Together

FaltyDL catches your attention with tracks that incorporate elements of British bass music, old Chicago and New York house, dub, techno, hip hop, and soul. He first got nods in 2008 with a release on Planet Mu and has followed that up with two LPS, an EP, and several singles and remixes. His 2011 EP, Atlantis, is out on Ninja [...]

Prepare yourself for a digitally induced night of avant garde experimental music when  Boston Cyberarts presents KFW and Twells & Christensen as part of the Together Festival on April 6 at Atlantic Wharf. KFW — short for Keith Fullerton Whitman – is fresh off the sold out pressing of his 2012 LP Generators on Editions Mego. He’s a Boston area talent, schooled [...]

Moody and melodic dubstep producer, Mala, hits the Together festival presented by Bassic at Good Life on Friday, April 6 (MBTA: Downtown Crossing). He is one half of world-changing Digital Mystikz who were making dubstep long before Skrillex and Rusko. Their notorious bimonthly DMZ party held in London is where (as legend has it) BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs discovered [...]

Fenster plays the Together Festival on Monday, April 2 at Church, fresh off the release of their first album, Bones. The transatlantic trio based in Berlin makes dreamy deconstructed pop. “2.17X017″ from Fenster’s 2012 release Bones Their sound is warm and hopeful, blending found sound, synth, guitar, and melodic vocals. The lyrics can be dark, but are thoughtful, inspired in the [...]

Slovenian producer Gramatik joins Break Science and Paul Basic at Paradise, 967 Commonwealth Avenue (MBTA: B Line, Pleasant St) on Thursday, April 5 as part of the PLM Spring Tour in association with Together. Gramatik produces chilled out hip hop instrumentals layered with soulful vocals and live instruments. He got his start with Slovenian hip hop group 5th Element releasing an [...]

Oneohtrix Point Never is actually Daniel Lopatina—a Brooklyn-based experimental drone artist with roots in the Boston ‘burbs. Together and San Francisco label JASS present him live on Thursday, April 5 at The Middle East Downstairs in Central Square (MBTA: Central Square), along with his primary instrument, his dad’s vintage Roland Juno-60 synthesizer named Judy. His sound features sprawling soundscapes of layered electronics textured with subtle samples. [...]

Treasure Fingers brings his Midas touch to Together. Fingers–AKA Ashley Jones–got his start in drum n’ bass with Evol Intent more than a decade ago. But in 2007, he debuted his house sound to critical acclaim with the EP Cross the Dancefloor, featuring catchy vocoder-laced tracks that blend funk and disco into a sweet house music package. The momentum keeps [...]

Baba Ali and Jules Born make up Voices of Black. The skilled team from Providence brings soulful house beats topped with catchy melodies and straightforward vocal tracks to the Together Festival on April 8 at the Middlesex Lounge in Central Square. In 2009 they put out their first LP, Tomorrow’s Today, and came back with a sophomore release two years [...]

MC Armanni Reign teams with Photek for Together on Saturday, April 7 at Machine Nightclub at 1254 Boylston St. (MBTA: Kenmore). The skilled MC with roots in Philly hip hop discovered drum n’ bass in 2000 and quickly earned a reputation.  He was named Metalheadz Americas official MC in 2003. MC Armanni Reign has kept his career firmly planted in both genres, touring with top names like Goldie, DJ [...]

Head to Allston–where the stodginess of the ritzier downtown neighborhoods relaxes into skinny jeans and Narragansett tall boys. Visit the college student haven for the city’s most eclectic mix of international food, try Burmese at YoMa, Afghani at Ariana, hit up the cafeteria at Super 88 for food from all over Asia, or choose from a handful of vegan options in nearby Union Square. [...]

TOGETHER 2012 PREVIEW Phill Niblock Thursday, April 4 @ New England Conservatory Phill Niblock is a multi-media artist with a career that spans five decades.  The minimalist composer who also works in film, has been the director of New York-based Experimental Intermedia since 1985.  At the age of 78 Niblock continues to work tirelessly to support experimental music by promoting, performing [...]

TOGETHER 2012 PREVIEW Big Freedia Friday, April 6 @ Brighton Music Hall Big Freedia, a New Orleans sissy bounce legend, graces the Together Festival lineup with her sassy way. The drag queen who is known to rock a zebra patterned unitard and a multi-colored mohawk shakes up the straight minded bravado of mainstream hip hop with her gender bending look. But [...]