Illustration by Adric Giles, Animation by Clay Adamczyk
Founded on punk, anarcho-communist, anti-authoritarian family values, the Allston DIY Fest is organized non-hierarchically in a series of open, transparent meetings -- even YOU can join in on the planning/discussion TODAY!
Allston DIY Fest is a free, all-ages, sober festival celebrating DIY culture, freedom of individual expression, community building and alternative education, promoting a gift economy in place of money and oppressive consumerism.
The sustainability of such a wonderful event is the first thing on the minds of the collective that put this together. Allston’s D.I.Y. culture has flourished over the past three years. We hope to see it grow even more.
We encourage everyone to bring their art, non-powered instruments, hoops and other toys to the park!! If you have any questions at all or want to get involved, please email us today! AllstonDIYFest@gmail.com
Please respect the park and respect all the people in it, helping us create a safer space by keeping oppressive language and behavior away. Racism, religious discrimination, sexism, agism, classism, sizeism, ableism, transphobia and homophobia are uncool and unwelcome!!!
We thank you for coming to Allston today - we hope you stay. Remember: Respect the place, clean up after yourself, and let’s continue to build community!
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Playing the Park: Fort! The Band
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Playing the Park:
Jake and the Infernal Machine - Boston-based radical band that mixes folk traditions from around the world with punk music.
Myspace.com/JakeandtheInfernalMachine
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Playing the Park:
The Scamps: The Scamps provide a saloon-punk style of music that will get you dancing right from the starting note. Don’t be surprised when their catchy lyrics will be in your head all day (I fear if the M.O.D is true/They’ve got a murder council too). Steve Dave’s guitar solos crunch over Power Dave’s gnarly keyboard solos. Doesn’t sound sweet enough? Drummer Jonah Livingstone of Ramming Speed will be the guest-drummer of their set.
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A message from Mornin’ Old Sport:
Snipped for Mornin’ Old Sport: IF YOU LIKE HOT DOGS, THE MATRIX, AND EXTREME BODY ODOR CHECK OUT MORNIN’ OLD SPORT @ ALLSTON DIY FEST.
snippet for The Dirty Virgins: IF YOU LIKE TARANTULAS, BIG RIGS, AND BLACK MOLD YOU’LL LOVE THE DIRTY VIRGINS @ ALLSTON DIY FEST.im sorry -
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Mornin’ Old Sport has been out of Mass since playing at last year’s DIY Fest, and in that time they’ve moved out to the Bay area (California, that is) and released, just yesterday, their new full-length LP, which is self-titled. You can listen to the full album streaming here!
They will be back this year to play the acoustic stage!!
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PILE will be playing the electric stage this year! Veterans of the music scene in Boston, they‘ve been playing since before most college students arrived. Check out this AWESOME WECB interview and performance of “Came as a Glow” which appears on their 2010 album “Magic Isn’t Real,” followed up by “big web seven inch” which was released late last year.
(Source: allstondiyfest)
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Check out Ancient Filth playing at the Anarchist Book Fair Show last November at the Democracy Center in Cambridge!
