Hometown Throwdown is an annual

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held in

Greater Boston Greater Boston is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston (the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England) and its surrounding areas. The region forms the northern ar ...

. It is hosted by the

Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. From the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky ...

. The festival features local Boston-area acts, focusing on

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and

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bands. The festival is traditionally held in December, usually the week between

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and

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at clubs around Boston. The first Throwdown was held in from July 27-31, 1994 at

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Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

. Starting in 1995, the festival moved to December, where it has remained ever since. It ran annually until 2002, when the Bosstones went on hiatus. Both the band, and their festival, returned to active status in 2007, and it has been held annually ever since, with the most recent Throwdown, the 22nd, being held December 27-29, 2019 at the

House of Blues House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film ''The Blues Brothers''. The first location opened at ...

in Boston.

Festivals

Festivals have been held annually from 1994-2002 and again from 2007-present. The most recent was in 2019.

Recordings

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Live from the Middle East '' Live from the Middle East'' is a live album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on October 20, 1998, by Mercury Records. This album was recorded live in Cambridge, Massachusetts at The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub as part ...

'', a Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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recorded over 5 days at the 1997 Throwdown

References

External links

Mighty Mighty BosstonesHometown Throwdown forum
{{The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Rock festivals in the United States