Word: bandness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...With people like Rojas and Sanneh in mind, Baron organized the first Record Hospital Fest in 2002 in part to create a greater connection with the Boston scene. (He also hoped to give RH a bigger name and “just wanted to see these bands play.”) Though Baron held the first RH Fest at Tufts, the Harvard campus has hosted it—and several other shows—since then. Thanks to Baron, influential Boston screamo band Orchid played their final show at The Harvard Advocate. So many people showed up that the band...
...it’s really rewarding to see someone come in liking [indie pop band] the Unicorns and start liking really brutal hardcore,” Hartsock says...
...While DST tours outside of both the region and the nation, the band continues to play a mix of local clubs like the Middle East and local basements, though they say they have more fun at the basement shows, where the tight-knit DIY community is really felt...
...Everyone’s contributing in some sort of way,” guitarist Jay St. Claire says. “People are making zines and handing them out at shows. Everyone from the band to the audience is doing something...
...According to Angela Sawyer, the owner of Central Square’s Weirdo Records and singer of Exusamwa—a band that is led by former WHRB president Doug M. DeMay ’94—this sense of a true community is what sets Boston apart from places like New York. “To me, it’s the best combination of small town and big city,” she says...