So, I'm on tour on the West Coast earlier this summer and everywhere I go, people want to talk about Boston Hardcore. Boston punk, too. Turns out . . . my city is kind of a big deal when it comes to music. However, that other side of the country is holding it down, too. And being on tour is a wonderfully intimate way to find out just what the hell is going on outside of your own music-scene-bubble. Here is a taste of the Wild West and what I think is (recently) Boston's best. -Krystina Krysiak

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