| Resource | Type | State | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT Sets | Show Calendar | CT | ||
| Deadlocked | Promoter | CT | ||
| Studio 52 | Rehearsal / Practice Space | MA | Allston | |
| 92.5 The River | Radio Station | MA | Boston | Are you a local musician or band interested in having your song played on the Homegrown Music Showcase? Use the form below to tell us a bit about yourself and send us your original song. |
| Boston Shows | Show Calendar | MA | Boston | A mostly automated compilation of concert listings in the Cambridge, MA vicinity. |
| Cheap Beer Booking | Promoter | MA | Boston | |
| Dig Boston | Online Magazine | MA | Boston | DigBoston is a one-stop nexus for everything worth doing or knowing in the Boston area |
| Digital Awareness | Light Show | MA | Boston | Using a hand designed visual synthesis board, DA combines audio input with digitally generated output to create completely unique live sets. The set is then curated by DA. Our job is perfectly match our visuals to the style of your band and ensure the audience has a heightened experience at your show. |
| Get 2 the Gig | Promoter | MA | Boston | |
| Greater Boston Band Census | Artist Directory | MA | Boston | Helping bookers and bands in MA find people to play their shows! |
| Hump Day News | Online Magazine | MA | Boston | A website for art, politics, sports, and culture. Twerk global, Boston local. |
| I Book Things | Promoter | MA | Boston | |
| Sound of Boston | MA | Boston | Sound of Boston only accepts submissions from local acts. If you are a Massachusetts-based band, feel free to fill out our contact form below. We appreciate receiving notice prior to an album release. | |
| The Dregs Liquid Light Show | Light Show | MA | Boston | Psychedelic Liquid Light Show. Lighting the Underground since 2021 |
| The Record Co. | Rehearsal / Practice Space | MA | Boston | |
| Wretched Press | Online Magazine | MA | Boston | Takes music submissions |
| The Sound Lab | Multi-purpose Studio | Rehearsal | Recording | Photo & Video Shoots | MA | Brockton | We are one of New England's premier professional recording and production studios. We are known for our community involvement and have a keen interest in assisting creatives get to the next stage in their career providing them with the new standard here at The Soundlab Recording Studios. Although recording is our main stay, we are equipped for much more. From our Bi-Weekly artist Development Event "The Testing Lab" to private album releases, or, just head on down to our Full Service Visual Productions center "The Garage Media" and shoot a video, do a photo shoot or record a podcast! The SoundLab has proven to really be a full service one stop shop facility. If you've never been here, we'd encourage all to stop in! |
| Kennedy Studios | Rehearsal / Practice Space | MA | Burlington | |
| Cambridge Community Television | Television Studio | MA | Cambridge | We invite Cambridge residents—or anyone in the Boston area who wants to make art and be heard—to share whatever is on their mind, whether it’s showcasing our city’s diversity and artistic brilliance, displaying your art in the Karen Aqua Gallery, or hosting a serious discussion about local politics and shaking up the powers that be. Or everything in between. |
| Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center | Performing Arts Studio | Rehearsal Space | MA | Cambridge | The Studio/Theater Rental is designed for MUSICIANS, PERFORMANCE ARTISTS OR SMALL COMPANIES (Dance and Theater) to rehearse, record, or workshop their projects. |
| Cantab Lounge | Rehearsal / Practice Space | MA | Cambridge | |
| Club Passim - Office Hours | MA | Cambridge | ||
| Art Stays Here Coalition | Rehearsal / Practice Space | Arts Advocacy Org | MA | Dorchester | We are a volunteer coalition of artists, musicians, and advocates -- people working in different parts of the creative economy -- who, through coming together in one voice, work both to prevent arts and cultural displacement throughout Greater Boston and lead a movement where the arts and artists are more valued as necessary assets to cities, towns, neighborhoods, and overall human wellbeing. |
| Humphreys Street Studios | Studio | Rehearsal | MA | Dorchester | Humphreys Street Studios’ mission is to foster a collaborative, diverse, affordable, and accessible artist workspace community in the Upham's Corner neighborhood of Dorchester, MA; to share its wealth of artists’ talents to serve the community through classes, workshops, apprenticeships, mentorships, exhibitions, and creative services; to work in partnership with neighboring artists, organizations, and initiatives to keep arts and culture vitalized; to encourage active participation in the Upham's Corner and surrounding neighborhoods ensuring the cultural and economic health and well-being of its residents; and to provide creativity, inspiration, and fellowship to friends and neighbors. HSS also hopes to serve as a model for non-displacement of artist studios in Greater Boston. |
| MetroWest Artists List | Directory / Network | MA | Framingham | MetroWest Artists List (MWAL) seeks to connect MetroWest working artists and performers with creative opportunities initiated by area businesses, municipalities, organizations, and community groups. We aim to increase professional opportunities for artists, reduce gatekeeping, and help bring more art into all aspects of our communities! |
| Arts League of Lowell | MA | Lowell | ||
| The Vault - Lynn Music Foundation | Multi-purpose Studio | Rehearsal | Recording | Photo & Video Shoots | MA | Lynn | The Lynn Music Foundation is a non-profit startup centered on creative community collaboration in music and the arts. It was founded in 2022 by Edwin Cabrera, Chris Martin, and Jay Moon in order to provide music education, performance opportunities, and mentorship to the underserved music communities in Lynn. |
| Sum Studios | Multi-purpose Studio | Rehearsal | Recording | Photo & Video Shoots | MA | Malden | Sum Studios is a safe, clean, cool & collaborative environment that embraces the needs of Boston’s talented and diverse community of artists. |
| Parallel Sound Studio | Rehearsal / Practice Space | MA | Newton | |
| Soundcheck Studios | Rehearsal | Live Venue | Recording Studio | MA | Pembroke | Our hourly rehearsal room is available seven days a week until 1am |
| Above The Basement | Podcast | MA | Discontinued | |
| Allston Pudding | Online Magazine | MA | Allston Pudding is operated and written by fans and musicians to highlight new music and live music from all over | |
| Black Crow Productions | Promoter | MA | ||
| Boston Compass | Magazine | MA | Boston Compass Newspaper is an artist-run, multifaceted media collective serving the Greater Boston area since 2010. | |
| Boston Emissions | Radio Show | MA | What to send: •New music from Boston and New England • In mp3 format (I do not use streaming plotforms like Spotify and so on to program the radio show, I must have songs in mp3 form) Shared via google drive or a Bandcamp code is also okay. •Social media links and some info so I can learn about you | |
| Boston Hassle | Online Magazine | MA | Bostonhassle.com is brought to you by musicians, artists, writers, and enthusiasts in the Greater Boston Area | |
| Boston Raising Powerful Musicians | Music Education and Performance Org | MA | Our mission is to amplify the voices that are not represented, and are most often silenced in music. | |
| Bumble Bee Radio | Internet Radio | MA | Music submissions for possible airplay are always welcomed here on The Bee. While we can't guarantee that everything is a fit for what we play, we do listen to everything and read every email we receive. You do NOT need to be signed to a record label to get played on BumbleBee Radio. "Local" and unsigned-artists are played side by side with everyone else. | |
| Grayskull | Promoter | MA | ||
| Hood Grown Aesthetic | Podcast | MA | Hoodgrown Aesthetic tells the story of 21st-century artists of color living in Boston and abroad. | |
| Impossible Shows | Promoter | MA | ||
| Indie 617 | Internet Radio | MA | founded by former WFNX DJs... ? | |
| Listen Up Songwriters | Promoter | MA | ||
| Oh Nice Shows! | Promoter | MA | ||
| Oh, Hello Boston | Internet Radio | MA | Oh, hello, New England musicians! We’re an independent online radio station exclusively streaming music by artists in Boston and around New England 24/7. We play all types of homegrown music. We’re longtime members of the collective music scene in New England, and we cherish it. It runs on music like yours. | |
| Safe In A Crowd | Show Calendar | MA | Safe In A Crowd is a Massachusetts Hardcore and Punk Rock Show Listing Website. This site will also feature the occasional out of state show listing as well and shows outside the Hardcore/Punk realm, but focus mainly on Hardcore/Punk shows in Massachusetts. | |
| The Pulse | Magazine | MA | Central Mass focused | |
| Uncertain FM | Internet Radio | MA | UncertainFM is an independent, listener-supported, freeform radio station based in Massachusetts. UFM focuses on human curation and individual expertise over board-room algorithms and amateur playlisting. Programming covers a wide spectrum of music, with more than 20 weekly and bi-weekly freeform and specialty shows. | |
| Violent and Grey | Promoter | MA | ||
| WaveRadio Boston | Internet Radio | Rehearsal | MA | Multi-use spaces for rent | |
| Worcester Magazine | Magazine | MA | ||
| WUML | Radio Station | MA | Where Underground Music Lives | |
| Armageddon Records | Record Shop | MA, RI | We believe in being involved with the community. We actively participate in the art, music, and local community to the greatest extent that our lives allow. We carry as much local music as possible, as consistently as possible. We will keep on supporting the people making art and music here, and we hope you do as well. We offer consignment for most local artists and local labels looking for us to stock their releases. | |
| Vanyaland | Online Magazine | MA, RI | Boston and Providence sections | |
| Ballistic Booking | Promoter | ME | Bangor | |
| Bangor Arts Exchange | Rehearsal Space and Venue | ME | Bangor | Serves as a performing and visual arts space and includes The Ballroom; a 185 cap performance venue and Bangor’s only mid-size event space, The Nichols Block Gallery, as well as additional meeting, office, studio and rehearsal space. |
| Launchpad | Arts Incubator | ME | Bangor | Launchpad is an Arts Incubator focused on collaborating with artists, arts organizations and communities, to develop creative places in Maine. Our projects, programming and Creative Placemaking initiatives develop and strengthen the local creative economy through our work with emerging artists, arts organizations, startups, municipalities and other economic development or arts development organizations. Our mission is accomplished through our four strategy pillars – Community, Talent, Spaces & Capital. |
| Northern Hell Kult | Promoter | ME | Bangor | |
| Factory Portland | Digital Magazine | ME | Portland | Factory Portland functions solely as a blog, featuring interviews with local and non-local musicians, concert reviews, and more! |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | ME | Portland | ||
| Portland Noise | Portland Music Directory | ME | Portland | Portland Noise is a community resource for fans of live music and musicians in the greater Portland area. This project is attempting to list every live music event in one consolidated place, mapping out the soundscape of the city on any given night and in turn strengthening the live music scene. |
| Portland Old Port | Concert Tracker | ME | Portland | |
| ThatPortlandSound | Online Magazine | Blog | ME | Portland | |
| WSCA | Radio Station | NH | Portsmouth | |
| Strange Attractions | Promoter | NH | ||
| After Dark Presents | Promoter | NY | Upstate | After Dark Presents is Upstate New York’s largest independent concert promoter and has been a staple in Upstate’s live music scene since its founding in Buffalo in 2001. Producing up to 250 live events annually, we bring concerts to small clubs, large outdoor spaces, and everywhere in between. After Dark has worked with thousands of artists spanning all genres over the past 15+ years, including milestone headline shows and breakout debut performances. After Dark is currently producing concerts in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, and the Finger Lakes region of New York. |
| Super Dark Collective | Promoter | NY | Upstate | Super Dark Collective is a creative organization that focuses on empowering artists of all genres to have the freedom to explore their vision of creativity in a way that has no boundaries or judgment. Our goal is to present an immersive experience that will challenge our audience through the exploration of audio, video, dance, and performance that may not be considered the norm by the majority. |
| RI Shows | Show Calendar | RI | Providence | |
| TURNmusic | Promoter - Contemporary Chamber Ensembles | VT | We are a registered non-profit organization committed to bringing you the best original performing arts around | |
| Almost Famous Radio | Radio Show | Independent original music from the emerging Boston and New England scene | ||
| BandsInTown | Concert Tracker | |||
| Bars Over Bars Media | Promoter | Takes music submissions (links in social bios) | ||
| Bughead Podcast | ||||
| CWTFB Radio | ||||
| JamBase | ||||
| New England Mic Check | ||||
| New England Musicians Resource Fund | Musician Support Services | NEMRF aims to provide five pillars of support: direct financial grants, professional development, education, advocacy, and wellness. | ||
| On The Record | Radio Show | WaveRadio Boston Show - Takes submissions from local artists | ||
| SongKick | Concert Tracker | |||
| The Circle Beneath | New England Metal | |||
| The Heavy Culture Coop | MA | |||
| United Musicians and Allied Workers | Union | Musician Support Services | Musicians Union with great information about recording contracts, streaming services, and more | ||
| FAN-CLUB | A lending library for air purifiers and other COVID mitigation tools for shows and other events | MA | Boston | The tools we provide, completely free of charge, will mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne illnesses. We hope to prevent the long-term effects of COVID as well as the short term consequences such as canceled shows and tours. We keep us safe! |
| Democracy Center | MA | Cambridge | The Democracy Center has unfortunately closed as of July 1, 2024 | |
| NYS Artist Resource Guide | Musician Support Services | NY | Are you a musician or band just getting started, or an established band looking to make life easier as you navigate the music industry? NYS Music’s Artist Resource Guide has you covered. This guide is intended for musicians who just starting out, and need an assist of assets that can make the business side of music smoother to navigate – so you can get back to writing, playing and enjoying the music. Established bands – this is your guide too – including comprehensive lists of independent promoters, radio stations and recording studios found in towns all around the state. Discover avenues that might not have been available or known before, bringing your music to fresh audiences. | |
| Boston Shows | Concert Calendar | MA | Boston |
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