No more house shows.

Check out Boston Counter Culture Compass & do DIY in MA for comprehensive lists of all DIY shows & venues around town.


Also feel free to read the history of our former explorations, conquests and experiences.

Coming Someday? to HMS Putnam Events

Nude Beach / Blackhawks (from Philly)

slow and fuzzy sludge

nude beach

myspace.com/nudebeachmusic

Water (from Worcester)

magic dust disintegrating into thin air

myspace.com/waterjams

Animal Hospital (from Boston)

ambient post electrometal

barnyard creeps

myspace.com/animalhospital

Omnivore (from Brooklyn)

ghostly phone tape music

myspace.com/omnivoresounds

Sore Eros (from Western Mass)

bizarro lo-fi electro-dream-folk

giraffe's kiss

myspace.com/soreeros

Golden Ages (from Philly)

rush of blinding sunshine pop

be cool

myspace.com/wearegoldenages

Pterodactyl Plains (from Montana)

deep trickling rainbow magic

myspace.com/pterodactylplains

Vacation Dad (from Wisconsin)

oozing, sparkly tropicalia

hemp scented body lotion

myspace.com/vacationdadwow

Farms (from Wisconsin)

sludgy guitars, drumcircle chants, etc.

myspace.com/farmsss

About our (former) Music Space

HMS Putnam iswas a DIY space that puts on experimental, folk, lo-fi and electronic music shows in a house show setting in the Boston & Cambridge area. We strive to host great underground music for very cheap. We also help artists book shows in galleries, bars, venues and other DIY houses in the area. We're located on Putnam Avenue in Cambridge. Email us for directions or more information.

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Past Performers @ HMS Putnam

Hosannas (from Portland, OR)

Pastel Group (from Boston)

Beatenberg (from South Africa/Boston)

Holy Spirits (from NYC)

Solanin (from NYC)

Lenkadu (from Boston)

Siv Lie + Kelly Jo (from Boston)

Turmeric (from Ohio)

Gem Club (from Boston)

Flightless Buttress (from Boston)

Beacon (from BK)

PPALMM (from Boston)

Andy Flop (from Boston)

Memphis the Red (from Boston)

Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk (from Kansas)

Birthdays (from Boston)

Captain Cat (from Worcester)

Mount McKinley (from New Jersey)

Sylphid (from Western Mass)

Run DMT (from Baltimore)

T + T (from Boston)

Thinguma*jigsaw (from Norway)

Hannah Fairchild (from Brooklyn)

La Paloma (from Boston, of Old Hannah)

Mirador (from Philly)

Dan Lawrence (from Boston)

Gabe Goodman (from Boston)

Family Portrait (from DC)

Truman Peyote (from Boston)

Andy Flop (from Boston)

Baby Brainwaves (from Boston)

Conncet9 (from Connecticut)

DOM (from Worcester)

Birthdays (from Boston)

Dinosaurus (from Boston)

Vio/Mire (from Providence)

Liz Isenberg (from Providence)

Spitzer Space Telescope (from Boston)

Nun Party (from Brooklyn)

Magic Man (from Boston)

Vikesh Kapoor (from Boston)

Valleys (from Montreal)

Drekka (from Indiana)

Quilt (from Boston)

With Eyes (from Boston)

Justin Vollmar (from Indiana)

Christine Hayward (from New Hampshire)

Barna Howard (from Boston)

Francois Virot (from France)

Andrew Galati (from Boston)

Siv Lie (from Boston)

more details about previous shows