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We hope that May has been treating you well! We’ve got a lot of new and exciting things going up on the Hassle, so keep reading to find out more!
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What’s New on Bostonhassle.com: From the Music Section
THE CHATS AT PARADISE ROCK CLUB
Check out Matheus Noguiera’s amazing photo coverage of The Chat’s show at Roadrunner on 5/5!
“The Chats are an Australian punk rock band that formed in 2016 in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. With a full punk rock sound, the current band lineup is composed of guitarist Josh Hardy, drummer Matt Boggis, and bassist and vocalist Eamon Sandwith. All photos shot by Matheus Noguiera, @photo_dystopia.”
- Photos by Matheus Noguiera
KELSEY BLACKSTONE TAKES LISTENERS TO WONDERLAND WITH HER NEW SINGLE, “ALICE”
“Kelsey Blackstone’s “Alice,” seems unsuspecting. At first listen, it appears to only be an electric retelling of C.S Lewis’ famed story, “Alice in Wonderland.” Though, as one goes further down the rabbit hole, they discover that there is much hidden behind the song’s bright, danceable façade. “Alice” is full of lyricism that oozes confusion and distress—it is Blackstone’s desperate plea for guidance in a tumultuous world.”
- Sophie Severs
What’s New on Bostonhassle.com: From the Film Section
GO TO: PSYCHO (1960) DIR. ALFRED HITCHCOCK
“I remember trying to convince someone to watch Psycho (1960) and bumbling over my explanation of the plot as I attempted to leave the good stuff untouched. My skills of persuasion faltering, and only reserved to the fringes of the story, I eventually relented to frustration instead offering the brief synopsis: Psycho is a movie about a woman running away…until it’s not. In retrospect, I would’ve given it a description that less resembled the fate of every teen drama in existence (Riverdale, I’m looking at you), but I do think that my initial summary encapsulates the film well enough. Psycho is a maelstrom that spurs from a woman’s hunt for domesticity—from a pursuit for the mid-century ideal of “normality” into inevitable chaos. To put it simply, the movie is waving a carrot at the end of a stick. Yet Hitchcock does this so effortlessly, he renders the strings invisible. Follow the pageantry and see where it leads you".”
- Erwin Kamuene
GO TO: TALES FROM THE HOOD (1995) DIR. RUSTY CUNDIEFF
“Some things are too hopeless for tears, and at times too austere for comedy. Tales from the Hood (1995) — screening midnight Friday at the Coolidge — knows this, and instead of aiming for the audience’s hearts or lungs, goes directly for the nerves, turning an initial late-night saunter through a mortuary into…well, the only thing a late-night saunter through a mortuary can be. As is whispered by Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), the haggard undertaker acting as the guide to the trio of drug dealers pestering him, “Reality is a matter of perception,” and it is this aphorism which lies at the center of the film.”
- Erwin Kamuene