Basstown

In the spring of 2007, Tim Sweeney headlined the first Basstown event at Axis, a 1100-capacity room on the well-known Landsdowne Street which is ground zero sacred ground for Red Sox fans as well as laiden with immense history in house, techno, and other electronic scenes that thrived in Boston for the last ten, twenty, thirty and beyond years. After that was Joakim at Axis' upstairs room. Some pairings with Black Magic and a memorable performance by The Field in midsummer, where the mutual attraction between Basstown and Great Scott was jumpstarted. Not long after, Basstown's founder, David Day - a local DJ, promoter, journalist, and all around personality who now edits the Weekly Dig's A+E section - had a brief move to San Francisco followed by a prompt return on November 1, 2007, going straight from a Penske moving truck in JP to the Middlesex Lounge in Cambridge for the successful minimal techno night, Make It New.

Since that night, the group of four that had taken over Basstown brought back their fifth, and mixing all ingredients together have resulted in nothing less than potent, epic, fierce...all at a rapid pace. With a popular monthly residency the last Saturday of every month at Great Scott in Allston, the 21+ night highlights local talent and occassionally brings in loved (inter)national acts with one of the cheapest cover prices around. As if that wasn't enough, Basstown has just paired up with Make It New to be its official promoter, and brought back David Day as a resident as well as Basstown's DJ Die Young (who runs the always-packed out SOLID! every other Friday at Zuzu with Baltimoroder of Hearthrob), Black Magic's Volvox, and Baldur - a frequent guest of Make It New. Staying on board is Baltimoroder and Alan Manzi, who've grown MiN to the premiere minimal techno night in the city of Boston.

L'est we forget that Basstown presents the almighty Thunderdome, which in its existence of just a bit over a year has grown into the party of Boston that mixes such an eclectic combination of scenes, ages, and sounds in one very, very large room. A bit of a moving monster, Thunderdome hasn't officially stayed put in one particular venue, but has been unpacking its bags at the Greek American Political Club in Cambridge. Basstown resident Mistaker is the creator of Thunderdome, and has cultivated it into a legacy in such a short time. Trouble & Bass, Flosstradomus, Scottie B, and DJ Assault have all headlined within the event's first year alone.

The dream of Basstown is happening NOW.

Gone are the days when there was only Hearthrob and many of us weren't quite sure where to go on a Saturday night. The calendars are bursting with events and Basstown is proud to be a big part of it with the main goal of bringing quality music to people of all ages and salaries who want to find themselves on a dance floor. When it all started we were the little city bookended by New York and Montreal, but as a whole the city of Basstown grows by the month. Some may say that disco is dead (they're wrong wrong wrong), techno lives on.

Love,
Basstown