Underground Techno and House Music Events in Boston, MA
Shake! is ramping up to our upcoming event with Lit City Trax on Friday, August 11, with a series of interviews, and in honor of a lineup that features not only a label strongly representative of numerous locales but also a strong group of Boston locals who are shaping the scene, we’ve decided to put […]
This weekend, Shake! plays host to Mixpak founder Dre Skull and longtime collaborator Jubilee, who recently released her first LP, After Hours, on the label. After cutting her nightlife teeth in Miami, Jubilee brought her genre-diverse, tropical-tinged sound to New York and beyond, heating up countless dancefloors. It’s hard to find a DJ who doesn’t […]
The name MikeQ has become as synonymous with the underground club scene carved out by Fade to Mind and Night Slugs as it has with underground ballroom and vogue culture. As the head of his own label, Qween Beat, MikeQ has been a staple of the queer underground for over a decade, and he’s still […]
We are honored to celebrate our 2nd Anniversary with two very special guests — Joey Beltram and Shy Eyez. Alyce Currier got the opportunity to talk techno with a veteran and an up-and-coming DJ. Enjoy these two different perspectives of the past, present, and future of techno music and DJ-ing. Interview by Alyce Currier (aka Lychee) […]
Marc Glasser, aka Dubbel Dutch to many that do not know him personally, has been a stalwart of the underground music scene since his first proper releases as a producer in 2009. Since his initial prominence, he’s worked with dancehall legends, from remixing Vybz Kartel and leaving a memorable stamp on Popcaan’s debut record, performed […]
There are many parallels between Randomer and Batu’s approach to DJing and production: both represent a new frontier of UK dance music, drawing influence from the jungle, grime, dubstep, and drum and bass sounds of the past, all while paving the way toward an unclassifiable future. Both artists strive to create highly functional club tracks […]
In anticipation of Saturday’s party with Egyptrixx and Night Slugs’ boss Bok Bok, we asked Boston based DJ Yogic to dig deeper into David Psutka’s (Egyptrixx) mind, music, and ideas. Yogic will be opening for GROOVY GROOVY’s party this Friday at Trans-Pecos debuting for the first time ever LIMIT, the latest Egyptrixx and L-Vis 1990 […]
With Jam City set to make his Boston debut at the Good Life this Saturday, Shake resident and Boston DJ Fens shares a few of his go-to tracks of recent. Check out Fens’ picks for Shake Chart 003 and don’t miss his opening set for Jam City this Saturday, alongside Sol Nova and fellow resident […]
Neil Landstrumm has been making music since the early to mid ’90s and continues to create new and interesting sounds to this day. We are thrilled to bring his live set to the Boston stage and celebrate his contributions to techno. To dig deeper into the mind of Neil Landstrumm, Dev/Null crafted a some questions […]
Come celebrate our 1st anniversary of bringing great music to the Good Life dancefloor with the house music legend Todd Terry! Before we dance with him on Friday, we wanted to talk with Todd and learn more about his style of music production, techniques from back in the day, and much more. Zakim Records label […]