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Basemental: Thoughts on Fashion and Fascism – Q&A with Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier

Basemental: Thoughts on Fashion and Fascism – Q&A with Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier

by Will Meyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Articles, Basemental, Columns, Featured, Music

Deerhoof has been making topsy-turvy, explosive rock music for over 25 years. Founded in the ‘90s, the group is still at it. They have released 15 albums, collaborated with countless musicians, and have inspired many more (myself included). The band will play Hawks...
Basemental: Q&A with dance-pop musician, drag performer and punk rocker La Neve

Basemental: Q&A with dance-pop musician, drag performer and punk rocker La Neve

by Will Meyer | Jun 18, 2019 | Articles, Basemental, Columns, Featured, Music

Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, guitarist for acclaimed punk band Downtown Boys, also performs as La Neve. While La Neve is a project that certainly shares the political concerns of Downtown Boys, it is stylistically different all together. Drawing on house, industrial, and...
Basemental: DIY Dystopia — A tech start-up sees house shows as ‘the next big thing’

Basemental: DIY Dystopia — A tech start-up sees house shows as ‘the next big thing’

by Will Meyer | Jun 4, 2019 | Articles, Basemental, Columns, Featured, Music

Imagine it’s the year 2020 and you get invited by a friend to a local house show. The catch: you don’t know who the performers will be and you don’t know where it will be located until the day of the show. You must apply in advance to even purchase a ticket and then...
Basemental: For the Love of Buskers

Basemental: For the Love of Buskers

by Will Meyer | May 24, 2019 | Articles, Basemental, Columns, Featured, Music

As the weather warms up and the sun comes out, musicians flock to Main Street, opening their cases to busk. I have lived many downtown Northampton lives — as a busker, in food service, as a journalist for The Shoestring reporting on Northampton politics, to name a...
Basemental: Music for a World without Jails

Basemental: Music for a World without Jails

by Will Meyer | May 10, 2019 | Articles, Basemental, Columns, Featured, Music

Before prisons became the inevitable institutions they are today, believe it or not, they were introduced as a reform; a humane alternative to torture or death. In 1790, English common law condemned those guilty of “petty treason” to the punishment of being burned...
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