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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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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.

Non Music

CONFERENCE OF NON MUSICIANS — 1/28/24 – LILYPAD – CAMBRIDGE, MA

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GGORDONGRITTY.COM/NONMUSICON

The Conference of Non Musicians is the first conference of non musicians. Hosted by G. Gordon Gritty. The Conference brings together creatives, noncreatives, students, academics, drop outs, and professionals to discuss and experiment. To destroy and create. The one-night conference includes keynote address, discussions, and experiential performance. We hope to see you at the Lilypad!

“LEARN MORE ABOUT CREATIVITY, MUSIC, AND NOISE IN SECONDS OR MINUTES – THAN MOST EVER WILL IN A LIFETIME”

AGENDA (SUMMARY)

7:30 PM to 8:00 PM – Registration, settling in, punk jams listening/dance party
8:00 PM to 8:10 PM – Keynote address: G. Gordon Gritty
8:10 to 9:00 – Fireside chats (open discussion/inspiration)
9:00 to 9:45 – Experiential first timers performance 

Music

NERVOUS GUYS – 2ND SHOW EVER!!! @ RAT TRAP HOLYOKE (DECEMBER 1)

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NERVOUS GUYS will be performing at Rat Trap in Holyoke on Friday, December 1. The great Fugue State (on the Strange Mono label) out of Pittsfield and Snake Box plus MORE will perform on this fine evening.

Nervous Guys is a trio consisting of members of Johnnie & The Foodmasters, G. Gordon Gritty, and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. The group has performed ONCE before at the infamous Cold Spring Hollow in 2009 and are reportedly excited to be making a return to Western MASS. They’re committed to only playing shows outside of Boston. Nervous Guys are a 100% tribute to the legendary Bay Area budget rock group Icky Boyfriends. The Icky Boyfriends formed around 1989 and played their first show opening for The Melvins. They cleared the room. and have been described as abrasive, ungodly, and sometimes unlistenable.

Boston based shows/fests – DIY, punk, noise