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kon

Boston is permanently atrocious re: nightlife and/or coolness in almost every way, *but* DJ Kon — an incredible globe-trotting talent in the disco/house/edits zone, also of the legendary beat-digging duo Kon & Amir — lives there, *and* he plays out occasionally (in fact he's playing @ Middlesex tonight in Central Square). So my recommendation would be to meet the friends/fans of Kon and maybe they will clue you into some more underground parties, *if* they exist (they probably don't because Boston sucks!!... but you might as well try).

@iconicindex

Mar 30, 2024

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keep on

The Keep On crew (@keeponboston on IG) actually sometimes brings in good DJs within the house/disco/edits/techno zone, e.g. Boston's own Kon (the only DJ in town who wouldn't be kicked to the curb by an international jury of their peers) or Eli Escobar/DJ Python/Physical Therapy up from NYC (some past events listed here if you're curious). Events are usually Thursday nights @ Middlesex in Cambridge (sometimes with no cover) but double-check their calendar to be sure.

@iconicindex

Nov 11, 2024

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The club

It’s getting darker, it’s getting colder, and that sweaty warehouse in a derelict part of town is beckoning. A strong line up of DJs with character paired with a group of friends you love dearly can equal the greatest night of your life.

@leapingtiger

Oct 14, 2024

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HANDMADE POSTER MAKING

Really adds texture and personality, i’ve been inspired a lot by twee and mod culture recently and i find these posters really fun and exciting.

@gnomes

Apr 8, 2025

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16mm Film development and hand processing

Alright here’s a quick look at hand processing 16mm motion picture film. The stock I shot for this film is called Kodak 3378, it’s a high contrast black and white reversal film stock, which basically means it doesn’t develop as a negative but as the actual viewable image. The process of “hand development” is an interesting one. First 100 ft of film are loaded into a light proof tank. The chemical process I used is called E6 and it consists of a few steps that can be performed at room temperature: first developer, second developer, rinse, bleach, fixer, photoflow. Exposing the film to these chemicals four particular times results in the final image. This step is the rinse, the 3378 stock is the slightly purple film. Hand processing creates strange patterns and aberrations, disturbances created by a process that is inherently imperfect. It allows the artist to play with the parameters of 16mm image making but maybe more importantly, its results are a direct effect of the artist’s hand on their work. This is why we shoot film in a digital world: it’s something we can physically affect as true human beings.

@gnomes

Mar 19, 2025

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Behind the scenes of 16mm short film

I thought I’d delve a little into the behind the scenes of a personal film I’m working on. I’ve been a type one diabetic for about fifteen years and have become recently obsessed with creating a film about the American medical system. I aim to capture the feeling that the medication that provides you with the ability to exist may one day be taken away, or not covered, or not delivered in time. I deal with the insulin saga every month, and while it may be an extreme example, I think many Americans live in similar situations. That‘s the context. What I really want to delve into is the process of creating 16mm imagery, from shooting to developing, to editing. This is what our rig looked like when I decided to shoot a few months worth of the disposable needles I use to inject. I wanted to create an in camera “split screen” effect. To do that, I covered three quarters of the image plain and shot through my film. Then, I’d rewind and adjust my matte to expose one of the remaining quarters, doing so until I had a complete image. I’ll go a little more into the film stock when I talk about hand development :)

@gnomes

Mar 13, 2025