February 10th, 2010 @ HMS Putnam 8PM

Vio/Mire (from Providence)

whispy, delicate folk

a nice spot somewhere in the woods

myspace.com/viomire

Liz Isenberg (from Providence)

loopy, mellow casio-folk

always hate a liar

myspace.com/lizisenberg

Spitzer Space Telescope (from Boston)

foot stompin' irish bellow-folk

myspace.com/spitzerspacetelescope

March 19th, 2010 @ HMS Putnam 8:30PM

Conncet9 (from Connecticut)

mystical drugtronica

myspace.com/conncet9

Vitamin Seed (from Boston)

post emo reggae beats

myspace.com/vitaminseed

Birthdays (from Boston)

woozy, jangly drugtronica

myspace.com/birthdayboyforever

Dinosaurus (from Boston)

lo-fi folk

myspace.com/dinosaurusspace

April 17th, 2010 @ HMS Putnam

Mirador (from Philly)

trippy video game post-rock

myspace.com/echomenopolis

Golden Ages (from Philly)

rush of blinding sunshine pop

be cool

myspace.com/wearegoldenages

Hannah Fairchild (from Brooklyn)

precious folk

myspace.com/hannahintheory

Gabe Goodman (from Boston)

folked up, looped & warbled 90's alt

myspace.com/gabegoodmanmusic

Dan Lawrence (from Boston)

ghostly electro-blip pop.

myspace.com/harmfulmeadows

May 15, 2010 @ HMS Putnam

Mount McKinley (from New Jersey)

guitar plus drum bliss

cool waves

myspace.com/mountmc

Sylphid (from Western Mass)

hum blip chilltronica

myspace.com/sylphidband

Treehouse (from Boston)

experimental electronic soundscapes

myspace.com/thetreehouse27

Coming Soon to HMS Putnam

DOM (from Worcester)

modern psych electrics & fuzzy 50's throwback pop

jesus

myspace.com/imfur

Cop Magnet (from Boston)

hella nervous electroze

myspace.com/copmagnetscool

Run DMT (from Baltimore)

derelict drugtronica

let it load

myspace.com/rundmt

Pony Pants (from Philly)

fun times with girls and boys

myspace.com/ponypants

Duck! (from Brooklyn)

randy newman vs. rufus wainwright

myspace.com/ducktunes

Animal Hospital (from Boston)

ambient post electrometal

barnyard creeps

myspace.com/animalhospital

Worthy DIY Shows Elsewhere

February 6th at Democracy Center

Mama Bird Hootenany

boston folk music!

myspace.com/mamabirdrecordingco

February 7th at Goethe Institute Boston

Groupshow (from Germany)

weirdo experimental sounds

pet hair magnet

myspace.com/thegroupshow

February 11th at Democracy Center

Vikesh Kapoor (from Boston)

folk folk folk

mack the knife

myspace.com/vikeshkapoor

February 11th at The Cottage

Beach Fossils (from Brooklyn)

surfo lo fidelity punkers

desert sand

The Beets (from NYC)

more surfo lo fidelity punkers

what did i do

Christmas Island (from San Diego)

more more surfo lo fidelity punkers

black cloud

February 13th at AS220 (Providence)

Daredevil Christopher Wright (from Wisconsin)

navel-gazing shack-based folk

clouds

myspace.com/thedaredevilchristopherwright

March 7th at some basement in Allston

Cloud Nothings (from Ohio)

the next big thing

can't stay awake

myspace.com/cloudnothings

March 12th at The Butcher Shoppe

Manners, Animal Hospital, The Good Party, Great Hopes, The Points North (from Boston)

a freakish boston scene

Past Performers @ HMS Putnam

Nun Party (from Brooklyn)

Magic Man (from Boston)

Vikesh Kapoor (from Boston)

Valleys (from Montreal)

Drekka (from Indiana)

Quilt (from Boston)

With Eyes (from Boston)

Justin Vollmar (from Indiana)

Christine Hayward (from New Hampshire)

Barna Howard (from Boston)

Francois Virot (from France)

Andrew Galati (from Boston)

Siv Lie (from Boston)

more information about previous shows

HMS Putnam puts on shows for musicians who prefer the house show setting in the Boston/Cambridge area. We strive to host great underground music for very cheap. We also help artists book shows in galleries, bars, venues and other houses in the area. Located at 346 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge. Email us for directions or more information.