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Cartoon album cover for "KETCHUP MILL" by Human Mascot. A chaotic factory scene shows a "Human Mascot" on a billboard drinking ketchup, a brick factory overflowing with red sauce, and a punk band performing on the lawn for a crowd of quirky characters and a person in a ketchup bottle costume.

Album Review: KETCHUP MILL by Human Mascot

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Ticket Giveaway: Phox (1/27)

Maddy Ball January 22, 2017

It’s not often that a group is able to pull off the nuanced overlap of folk and R&B, yet Wisconsin-born band Phox does...

ISG Rising: Julia Easterlin, Knower, and Safiyyah Johnson

Alex Adamczyk January 20, 2017

RISE captures an unexpecting audience with electronics and soul. Cancellations and scheduling conflicts are inevitable, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner’s venerate...

Ticket Giveaway: Latrell James and Oompa @ ZUMIX (1/27)

Maddy Ball January 20, 2017

Local music organization, ZUMIX, is hosting a special show this Friday, 1/27. Local Hip Hop performer, Latrell James, will be collaborating with Oompa at 8:00 PM...

Ticket Giveaway: G. Love & Special Sauce (1/27)

Maddy Ball January 19, 2017

More than 20 years ago, G. Love & Special Sauce got their start performing as the house band at Cambridge-favorite...

Boston’s Best Local Albums of 2016

Jon Simmons January 18, 2017

The time for year-end lists has passed, but it’s not too late to call attention to the albums our staff selected as 2016’s best...

Premiere: Lenderson EP by Lenderson

Emily Arntsen January 17, 2017

he process of making art can be incredibly sensitive. Art is a labor of love, but when the end product...

Gather ‘Round: Dietrich Strause

Matt Ellis January 16, 2017

In a dark, intimate setting, Dietrich Strause reached deep within himself to captivate an audience. Dietrich Strause plays the kind...

Ticket Giveaway: The Infamous Stringdusters 1/21/16

Maddy Ball January 14, 2017

Acoustic bluegrass quintet, The Infamous Stringdusters, will be performing at Paradise Rock Club on Thursday, 1/21 at 7:00 pm. We have 2 tickets...

Ticket Giveaway: Rubblebucket 1/20/17

Maddy Ball January 14, 2017

Brooklyn-based indie-pop band Rubblebucket have been rocking together since front runners, Alex Toth and Kalmia Traver, met studying music at University of...

Boston Calling Announces 2017 Lineup

Jonah Ollman January 12, 2017

It’s that time of year again! Boston Calling is seeing some big changes in 2017. For the first time since the...

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