The folks at the Whitehaus sure know how to step it up. Every year is bigger & brighter. The annual Blast Fest is in its fourth year, so obviously they’re taking it on a tour of the Northeast, appropriately naming it Blast Forth. In addition to the hometown show, they’ll be hitting Portland, Kittery, Philadelphia, Brattleboro, and NYC throughout the end of March (although the Brattleboro show seems to be just Peace, Loving right now).
All your favorite classic Whitehausers will be playing like Manners, Gracious Calamity, Casey Rocheteau, The Needy Visions, Shai Erlichman, Brian S. Ellis, and Morgan Shaker, along with some newer playaz like Welcome Home, Free Pizza, and Gobby. The whole crew isn’t going on the road the whole time, each show will have a variation on the core plus a few special guests too keep things spicy. You can check out the full lineup and more details on the Blast Forth site.
The Boston show will be at the Cambridge YMCA on Saturday the 20th, although instead of marathoning the place for a whole day like they used to, they’re doing a hardcore 3 hour whirlwind starting at 6 pm. It’s going to be a traditional Blast Fest, aka a seriously crazy night “with lots of special effects, dramatic lighting, homemade sets, theatrical cues, and herds of long-haired sheep/goat(s).” Sliding scale entry donation of $5-$15, although I’m pretty sure they’d worship you and give lots of hugs if you donated more. Otherwise, you might only get a couple hugs.