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JUNE 7TH, 2013 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON ISSUE 06

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


Marc Viloria
ILLUSTRATOR
Marc is an animation graduate the School of Visual Arts in New York and working on his first graphic novel. He also moonlights in a Neonatal ICU spending all his money on records, comics and scotch. Scotch recommendations and all other medical advice at marcpviloria at gmail dot com

Kelly Baker
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Kelly works at Science Club for Girls as a Volunteer Coordinator. In her spare time she organizes shows and events, creates feminist zines, and talks about social justice with anyone who will listen. Follow her on Twitter: @kellynorabaker or e-mail her: kbakerboston at gmail dot com

Johnny Allen
MIXTAPE CURATOR
Johnny bartends in Cambridge at Zuzu and at the Sinclair. He makes good drinks especially when you tell him you don't like sweet stuff. He is a hoarder of show fliers, cassettes, wooden Bart Simpsons, and anything related to his family (whom he loves very much). He thinks all of his things are "crapola" but his heaps of ephemera look like pure gold to everyone else. Contact Johnny at jhnystvns at gmail dot com or come to Zuzu on Monday nights at 10pm.

Elle O'Brien
STAFF WRITER/ORACLE
Elle makes her astrological hypotheses from Baltimore, Maryland, we she also writes dreamy fiction pieces and is trying to stop smoking. She loves her family, telling Jim Morrison her secrets, and wearing smudgy, dark eyeliner that makes her seem rly cool and mysterious. E-mail Elle at eleanobr at gmail dot com

Freddie Francis
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Freddie is an artist-activist who spends his days enrolling HIV+ folks in a program that provides them with affordable drugs and healthcare. He also plays folk music, rides his bike, pets dogs, dabbles in drag performance, and fights the good fight.


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