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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!






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 

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BOSTON AREA INDEPENDENT VENUES STATUS

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ATWOOD’S TAVERN – CAMBRIDGE – Undergoing a renovation indoors – live shows to return late summer/fall

DEEP THOUGHTS – JAMAICA PLAIN – Live shows came back in June

THE JUNGLE – SOMERVILLE – Live shows came back in June

LILYPAD – CAMBRIDGE – Live shows came back in June

THE MIDDLE EAST – CAMBRIDGE – Shows in August and beyond

MIDWAY CAFE – JAMAICA PLAIN – Live shows came back in June

O’BRIENS PUB – ALLSTON – Shows in July and beyond

ONCE – SOMERVILLE – Outdoor venue at 101 South Street with shows in July and beyond

PLOUGH AND STARS – CAMBRIDGE – Live shows came back in June

THE PORCH – MEDFORD – Live shows came back in June

EMAIL US at KLYAMEMAIL@GMAIL.COM FOR UPDATES ON ABOVE / IF WE FORGOT ANYTHING!

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The question we asked all of our podcast guests was always: WHEN WILL SHOWS RETURN?

In Boston – at least – the correct answer was June 2021.

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Interviews with KLYAM ahead of Rama Lama Ding Dong

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Boston Groupie News and Boston Hassle recently chatted with us about our 10 year anniversary celebration Rama Lama Ding Dong. Click the links to check out the interviews and a 3 night pass to all three shows. The festival is happening this Thursday (Lilypad), Friday (Dorchester Art Project), and Saturday (Cambridge Elks Lodge). If you go for an advance ticket you’ll receive any KLYAM release of your choice!

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UPCOMING KLYAM SHOWS/RELEASES

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SHOWS
Thursday, October 18 @ Lilypad – 10 PM Doors – All Ages, $7 to $10 Sliding Scale – Dumb Vision (Madison, Wisconsin), Boston Cream, Request Freebird, G. Gordon Gritty – A classic KLYAM show featuring our buds on tour from Madison, Wisconsin (nice city, nice bands that roll through Boston regularly) along with what could be described as an eclectic medley of supporting acts: Boston Cream has been known to incite spontaneous wild dances, Request Freebird unforgettable sing-alongs, and G. Gordon Gritty confusion. Dumb Vision splits the difference with their full-steam-ahead punk rock attack.

TAPES
American Whip Appeal – Nevermind tape – Mischief country/country glam trio originating in Newton, Massachusetts. We put our their Live In New York ditty a while back and they wasted little to no time congregating for a spontaneous ‘gospel’ record. The quotes are necessary; these kind folk spend a good chunk of their livelihood in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Glue tape – The mysterious Glue, oft hailed on this very site as one of the most exciting NEW local bands, is getting together for a Last Chance record production. YouTube viddies and the irregular show have kept us satisfied, but imagine a tape of the hits? Cello, bass, keyboard, voice. Oozing passion. Get ready.

Bong Wish – Songs under a Minute tape – Stated best by Mariam: “These were all made on a PC computer from 2010-2011.. I had this generic program called “Sound Recorder” that only allowed you to record up to a minute..so that’s essentially why the songs are all under a minute. I also used headphones to record everything. Was heavily influenced by Guided by Voices and Beat Happening at the time. I was still in the process of teaching myself guitar, I didn’t know you were supposed to tune a guitar so I just played whatever sounded interesting to me.” If that’s not amateurism in its perfect nature, I’m not sure what is. This is a special tape.

The Migs tape – We’ve been sitting on a comprehensive Migs compilation for three and a half years. Waiting for just the right moment to release it to the world. It’s coming. You bet.

 

 

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FAT CREEPS are BACK! Playing Lilypad This Friday (9/2); Released Two New Songs

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@ Great Scott – 11/4/2012 – Photo By Papagiorgio


FAT CREEPS are back!!!!!!! A brief history lesson for those who don’t know and some reminiscing for those that do: sometime in the year 2011, Gracie and Mariam from the North Shore of Massachusetts formed a band called Fat Creeps. Their first show was at Bangkok Paradise restaurant in Salem, Mass. FC earliest stuff is primitive, raw, no wave. Just some friends having fun was the vibe – whether wearing a helmet at the Elks Lodge in Cambridge or covering Louie Louie at the OAH Hall in Peabody (these were pre-KLYAM attending shows, by the way). And we picked up on that from the very first time we saw them at O’Briens. Which was April 13, 2012. I believe it was the band’s first show with Jim on drums. As Chris wrote:

” Kids need to hear Fat Creeps! Their energy and attitude is always present. I recognize some of the songs, which I want to point out as another trait that separates Fat Creeps from most bands I see: their songs are easily recognizable. I only had to hear some of the songs once for me to remember them tonight, a rare quality indeed.”

Thus began being super fans. If anyone recalls, four years ago, we went on a bender of their shows, seeing them every chance we could. Writing about each one on this very site. And others were taking notice as well; I remember reading an article about them on The Metro as I took my train ride to work. They self-released their debut EP that summer. This album blew us away and inspired us to start our own record label, KLYAM Records, to release it on 10″ vinyl. Around that time Feeding Tube put out a 12″ featuring “Dad Weed” and “Daydreaming.” In 2014, their first full length LP Must Be Nice came through via Sophomore Lounge.

Come to their first show since Fuzzstival 2014 — FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 10 PM, at LILYPAD in Cambridge!!!!!!!

FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1589049528062353/

Oh and to stir up your excitement even more, the group has posted two new songs to their BANDCAMP. “IN LOVE” and “MAN IN THE WINDOW”. Check ’em out!!!

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KLYAM SHOW TONIGHT: THE MONSIUERS, ATLANTIC THRILLS, FERAL JENNY, ACLU BENEFIT @ LILYPAD!

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GBV
YES YES YES, brave the snow and come out tonight to catch this EPIC show Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) is throwing at the Lilypad in Inman Square, Cambridge!

We have loads of rock ‘n’ roll of many varieties on tap for you tonight. Starting at 10 PM SHARP! SHARP! SHARP! is ACLU Benefit and it’s his record release for Old Stuff, Part Two! Following ACLU are Feral Jenny, Atlantic Thrills (Providence), and The Monsieurs!!!

SHOW STARTS AT 10 PM SHARP!!! AND GOES UNTIL 1 AM. ALL AGES! $7-10 SLIDING SCALE.
FB Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/813886121991254/?ref=70

The Monsieurs
http://themonsieurs.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheMonsieurs

Atlantic Thrills
http://www.atlanticthrills.com/
https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticThrills

Feral Jenny
http://feraljenny.bandcamp.com/

ACLU Benefit
http://aclubenefit.bandcamp.com/

See you tonight!