Submitted by hemidemi t3_10l9uol in CambridgeMA
Does anyone maintain a comprehensive calendar of performances in Cambridge and/or Somerville? I'm thinking about starting one but don't want to waste the effort if one already exists.
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hemidemi OP t1_j5vxmfo wrote
Thanks for the link, yes this is exactly what we need! So much going on around here but weirdly hard to discover it
conditioned_operant t1_j5vyact wrote
I have no idea where to start with the local music scene. When I lived back West, I somehow knew enough people that I would go to house shows, underground venues etc. Best concert I ever went to was at a place called "The Hole," which was the basement of a house in West Oakland. Killed by gentrification now. If you got ideas on how to find smaller shows lmk
unresolved_m t1_j5w34ys wrote
unresolved_m t1_j5w36aq wrote
There's Get to the Gig Boston
unresolved_m t1_j5w38nk wrote
I run a local music blog/post about shows! Come visit
hemidemi OP t1_j5w5xnx wrote
I can't help with underground shows but it seems like there are a bunch of small venues that have shows several nights a week (Atwood's, Lilypad, Lizard Lounge, etc.). I just wish there was one calendar where you could find all the listings instead of needing to hop between all their sites
Ranovex t1_j5w8u5g wrote
Most venues keep a calendar of their own schedule. I know both Plough & Stars and Cantab both do. Just check their websites or stop by and ask.
dsjoint t1_j5w94v3 wrote
Not sure, but if you do make one I'd love to be pinged about it!
[deleted] t1_j5waye9 wrote
Boston Hassle used to have this for more indy / local scene, maybe they still do? I have to just bookmark the venues I like calendars and search those occasionally. I've also had some okay luck with Songkick and Bandsintown but it's not exhaustive.
Eilasord t1_j5waz9w wrote
Bands in town (.com) does a decent job of listing those smaller shows
HellbornElfchild t1_j5weoiz wrote
Jambase?
SheeEttin t1_j5wjvij wrote
I think you'll have the best luck by following venues and artists on social media like Instagram. They'll usually promote their upcoming stuff that way.
puppy_gifs t1_j5wl96o wrote
unresolved_m t1_j5x3cbo wrote
Get to the Gig Boston is good
CancelledJamboreen t1_j5yov9x wrote
I’ve found lists of music events in an independent arts newspaper in 1369 coffeeshop before, though I don’t know the name of the paper. I think they come out monthly with arts calendars for the month.
hemidemi OP t1_j5z4jhf wrote
Okay, I threw together something rough: https://cambridgeshows.org
Gonna add some more venues and clean things up but I think this is most of the way there already.
(also pinging /u/dsjoint by request)
conditioned_operant t1_j5zkysh wrote
YO THIS FUCKING SLAPS
is this automated or manually curated?
dsjoint t1_j5zlkc2 wrote
Thank you! :~D
Loving the barebones HTML aesthetic.
originalmessedupkid t1_j5zopno wrote
hemidemi OP t1_j5zozgo wrote
Yeah it's automated via some janky web scraping. Let me know if you notice anything off. Once I work on it some more I'll figure out a more permanent URL and share it more widely
hemidemi OP t1_j5zufch wrote
Ah this is the closest I've seen to what I had in mind, cheers!
someoneyoudontknow0 t1_j602wkp wrote
Immediately reminded me of Elks Lodge
someoneyoudontknow0 t1_j603dwu wrote
This is so cool. Thank you!!!
If I may, I’d love to see Middle East, Sonia, Arts at the Armory, and the Berklee concerts on here as well!
hemidemi OP t1_j604oqd wrote
Glad you like it! It's strictly Cambridge venues so far but maybe I'll try to expand it to Somerville next. All the Middle East and Sonia shows should be there already though.
conditioned_operant t1_j5vw0lg wrote
Haven't seen one. Would love for there to be one. SF has The List[1], I don't see why we can't have something like this for Somerbridge.
[1] http://www.foopee.com/punk/the-list/
Hot tip: I occasionally take the venues I like and scrape a song from each act playing over the next month into a big ass playlist that I play on shuffle. If you hear something you like, chances are good you found a new band to enjoy, and guess what? They've got a show in two weeks.