Together Boston

For a lot of us, the sound of arty, electronic-skewed dance-rock was pretty much defined by LCD Soundsystem, with their groovy melodies and post-ironic lyrics. That world has not dissolved with them, however. Breton takes their angular guitar and synth riffs and combines it with a more directly post-punk aesthetic, shouting all their refrains, and dropping some heavy 2014 bass from time to time for good measure. This year at Together Boston they're at the perfect venue for dance-rock, the Great Scott. Go grab their new album, War Room Stories here, so you can memorize everything you need to yell.

Recently added to bill: Boston's own Animal Talk!

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18+/$10

Rob Swift knows all about evolution and its conceptual cousin, revolution—whether it’s the spontaneous kind that sparks radical change, or the vinyl-based kind that occurs at 33-1/3 revolutions – per – minute (and variations thereof). And for a cat like Swift—who has worked with everyone from Linkin Park to the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Mike Patton to Herbie Hancock—truly forward-thinking, revolutionary music just seems to come naturally, and on some occasions, at a cost. DJs must adapt, and in this high-speed information era, that means expanding your scope of vision from beyond your instrument to new expressive vehicles “by any means necessary.”

21+. $10-15

DONT ASK DONT TELL IS NEW ENGLANDS LARGEST MIXED PARTY. CURATED BY RESIDENT DJ COLBY DRASHER, IT EXISTS TO SHATTER BOUNDARIES AND BRING PEOPLE OF EVERY KIND TOGETHER. IT IS A NIGHT FILLED WITH DANCE, LOVE AND PERFORMANCES. NOT LABELING OURSELVES AS ANY WHICH WAY WE LIE OUTSIDE EXPECTATIONS. WE INVITE ALL TO ATTEND REGARDLESS OF ANY SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL/SEXUAL ORIENTATION. OUR MOTTO IS "ALL ARE WELCOME WHO WELCOME ALL"

D.A.D.T. ENLISTS LOCAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS TO CREATE A UNBRIDLED EXPERIENCE OF THE SENSES. FEATURING LIVE MUSIC, EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO, DRAG/PERFORMANCE ARTISTS,  WILD COMPETITIONS OR INSANE DECORATIONS, AND A SICKENING LIGHT SHOW THAT TRANSFORMS EACH EVENT. IT OCCURS AT GREAT SCOTT IN ALLSTON, MA. 

21+, $10