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| Together Boston | |
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| Genre | Music, Art and Technology |
| Date(s) | September 23–30, 2018 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Years active | 15 |
| Inaugurated | 2010 |
| Website | togetherboston |
Together Boston is an annual electronic music and arts festival based in the Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts area. It was first held in 2010. Through a week-long series of educational and professional discussions, demonstrations, installations, screenings and performances at venues around the Boston/Cambridge area, Together Boston attracts thousands of people every year and has increased its attendance every year as a primary New England area music festival. Originally based in Boston proper, Together's office and primary venue locations lie across the Charles River in Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts,[1] frequenting locations such as The Sinclair, The Middle East (nightclub)
2016
For its seventh year, the festival honed in on its more technological side. Three different installations were included at the Middlesex Lounge, including the incredible Lumen Octangula[2] programmed by Theresa Silver. Downstairs in the Middle East, meanwhile, featured an LED wall behind the stage for the first time. Other outstanding technologists participated all week long. Finally, the riveting and electric performance of the Floating Points live show at The Sinclair for the launch party was a perfect set-up for the coming week.
2015
The first-ever official Resident Advisor event was a highlight, featuring Mano LeTough and Bob Moses, while Andy Stott played the opening night party. Dirtybird Records' Justin Martin brought the house down, Sango visited to represent the Soulection movement, and the Middlesex Lounge in Cambridge was turned into a dark black box of flashing lights. While the number of events declined, the quality of the experience was heightened. Art installations like a human-sized Lite Brite and the world premiere of the Gif Dance Party[3] left quite an impression on attendees.
2014
This year saw some special musical events including Bob Mould playing in Cambridge to celebrate the 10th anniversary of gay marriage, Chicago soul champions The Numero Group visiting Boston's legendary Soulelujah team and the debut of an experimental live lab in Inman Square's LilyPad featuring leading lights of Massachusetts' psychedelic rock community such as Major Stars, Sunburned Hand of the Man and internationally recognized sound designer Keith Fullerton Whitman. Other guests from 2014 included Detroit techno legend Robert Hood, Brooklyn's Mos Def, Germany's Tensnake and Norway's Cashmere Cat, most recently responsible for producing a single for Ariana Grande.
2013
In 2013, Together hosted internationally known musical artists such as Flying Lotus from Los Angeles, Four Tet from London, Crystal Castles and Grammy-nominee Duke Dumont, both from Toronto, Oscar-winner Juicy J with A$AP Ferg, Zomby and more.
2012-10
2012 highlights included now-popular television star Big Freedia, critically acclaimed noise producer (and one-time Massachusetts resident) Oneohtrix Point Never and Album of the Year Grammy-winner Todd Edwards. 2011 and 2010 both included some superstars, including SBTRKT, Nico Jaar, Spank Rock, Damian Lazarus and Trentemoller.
- ^ "Together festival launches Monday from the base in Central Square". 31 March 2012.
- ^ "ORBITING THE LUMEN OCTANGULA [05/16/16]". www.thebostoncalendar.com.
- ^ "Home". gifdanceparty.com.