Boston Bitdown

Boston Bitdown 2 - a 4 day chiptune, nerdcore, vgm fest

Crystal Ballroom

Toxie Takes Salem! "The Toxic Avenger": An Audio Visual Celebration

Double Feature X Salem Scare Society Presents: Toxie Takes Salem! The Toxic Avenger: an Audio/Visual Toxie Celebration With special guest: Chris Burke (Composer) <ul><li>Chiptunes Preshow by Battlemode</li><li>Explo ‘25 (Troma Super Cut) with Live Score from Original Composer: Chris Burke (aka glomag)</li><li>360° A/V Toxie Remix (Wubson X V.Kash)</li></ul>10/30/25 - Cinema Salem -1 E India Square Mall, Salem, MA. 01970 Doors 6PM Preshow 6:30PM Screening 8:00PM $30

Cinema Salem

Battlemode, Mercy Ruin, Ultra Deluxe, Jade Weapon, and nicoteens

Battlemode, Mercy Ruin (EP Release), Ultra Deluxe, Jade Weapon, and nicoteens at Warehouse XI

Warehouse XI

Hack The Planet - 30th Anniversary Screening of Hackers

Double Feature X Battlemode present: Hack the Planet - the 30th anniversary of Hackers Hosted at The Somerville Theatre! - Enjoy a theatrical screening of “Hackers” on its 30th anniversary weekend (9.15.95)! - Become immersed with a 360 audio/visual remix of the film presented by Double Feature (Wubson X Danny Aye), a chiptune preshow by Battlemode, and elite visuals by Mike Videopunk. - With special appearances from Renoly Santiago (AKA The Phantom Phreak) and Laurence Mason (AKA Lord Nikon) - Post party DJ set by Renoly Santiago (DJ Phantom Phreak) About the Film A teenage hacker finds himself framed for the theft of millions of dollars from a major corporation. Master hacker Dade Murphy, aka Zero Cool, aka Crash Override, has been banned from touching a keyboard for seven years after crashing over 1,500 Wall Street computers at the age of 11. Now keen to get back in front of a monitor, he finds himself in more trouble than ever. EVENT SCHEDULE 6:30PM – Doors 7:00PM Pre Party at the Somerville Theatre 8PM – 30th anniversary theatrical screening of “Hackers” 10PM - Afterparty TICKETS $30 general admission $25 Somerville Theatre members DOUBLE FEATURE: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fdoublefeaturehq%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZ1dHSlZpeVFaMGVvZjZZUwEeVZpj7CyriIq-0JB6BxeIyCopv4_Wl9sQrxAg9eHX1MwzjLYjKsS8XoRFpWE_aem_ZSHoYdQncKW4z5zmSpCnuw&amp;h=AT1o47AKibocCTB3vHNyvKdkuUpQHW0xrXedgapvD5oIO_MKmCPL21c0ZWA-g9pAxU1FKob0caZWjLElYarsHnxWA1gkt7WDsk5Gz6PN4zJTalNpEOp95uzgRn-jVT3hiKjMmtdiDqozjw&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT1mkwjUf9DWY6_qQkwnTB60gIuni6q0SvdXgBT6rsjpSRy6a1mYIh70wz0yfoe_5PZy5gO1rs0OPDaFD_8GFi9qc6dRUFT_9pqL2WXle7jcEn5zlpcpElL5nBlt8BjN7KyHqEyL_m_FlF9PAJanDGp3E-Dm5c-iTkHEow">www.instagram.com/doublefeaturehq</a> WUBSON: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fwubsonofficial%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZ1dHSlZpeVFaMGVvZjZZUwEeJO1n3_-EpXitmGmEc1hmySuOIVBkoTJnMrEhhiakeyb9SdNhI6u0F5Igbk0_aem_OS3ejyjnM4vrbuRpWYEILA&amp;h=AT31S5Dz2VWu0r4Oz3Uhy2-vDc4PtqLLKSCb_58tV0C3uBfjXUTVzR4PErATIik4KwL5efsLgHZsDA0wX4TW4mLsuKoWgjJkpRDoadhCdZmyWm6t9a7JoJcJry7L6kze458npU-A6ZO_QA&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT1mkwjUf9DWY6_qQkwnTB60gIuni6q0SvdXgBT6rsjpSRy6a1mYIh70wz0yfoe_5PZy5gO1rs0OPDaFD_8GFi9qc6dRUFT_9pqL2WXle7jcEn5zlpcpElL5nBlt8BjN7KyHqEyL_m_FlF9PAJanDGp3E-Dm5c-iTkHEow">www.instagram.com/wubsonofficial</a> DANNY AYE: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2F_dannyaye_%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZ1dHSlZpeVFaMGVvZjZZUwEejIihxrp9cTPxrbrs46c0KzBU8vOn1z7mhNLoERbRl960QGczncRdl3CMKgU_aem_I4xB_4cYcto9DaamsJ3CEQ&amp;h=AT2zyaXeVlkMZsNwfWa7Iyyc1mM72kwo4N-u7EhUFyL4AG0-bSJ_9kpD0VR9wIwyjNKpyZ8xXsJJfuGE3e9coPpI8kKu8qvTg38aUptEvZTKKCc0rnLeGhXI6XWglcXH-yLDH4zI6wEpVQ&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT1mkwjUf9DWY6_qQkwnTB60gIuni6q0SvdXgBT6rsjpSRy6a1mYIh70wz0yfoe_5PZy5gO1rs0OPDaFD_8GFi9qc6dRUFT_9pqL2WXle7jcEn5zlpcpElL5nBlt8BjN7KyHqEyL_m_FlF9PAJanDGp3E-Dm5c-iTkHEow">www.instagram.com/_dannyaye_</a> BATTLEMODE: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fbattlemodemusic%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZ1dHSlZpeVFaMGVvZjZZUwEebXiUY3sQFoVYZV-KTq_nsCuIQZFEtYtuas5oajZP7DFC5n27xsB6Ar8Evus_aem_D8vhWOGwbIjapPbQikcaNg&amp;h=AT3ecZNIcxfl0huzW6RiQMpZS9MIpHfCsZjUvP8p3RbGwdgv9lZW2NuehmOCsTaP3jLGoxzmc0B87AFCymi_X4ixKCVV0HWEBeQvkGPTdJ-nUFJ6fcbJ0_t0RjklMCfrBaNTHRqDWnarpg&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT1mkwjUf9DWY6_qQkwnTB60gIuni6q0SvdXgBT6rsjpSRy6a1mYIh70wz0yfoe_5PZy5gO1rs0OPDaFD_8GFi9qc6dRUFT_9pqL2WXle7jcEn5zlpcpElL5nBlt8BjN7KyHqEyL_m_FlF9PAJanDGp3E-Dm5c-iTkHEow">www.instagram.com/battlemodemusic</a> MIKE VIDEOPUNK: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fvxpx.info%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZ1dHSlZpeVFaMGVvZjZZUwEex7T8rstKDprFFCCskCrZ8XqvJtOQATqCmGnXbAPZOWdOfN17xNPHy5q19L4_aem_90U3Uldz18wgyqcM7Ps__A&amp;h=AT1ouWl8tWOb0wjEJPGDUrLPy6Hy2TbRWn0jA0lwNR-h8yWHbvIV5G9cBXqlZYWBgkPozbfoMvf7K3Fr1bHNMkF6tp9d02NqUxydaWjhrkmZ3NIbNvvKghbVU1EDRJhQymszS5f6vWjt9A&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT1mkwjUf9DWY6_qQkwnTB60gIuni6q0SvdXgBT6rsjpSRy6a1mYIh70wz0yfoe_5PZy5gO1rs0OPDaFD_8GFi9qc6dRUFT_9pqL2WXle7jcEn5zlpcpElL5nBlt8BjN7KyHqEyL_m_FlF9PAJanDGp3E-Dm5c-iTkHEow">www.instagram.com/vxpx.info</a>

Somerville Theatre

RKO ARMY PRESENTS: TROLL 2 WITH LIVE SHADOWCAST

<a href="https://rkoarmy.com/">RKO Army&nbsp;</a>Presents: Troll 2 – with Live Shadow Cast! Doors 7PM Show 7:30PM

Capitol Theatre

ONCE Presents: Willie Fest II

The second installment of Willie Fest - A night for all Somervillian artists to promote and celebrate Willie’s mayoral campaign. Come meet Willie, hear about his vision for Somerville, and enjoy some killer live music from: Your Friends In Hell, Battlemode, Mallcops, The Love Shamans And special guest: Willie Burnley Jr. and A special surprise guest <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t67/2/16/1f440.png"> 7/27/25 - The Rockwell - 255 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144 - Doors 6PM - Music 7PM - FREE

The Rockwell

Free Screening of "The Encampments"

Special guest, City Councilor At-Large and Somerville mayoral candidate, Willie Burnley Jr. will follow up with a discussion on the city's response to this attack and how he would protect Somervilian's first amendment right as mayor. Notably, he has been the most visible City Councilor supporting the arts as they continue to be gentrified out in Somerville. With introduction and Middle Eastern music by Parma Chai and featured ceramic art from local artist Gustavo Tavares Barceloni. Details below:

Out Of The Blue Community Gallery

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut – an audio/visual celebration

Mothers Against Canada present – “South Park: Bigger, Longer &amp; Uncut” an audio/visual celebration. With a Pre Show chiptune set by Battlemode A Double Feature 360 degree projection post show by Danny Aye, paired with a dance music set by Wubson And a popup arcade by Super Party Bros July 5th| Pre Show 8PM | Movie 9PM | Post Show 10:30PM The Capitol Theatre | 204 Mass Ave. Arlington, MA. 02474

Raspberry Pie: The Tokyo Summer Tour - Boston

Florida's favorite VGM funk band are swinging back up to Boston! Chiptune band, Battlemode, and jazz VGM band, Koji Kompote Band, join. Pop Up arcade by: Super Party Bros

Boston BitDown, a new artist-driven music festival celebrating Chiptune/Digital Fusion music. 3 days, 3 venues, 30+ performances. Early bird 3-day pass tickets on sale now. More info coming soooooon... 3/6/25: <a href="https://www.wxi.space/thespace">Warehouse XI</a> - 11 Sanborn Ct, Somerville, MA. 02143 3/7/25 <a href="https://www.capitoltheatreusa.com/">Capitol Theatre</a> - 204 Mass Ave. Arlington, MA. 02474 3/8/25: <a href="https://www.crystalballroomboston.com/">Crystal Ballroom</a> - 55 Davis Sq, Somerville, MA. 02144

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: A Screening and Audio/Visual celebration

Battlemode Presents: a screening and audio visual celebration of “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” With a Pre Show chiptune set by Battlemode, and glam punk set by Linnea’s Garden A 360 degree projection post show by V.Kash, paired with a dance music set by Wubson And a popup arcade by Super Party Bros Feb. 21| Pre Show 8PM | Movie 9PM | Post Show 11PM The Capitol Theatre | 204 Mass Ave. Arlington, MA. 02474 $25

SexFest

8 Bands 11 Drag Performers Day 1: Warehouse XI: 11 Sanborn Court, Somerville, MA. 02143 Day 2: The Jungle Community Music Club: 6 Sanborn Court, Somerville, MA. 02143 Check "Agenda" Sexion for venue, and performer details

The Presidential Erection

Got 2016/2020 election trauma? This year – do the election right. Don’t go home and stress watch the results; instead come to the Crystal Ballroom to dance the night away and catch some voting themed drag from: Ricky Mortis Mia Culpa Complete Destruction Stroke The Clown James Bondage Celia Smokinbutts Witj E Craft Buster Pants Music from: Bars Over Bars And a Pop Up Arcade from: Super Party Bros Don’t worry, we’ll still have the election streaming in the background so you can keep up with the results.

The Crystal Ballroom

Hack The Planet Day

A teenage hacker finds himself framed for the theft of millions of dollars from a major corporation. Master hacker Dade Murphy, aka Zero Cool, aka Crash Override, has been banned from touching a keyboard for seven years after crashing over 1,500 Wall Street computers at the age of 11. Now keen to get back in front of a monitor, he finds himself in more trouble than ever. Hackers is screening in 35mm as part of Hack the Planet Day, presented by&nbsp;Double Feature &amp; The Somerville Theatre!&nbsp; HACK THE PLANET DAY<ul><li>See HACKERS in 35mm on the anniversary of the film’s theatrical release (9.15.95)!</li><li>Enjoy a 360° visual preshow by v.Kash, paired with a DJ set by Wubson, and a chiptune set by Battlemode</li><li>There will be a special appearance from Renoly Santiago who played Phantom Phreak in the film</li><li>Then join us for a special afterparty in our Crystal Ballroom!</li></ul>EVENT DETAILS 6PM – Preshow 7PM – Movie Afterparty at the Crystal Ballroom immediately following the film! &nbsp;

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

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S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

Where

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Experiences

Boston Bitdown

Toxie Takes Salem! "The Toxic Avenger": An Audio Visual Celebration

Battlemode, Mercy Ruin, Ultra Deluxe, Jade Weapon, and nicoteens

Hack The Planet - 30th Anniversary Screening of Hackers

RKO ARMY PRESENTS: TROLL 2 WITH LIVE SHADOWCAST

ONCE Presents: Willie Fest II

Free Screening of "The Encampments"

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut – an audio/visual celebration

Raspberry Pie: The Tokyo Summer Tour - Boston

Raspberry Pie: The Tokyo Summer Tour - Boston

Boston Bitdown

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: A Screening and Audio/Visual celebration

SexFest

The Presidential Erection

Hack The Planet Day