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CHUCK TAYLOR: BE MY BOYFRIEND.
When Converse sent us an invitation for a walk-through of their new flagship digs on Newbury Street, Taylor [No relation!!!--Ed] and I jumped at the opportunity. We’re big Chuck Taylor fans, you see. I...
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BOSTON TO AUSTIN: WE’RE GOING TO SXSW!
When I’m jumping-outta-my-skin excited about something it’s really hard for me to keep a secret under wraps. So! FINALLY, without further ado, on behalf of Converse and all your crazy amigos here at...
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FOTOBOM: BOSTON TO AUSTIN – THE BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL PREVIEW
There are plenty of Boston music fans who, unfortunately, can’t make it to Austin for SXSW this year. So what’d we do? We decided to throw the same damn party twice, because we want as many people to...
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TEASER: THE BOSTON TO AUSTIN TRAILER
Yeah, I’ll admit it. I watched this once and started tearing up at my desk. Boston to Austin was incredible and our friends at Converse got it allllll on tape, so check out this teaser trailer and get...
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BOSTON TO AUSTIN: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO
Not only do we have the official video of Boston to Austin, our Boston music day party at SXSW 2011. This video from our friends at Converse also features Kingsley Flood‘s latest recorded track, “I...
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BAR HAVOC: GET NAILED
I’m not going to lie, as well versed as I think I am with the liquors of the world, I honestly did not have any opinion whatsoever about Drambuie. All I knew about Drambuie was that the last time it...
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GET READY FOR BOSTON, AUSTIN: WE’RE GOING (BACK) TO SXSW
Hey, remember that time we threw the Official Boston Music day party at South by Southwest with our friends at Converse? And we all danced our faces off on a sun-drenched rooftop on 6th Street, and...
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#BOS2AUS: THE LINEUP
I knew that I said we’d wait until tonight to release the Boston to Austin lineup, but I’m impatient and excited, so HERE WE GO. I didn’t think it was possible to top last year’s lineup, which included...
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SXSW 2012 DAY 4: BOSTON TO AUSTIN DECIMATES 6TH STREET
Here’s the #BOS2AUS crew–Aloud, Aunt Martha, Bad Rabbits, Camden, Grey Sky Appeal, Lake Street Dive, Moe Pope & Quills, Oldjack, Pretty & Nice, The Wandas, You Can Be A Wesley and DJs Fens,...
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DIG THIS: CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS PRESENTS: CURREN$Y @ THE SINCLAIR
Legend has it that every year on April 20th, chilled-out rapper Curren$y plays a concert in New Orleans worthy of epic poems. It’s a party of excess bordering on Gatsbyesque, but instead of wasted on...
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DIG THIS: CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS LIVE @ THE SINCLAIR: METZ + THE MEN, DESERT...
It’s pretty crazy how big and influential METZ has gotten since their inception a few years ago. The Canadian threesome got on the coveted trajectory of basement entertainers to Sub Pop signees, all...
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ORCHARD SKATESHOP
Boston’s beloved skate mecca makes a move downtown Photo credit: Eileen Clynes The owners of Orchard Skateshop in Allston are getting their big boy pants on. Or at least, that’s how co-owner Armin...
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DIG THIS: CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS LIVE @ THE SINCLAIR: TANLINES, SMALL BLACK,...
Brooklyn duo Tanlines has come a long way since forming in 2008. From remixing songs for bands like Au Revoir Simone and The Tough Alliance to releasing two EPs along with debut album Mixed Emotions...
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FOTOBOM: EARTHQUAKE PARTY! @ CONVERSE [PHOTOS]
Earthquake Party! invaded the Converse store on Newbury Street on October 24th to perform a free punch-packed set as Allston’s finest noise pop band. Their perfectly angst-sprinkled lyrics combined...
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PEER REVIEW: CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS LIVE W/ TANLINES, SMALL BLACK, EARTHQUAKE...
Photos by Dalton Patton | @DALTGETDOWN I’m going to be honest, when I got to The Sinclair last night to see Tanlines, I was worried that I wouldn’t make it through the whole show due to a stubborn...
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DIG THIS AWARDS 2013: GOODS & SERVICES
ART SUPPLY Blick Art Materials Blick handles the supply side of the Boston art world, complete with everything from spray cans and glitter to a zillion kinds of collage paper and whatever else. Think...
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FOTOBOM: 2013 DIGTHIS AWARDS @ THE SINCLAIR
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Sinclair to help celebrate the 2013 DigThis Awards. Special thanks to Converse and the bands for providing the tunes, Narragansett for providing the beer, and the...
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DIG THIS AWARDS 2013
#DigThis13!! With a largely new and invigorated editorial cast at DigBoston, we figured our debut award tour should reflect the tastes, sounds, and experiences we deem supreme. Thus began the struggle...
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REVIEW: CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS LIVE W/ JOEY BADA$$ @ THE SINCLAIR 1.9.14
Considering the headlining act in the latest installment of Converse Rubber Tracks Live is named Joey Bada$$, the crowd at The Sinclair last night was on their very best behavior. And that wasn’t...
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UPDATE: CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS: MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
UPDATE: Piggybacking off the resounding success of December’s session, the Rubber Tracks folks have announced the dates for the January and February pop-up outings: 1/20-1/26 and 2/10-2/16. Read below...
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