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conditioned_operant t1_j5vw0lg wrote

Haven't seen one. Would love for there to be one. SF has The List[1], I don't see why we can't have something like this for Somerbridge.

[1] http://www.foopee.com/punk/the-list/

Hot tip: I occasionally take the venues I like and scrape a song from each act playing over the next month into a big ass playlist that I play on shuffle. If you hear something you like, chances are good you found a new band to enjoy, and guess what? They've got a show in two weeks.

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hemidemi OP t1_j5z4jhf wrote

Okay, I threw together something rough: https://cambridgeshows.org

Gonna add some more venues and clean things up but I think this is most of the way there already.

(also pinging /u/dsjoint by request)

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dsjoint t1_j5zlkc2 wrote

Thank you! :~D

Loving the barebones HTML aesthetic.

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conditioned_operant t1_j5zkysh wrote

YO THIS FUCKING SLAPS

is this automated or manually curated?

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hemidemi OP t1_j5zozgo wrote

Yeah it's automated via some janky web scraping. Let me know if you notice anything off. Once I work on it some more I'll figure out a more permanent URL and share it more widely

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someoneyoudontknow0 t1_j603dwu wrote

This is so cool. Thank you!!!

If I may, I’d love to see Middle East, Sonia, Arts at the Armory, and the Berklee concerts on here as well!

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hemidemi OP t1_j604oqd wrote

Glad you like it! It's strictly Cambridge venues so far but maybe I'll try to expand it to Somerville next. All the Middle East and Sonia shows should be there already though.

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hemidemi OP t1_j5vxmfo wrote

Thanks for the link, yes this is exactly what we need! So much going on around here but weirdly hard to discover it

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conditioned_operant t1_j5vyact wrote

I have no idea where to start with the local music scene. When I lived back West, I somehow knew enough people that I would go to house shows, underground venues etc. Best concert I ever went to was at a place called "The Hole," which was the basement of a house in West Oakland. Killed by gentrification now. If you got ideas on how to find smaller shows lmk

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hemidemi OP t1_j5w5xnx wrote

I can't help with underground shows but it seems like there are a bunch of small venues that have shows several nights a week (Atwood's, Lilypad, Lizard Lounge, etc.). I just wish there was one calendar where you could find all the listings instead of needing to hop between all their sites

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Ranovex t1_j5w8u5g wrote

Most venues keep a calendar of their own schedule. I know both Plough & Stars and Cantab both do. Just check their websites or stop by and ask.

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Eilasord t1_j5waz9w wrote

Bands in town (.com) does a decent job of listing those smaller shows

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