Among " Boston's most prolific DIY venues," the Whitehaus was a non-traditional performance venue and artists collective located in an eight-bedroom home at 10 Seaverns Ave. in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Music and poetry made by "the hyper-prolific Whitehaus collective" is distributed under

The Whitehaus Family Record The Whitehaus Family Record is an independent record label based in the Whitehaus in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. It began as a community of artists, poets, and musicians who would gather and throw hootenannies. The label has distributed over 40 ...

independent music label. As described by one source:

One of the most prolific new DIY collectives in Jamaica Plain, the Whitehaus Family Record, brings together folk, indie, and experimental sound to produce a
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world of music, love, and all that other punk/
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crossover goodness.

Their frequent "

hootenannies A hootenanny is a party involving music in the United States. It is particularly associated with folk music. Etymology Placeholder Hootenanny is an Appalachian colloquialism that was used in the early twentieth century U.S. as a placeholder name ...

" were open to anyone to share their musical or poetic talents.''Boston Globe'': For these shows, home is where the music is (January 27, 2008)
/ref> The Whitehaus was to shut down in early 2013 after losing its lease on the house.''Jamaica Plain Gazette'': “Underground music, arts venue Whitehaus to shut down”
(November 6, 2012)

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