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CONFERENCE OF MUSICIANS – FEBRUARY 8 @ LILYPAD

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KLYAM PRESENTS – THE CONFERENCE OF MUSICIANS

DATE: SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 1, 2025
LOCATION: LILYPAD, INMAN SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE, MASS
TIME: 7 PM to 10 PM
ALL AGES ARE WELCOME. NON-MUSICIANS ARE WELCOME!
COVER: $5 to 10, suggested sliding scale, NOTAFLOF!
free pizza will be provided, as supplies last

EVENT PURPOSE: Foster a discussion and ongoing dialogue (and action) regarding a number of topics that the Boston music scene, underground subcultures, and society at large.

7:30 PM – INTRODUCTION by KLYAM

7:35 – TOPICS & PROMPTS
I feel like I am a member of a local scene and community.
There are not enough venues in Boston/There are no good venues in Boston.
There is nowhere to play in Boston/It’s hard (or impossible) to get shows in Boston.
Shows go too late OR Shows end too early.
Ideal time for a show/What time should a show start? End?
3 band bill (or less!) vs 4 band bill (or more!)
The Boston music scene is divided. Agree/disagree? Cliquey/exclusive? How can we make the scene better?
How can we bring more people together?
I feel safe (or unsafe or both at different times) at shows/Is the Boston music scene toxic?
How can we make shows safer and/or more welcoming and inclusive for people? What are the pros and cons?
The Boston (and/or New England as a whole) music scene is diverse (agree or disagree).
How does it compare to other cities? Does it vary from scene to scene? The Boston music scene is not welcoming to minority groups (agree or disagree)?
The cost of living is too high here in Boston. Being an artist here is not sustainable. Better to be somewhere else? Yes or No. Why stay here? The touring band should get all of the money made at the door. Agree/disagree.
How much should be charged at a show? What are the factors?
I’d like to see more genres/styles or people from different pockets of the scene share bills? OR I’d like to see more bills that consist of the same/similar genres and people I know and/or are familiar.
What do you think will happen with the new Great Scott/O’Brien’s Pub?

9:10 – FINAL THOUGHTS:
What did we learn? Did we learn anything?! What shows/events/whatever are coming up next?! Where do we go from here?

9:25 – PV performs!!! Fun, noise rock/no wavers/never know what you’re going to get! Pelvic Floor superstars!






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FEB 8 2025 @ CCC – KLYAM’s 3rd Annual EGG vs. Chain Showcase

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8 @ 6 PM ; ALL AGES ; $10-15 suggested
KLYAM’s EGG vs. CHAIN PUNK SHOWCASE (3rd Edition)

NURSE JOY
REKLAMA
G. GORDON GRITTY
I.C.U.
TARGET SCAMMERS

WHAT IS THIS? A fun show featuring 5 punk/underground bands. No refunds if you don’t feel these bands are egg or chain.

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RAMA LAMA DING DONG COMING BACK TO O’BRIENS, SAT NOV 16

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Announcing RAMA LAMA DING DONG 2024 – KLYAM’s biggest annual music event/party. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16. 8 PM DOORS at O’BRIENS PUB in Allston.

FEELING FIGURES are coming down on tour from Montreal, Canada. Blew our minds recently at Gonerfest and just released a new record Everything Around You on K that’s received many well deserved accolades in the underground rock n roll universe.

K.O. QUEEN are it! In less than two years of existence, they’ve amassed a loyal following in the Boston underground. Hardcore heads a plenty for sure – but also pretty much everyone who has been lucky to catch them live. Brand new single out now.

ADULT LEARNERS – garage pop at its finest – driven by a sugary organ and a captivating rhythm section. KLYAM faves since they debuted a few years ago!

GIRL PLOWER – outsider electro pop duo from the Pelvic Floor collective – out of the basement and into the bar scene. watch out!

JOHNNIE AND THE FOODMASTERS – Back at O’Briens for the first time since The Best Show back in June – the sextet is nearing 10 years of destroying the oldies via ‘playful’ covers.

Get advance tix because this will sell out and we’d hate to see you out in the cold of Harvard Ave!
https://obrienspubboston.com/show/girl-power-adult-learners-k-o-queen-feeling-figures-johnnie-and-the-foodmasters/

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KLYAM SUMMER SERIES IS BACK! – SAT JULY 6 @ LOU ANN DAVID PARK

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WE’RE BACK! That’s right – Somerville’s favorite underground music series that takes place in various outdoor public parks – the KLYAM Summer Series!

SATURDAY JULY 6 @ LOU ANN DAVID PARK [1060 Broadway, Somerville]
2 PM to 6 PM – (Free, $5-15 suggested donation)

DEUCE CLUB – new two piece garage & punk band ft. Georgia (from Swettes) and River Cortes!

MICKEY BLISS (Solo) – ’80s synth punk legend turned Club Bohemia impresario – doing things solo!

ANGELA SAWYER – “Overly creative storyteller/comedian with a music background and a pathological fear of shitty eyewear” – straight from the source; pumped to finally have Angela on a summer show!

WEEKEND OBESITY – who knows really? Electronic adjacent sounds from our sound guy.

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KLYAM HOLIDAY PARTY 2023 – MONDAY DECEMBER 18 @ THE SILHOUETTE (ALLSTON)

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OUR LAST PARTY OF THE YEAR – THE HOLIDAY PARTY!

WHERE? The Silhouette in Allston!

::::: MORE DETAILS ::::::

** DOORS 8 PM / SHOW 8:30 PM **
* $10 – ADV TIX*
* 21 + *

::::: LINEUP (FROM FIRST TO LAST):::::::

8:30 PM – DELONS – 1st show! – Featuring Kathy Snax & Jon and Mark from Glass House – Sources say they ‘ve got a bit of a Reigning Sound thing going on, plus a little Flying Nun Kiwi rock. Hooky tunes and jangling guitars? We’re pumped!

9:15 PM – JOHNNIE & THE FOODMASTERS – Demented ’50s and ’60s six piece. Punk + Noise + Pop!

10:00 PM – DILEMMA ROSE & THE WAILIN MILFS – The return of the MILFs! One of our favorite local groups of 2023, along with the rest of the Pelvic Floor collective. Jose from Tremendo Garaje described them best: “an evil four-piece making the most angular, oblique and wacky No-Wave Weird Punk you’ve ever heard, which we hope will blow your brains out as much as it did ours!”

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RAMA LAMA DING DONG 2023 – 11/11 AT O’BRIENS!!!!!!!!!

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It’s that time of the YEAR – RAMA LAMA DING DONG 2023 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11! 8 PM DOORS.

Our annual festival – held at O’BRIENS in Allston for the 3rd year in a row. One of our most beloved fests!

We’ve got a fine lineup – some of our favorites in the weird/egg/synth/chain punk space::

BALACLAVA from NY
NURSE JOY
GOSSIP COLLAR
JOHNNIE & THE FOODMASTERS
ORANGE WHIP – first show! ft. members Funeral Cone/Ancient Filth

Come on thru! Get your advance tix here!

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SUPAPS! SUNDAY 9/17/23!

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SUPAPS 2023 🎶 SUN SEP 17 @ Lincoln Park (BBall Court/Skate Park) Somerville – Our final outdoor summer series show, has been a blast the past 2 years and we are so looking forward to this amazing lineup:::::::: >>>>>>>>>> (aka up up up), @headbandtiktok , @miranda_spatula , @ick.smells , @koqueenband , and @honeycassettemusic – NOISE /// PUNK // EXPERIMENTAL // POP. Starting right at 1 PM , goes til 5 and free pizza for early attendees. FREE but plz bring $$ for all these amazing performers 👌

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7/8 – KLYAM Summer Series @ Powderhouse Park (1pm to 5pm)

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The KLYAM Summer Series returns!
Saturday July 8 @ 1 PM. SHARP.
Outdoors at POWDERHOUSE PARK in Somerville (Broadway/College Ave near Tufts University!)
Official order & set times to be announced SOON, but we’re pumped to announce :::::

** MERRY MERRY ** — Somerville’s own iconic pop duo with maybe maybe an appreciation of ’60s folk and ’80s post punk?!
** NOAH BRITTON ** — Netflix/HBO legend turned musician or the other way around. Funny charming sincere. RARE outdoor appearance.
** TINY THE BEAR (ANTHONY SOLO) ** — Going back to the OG solo anti folk days – witty & fun!
** JOHNNIE & THE FOODMASTERS ** — Unhinged rock, soul, punk, and noise. And whatever else. First area show since their wild first Spring tour.
** DILEMMA ROSE & THE WAILIN MILFS ** – Frenetic eggyhardcore – frenzy provocateurs – what all the punks want to be!