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MAY 31ST, 2013 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON ISSUE 05

Liz Pelly
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Liz was the former assistant music editor of the Boston Phoenix and current weekend editor for Stereogum. She has strong feelings about Polar seltzer water, the BPD crackdown on DIY shows, and keeping her wardrobe impressively monotone. E-mail Liz at lizpelly at gmail dot com

Faye Orlove
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Faye was a former production artist for the Boston Phoenix. Currently, she splits her time between working nights at the Middle East, pedi-cabbing Boston tourists to Fenway park, and calling her mom crying. She enjoys nachos, riding her bike, and pretending Hole songs were written just for her. E-mail Faye at fayeorlove at gmail dot com or visit her personal website at resilientbastard.com

Matt Orlove
WEB DEVELOPER
Matt used to work for NASA (which his sister thinks is the coolest thing ever). He is currently a software engineer for Captial One (which his sister thinks is less cool but she's still proud of him). His interests include video games, comic books, the J. Crew catalog, and Oreo milkshakes. E-mail Matt at mattheworlove at gmail dot com



CONTRIBUTORS


Tara Murtha
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tara is senior writer at Philadelphia Weekly, an instructor at Temple University and an Ochberg Fellow at the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma. She is currently working on Bobbie Gentry: Ode to Billie Joe for 33 1/3 Series, to be published in 2014. Follow her on Twitter at @taramurtha

Marissa Paternoster
ILLUSTRATOR
Marissa sings and plays guitar in Screaming Females. She also makes music under the name Noun. Check out more of her visual art at forgottengrin.tumblr.com

Kate Wadkins
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Kate is a Brooklyn-based writer, artist and curator who believes in the transformative power of punk. She edits International Girl Gang Underground zine and has recently written for Women & Performance, Maximum Rock'n'roll, and Hyperallergic, among other corners of the print and internet worlds. Kate is a founding member of For the Birds Collective as well as a classic virgo, coffee enthusiast, bass player, and rabble rouser. You can find her at katewadkins.com or e-mail her at mskatherinewadkins@gmail.com

Katie Alice Greer
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Katie writes, makes music about, and lives in Washington, DC. She makes music in the following bands: Priests, Chain & The Gang, and Blood. She is a co-founder of both Sister Polygon Records and the International Kitty-Lookin' Club (Washington, DC chapter).

Ali Donohue
VIDEOGRAPHER
Ali is a full time cat enthusiast and pizza lover and a part time freelancer and waitress. Ali helped organize Smash it Dead Fest for the past two years with some of her favorite people and is already stoked for the fest to happen again in 2014. She plays in the bands Tomboy, Fleabite, Greasepile, and Shrew. Ali "loves DIY concerts."


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