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Yea Boston does have a good amount of big names actually.Converge belongs on the list too- has to be one of the most influential hardcore bands in the last 30 years .
There are a lot of great acts out of the city and suburbs! I just listed a few that had the largest followings on Spotify as far as I can tell. Personally, I like jazzy and folky rock music so some of my favorite local acts are Lake Street Dive, Ripe, Dispatch, Parsonsfield, Morphine, and Darlingside.
What hurts Boston on this thread topic, imo, is the lack of a musical brand for the city. It doesn't have a signature, distinctive style like Seattle, Detroit, or Nashville. Best I can say is that it's very good about keeping up with the times. In pretty much every decade and genre, there's generally at least one noteworthy artist from Boston.
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There are a lot of great acts out of the city and suburbs! I just listed a few that had the largest followings on Spotify as far as I can tell. Personally, I like jazzy and folky rock music so some of my favorite local acts are Lake Street Dive, Ripe, Dispatch, Parsonsfield, Morphine, and Darlingside.
What hurts Boston on this thread topic, imo, is the lack of a musical brand for the city. It doesn't have a signature, distinctive style like Seattle, Detroit, or Nashville. Best I can say is that it's very good about keeping up with the times. In pretty much every decade and genre, there's generally at least one noteworthy artist from Boston.
Boston has a notable and unique hardcore punk scene
Boston has a notable and unique hardcore punk scene
While I don’t think Boston deserves to be in this conversation - other better candidates - check out the movie Gutterbug.
Probably the most accurate portrayal of any Boston neighborhood in modern day, and very much provides insight into the Allston Boston hardcore and punk scene. It was that way 40 30 20 years ago, and from what I understand, is still that way today. Makes you wonder what it was like when The Pixies, Dinosaur Jr. etc. came out.
While I don’t think Boston deserves to be in this conversation - other better candidates
I mean, it’s at least a top 10. “Doesn’t deserve to be in the conversation” is a bit much.
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Makes you wonder what it was like when The Pixies, Dinosaur Jr. etc. came out.
Dinosaur Jr isn’t from Boston, and Pixies aren’t exactly hardcore punk.
The problem with the genre as far as Boston being known for it imo, is that there’s a culture among the bands that makes them avoid getting mainstream or “selling out”. I’d be surprised if the average person in any other part of the country could name any punk bands from Boston.
Best they could probably do would be the Dropkick Murphys or Boys Like Girls if “pop punk” is on the table (which it shouldn’t be).
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I mean, it’s at least a top 10. “Doesn’t deserve to be in the conversation” is a bit much.
Dinosaur Jr isn’t from Boston, and Pixies aren’t exactly hardcore punk.
The problem with the genre as far as Boston being known for it imo, is that there’s a culture among the bands that makes them avoid getting mainstream or “selling out”. I’d be surprised if the average person in any other part of the country could name any punk bands from Boston.
Best they could probably do would be the Dropkick Murphys or Boys Like Girls if “pop punk” is on the table (which it shouldn’t be).
I live on the West Coast and I'm familiar with Bane, Slapshot, and older bands like Negative FX and SS Decontrol
I mean, it’s at least a top 10. “Doesn’t deserve to be in the conversation” is a bit much.
Dinosaur Jr isn’t from Boston, and Pixies aren’t exactly hardcore punk.
The problem with the genre as far as Boston being known for it imo, is that there’s a culture among the bands that makes them avoid getting mainstream or “selling out”. I’d be surprised if the average person in any other part of the country could name any punk bands from Boston.
Best they could probably do would be the Dropkick Murphys or Boys Like Girls if “pop punk” is on the table (which it shouldn’t be).
In a thread that's about cities with the biggest contributions to music, I don't think Boston deserves to be in the conversation. Detroit, Chicago, Austin, Seattle sure. Boston? Maybe if you get bored of talking about the other cities.
The foundation of Dinosaur Jr. and The Pixies started in Amherst. Both got big in Boston, though Dinosaur Jr. actually recorded a lot of their music in NYC. Add Lemonheads to this 80s list btw.
The Pixies were an outside the bell curve rock band.. The vast majority of their music would fall into the punk category, and laid the foundation for many bands to follow across punk, grunge, and indie rock. Hardcore? Na, maybe their lyrics. But, solidly punk.
The local "hardcore" scene exists in Allston, like it has always existed in Allston.
As an aside, I'm not sure "the average person" could tell you where any punk bands are from if it's not London or NYC.
I live on the West Coast and I'm familiar with Bane, Slapshot, and older bands like Negative FX and SS Decontrol
Huh. I stand corrected.
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In a thread that's about cities with the biggest contributions to music, I don't think Boston deserves to be in the conversation. Detroit, Chicago, Austin, Seattle sure. Boston? Maybe if you get bored of talking about the other cities.
I said "top 10", so you can't win the conversation by naming 4 cities.
And even then I don't know if Austin should be ahead of Boston. It hosts big name festivals, but so does Dover, DE. How many big name band are actually from Austin?
There are a lot of great acts out of the city and suburbs! I just listed a few that had the largest followings on Spotify as far as I can tell. Personally, I like jazzy and folky rock music so some of my favorite local acts are Dispatch
Since we're being nit picky, Dispatch was formed in VT. And Corrigan is from Littleton, CO.
If we are going NA, tough not to mention the Toronto (area).. Huge impact on modern music.
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