special series: surreal spring weekends [A Special Series:]

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

Conncet9 (from Connecticut)

mystical drugtronica

hungary turkey

myspace.com/conncet9

DOM (from Worcester)

modern psych electrics & fuzzy 50's throwback pop

jesus

myspace.com/imfur

Birthdays (from Boston)

woozy, jangly poptronica

biggie shorty

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

download free 'Wait It Out' EP

Gabe Goodman (from Boston)

folked up, looped & warbled 90's alt

weightless

myspace.com/gabegoodmanmusic

download free 'Conundrummer' LP

Dan Lawrence (from Boston)

ghostly electro-blip pop.

myspace.com/harmfulmeadows

download free 'Nameless' EP

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

download 2 free treehouse EPs

Run DMT (from Baltimore)

derelict drugtronica

let it load

myspace.com/rundmt

download free 'Bong Voyage' LP

Tammas Music Box (from Boston)

dreams bursting out the seams

myspace.com/tammasmusicbox

Coming Soon to HMS Putnam Events

Family Portrait (from DC)

beachy experifuzz

mega secrets

myspace.com/officialfamilyportrait

Sore Eros (from Boston)

bizarro lo-fi electro-dream-folk

giraffe's kiss

myspace.com/soreeros

PPALMM (from Boston)

tribal video game laser rave

acid cops

myspace.com/ppalmm

The CQ (from New Hampshire)

lazy shoegaze

wait and see

myspace.com/thecq

Wild Nothing (from Virginia)

80's-inspired dreamcore

summer holiday

myspace.com/wildnothing

Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk (from Kansas)

bedroom psychepopla

three

myspace.com/badtanya

Omnivore (from Brooklyn)

ghostly phone tape music

myspace.com/omnivoresounds

Duck! (from Brooklyn)

randy newman vs. rufus wainwright

myspace.com/ducktunes

Animal Hospital (from Boston)

ambient post electrometal

barnyard creeps

myspace.com/animalhospital

From the Darkest Part of the Woods (from Virginia)

electronic emo

myspace.com/ftdpotw

Andy Flop (from Boston)

american idol hotshot plays electric guitar

myspace.com/andyflop

Vacation Dad (from Wisconsin)

oozing, sparkly tropicalia

hemp scented body lotion

myspace.com/vacationdadwow

Farms (from Wisconsin)

sludgy guitars, drumcircle chants, etc.

myspace.com/farmsss

Bad Tanya (from Wisconsin)

indie rawk

myspace.com/badtanya

Cop Magnet (from Boston)

hella nervous electroze

benched

myspace.com/copmagnetscool

Elephant Micah (from Ohio)

southern twang folk, electrized and such

new nature

myspace.com/elephantmicah

download several albums

Pony Pants (from Philly)

fun times with girls and boys

myspace.com/ponypants

Recommended DIY Shows Elsewhere

March 12th at The Butcher Shoppe

Manners (from Boston)

slow, trippy & mellow soup

breath of your heart

myspace.com/quilt

Animal Hospital (from Boston)

ambient post electrometal

barnyard creeps

myspace.com/animalhospital

Great Hopes (from Boston)

minimalist electronica

myspace.com/ihadgreathopes

The Good Party (from Boston)

frrrreaky

myspace.com/thegoodpartypota

The Points North (from Boston)

lush accordian folk

myspace.com/thepointsnorth

March 20th at Cambridge YMCA

BLASTFEST 3

Avi Jacob, Gregory J Mullen, Manners, Shai Erlichman, The Needy Visions, Duck That, The Woodrow Wilsons, Wolf Woolf, Tulsa, Ambitious Tugboat, Concord Ballet Orchestra Players, Debbie and the Bullets, Casey Rocheteau, Apollo Sunshine, Rene, Boy without God, James Lindsey, The Great Valley, OH!OH!MINTS!, The French Cops, Girlfriends, The Meadowlarks, Turtle Ambulance, etc

Check out these haunts for more Boston "underground" music listings: whitehaus family record, non event, oxfam cafe / crane room, bodies of water arts & crafts, spectacle, hallway gallery, on a friday, outpost, lilypad, WMBR experimental concerts, boston center for the arts, the armory, villa victoria, World Music, lemming trail, weird events, bradleys almanac

Past Performers @ HMS Putnam

Vio/Mire (from Providence)

Liz Isenberg (from Providence)

Spitzer Space Telescope (from Boston)

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.