remove plastic bags and other contaminants from the recycling stream. held every First Friday at Milky Way/Bella Luna (284 Amory running the Compass Instagram account that I hope you’ve Why is there so much garbage at the recycling facility? all been enjoying. As a senior in college, I’ve been trying to Street, JP). DJ Stella plays everything from 80’s pop to early 1.People try to recycle garbage all the time. It’s a harmful habit known as deliver graphics and information through the account in as 2000’s throwbacks (and the perfect amount of Justin Bie“wish-cycling.” Wish-cycling compromises worker safety, fux with machinery, ber). When I was there in March after Wicked Queer fun and clear a way as possible. Since taking over the account, and generally wastes time and resources. it’s grown by almost 300 followers! Give yourselves a round of 2. Recyclables can’t be processed if dirty, wet, small, or dark in color. Black plastic Film Fest, the good energy built up throughout the applause, because you, the readers, are what keep me doing night—peaking during the last song of the party, an can’t be detected by optical sorters; items under 2” are too small to accurately what I do. absolute classic, the dance-song of all dance-songs, sort; wet and dirty items gum up machinery. They garbage. I believe in the power of print, but I also believe in the power Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” 3.Recycling is a business. To be recycled, a material must have a market value of digital marketing. The idea behind the Instagram feed is to that is profitable for the recycling company. #7 plastic, plastic film, mixed paper, La Boum (and Milky Way/Bella Luna in general) is a fun represent each of the monthly columns in a visual manner, Styrofoam - these materials have low market value. They might have the recy- place to hang because there’s something for everyone— and I’ve been having a blast. Becoming part of this organizaif dancing isn’t your thing, there’s always a big group cling symbol, but... They garbage. tion has taught me so much and I’m encouraging you to do of people hanging out around the bar. Grab a drink, the same. Whether you’re a designer, writer or anything at all, Curbside Recyclables - must be clean and dry: Corrugated cardboard, boxboard or don’t, and use the opportunity to make some new you can get involved. I never wanted to touch social media or (cereal boxes, paper bags, egg cartons, etc), junk mail, periodicals, office paper, design, but here I am… loving it. #1-6 plastic containers, plastic gallon pails, metal and food cans, aluminum, tin friends (or more likely, given the size of Boston’s LGBTQ+ Brain Arts is looking for volunteers and interns for this coming community, catch up with some old friends)! foil, glass bottles. This event is a safe space for queer, trans, and non binary summer. You’re a photographer? Stellar. You want to distribute Can’t Recycle Curbside: Plastic bags*, plastic film*, plastic packaging*, black folx; in stark contrast to many of the all-white, all-amab Compass copies? Lovely. Want to bop around and see what contissues, towels, plastic, Styrofoam, disposable items (plastic utensils, paper you’re interested in? All totally cool. Chit chat diment packets, straws, stirrers, coffee pods, fiber clamshells), disposable cups gay clubs in the city, La Boum is a space anyone would feel welcomed in. with me or any of our team members to learn (Solo, coffee, soda, soup), bagged or dirty recyclables, clothing/textiles*, food Check out La Boum this May if you want to dance all how you can get in on this. For more informawaste*, “tanglers” (string, rope, hoses), batteries*, electronics*, anything under 2 tion, email compass@brain-arts.org and FOLnight, lose yourself, and boogie oogie woogie. snoogle locations specialty in recycled/composted be can items these * inches. LOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @bostoncompass La Boum is a 21+ event with a $10 cover. it. For an Instant-ham highlight of my Casella trip, follow @melsmoviemagic. —Claudia Chick —Emily Bass Email your garbage questions to melbo.elbow@ gmail.com! THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT —Melanie Bernier
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