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Daily Email - Friday - 8/29/2025

August 29, 2025

While you’re pretending to work, you can actually enter to win. Before logging off for the long weekend, shoot your shot for $100 at Boston’s oldest Irish pub and try the best pint of Guinness in America.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • A Lot Like Birds is on a mission to exorcise your demons this fall. The power of post-hardcore compels you to grab tickets for their show at Brighton Music Hall on October 11th.

  • Couch is coming home — the Boston-bred band plays their biggest hometown show yet at Roadrunner on November 22nd.

  • Reggaeton star Bryant Myers launches the Free Mynor Tour at Citizens House of Blues on November 28th. Don’t miss the party when he kicks off the run right here in Boston.

  • Nils Hoffmann brings his Everlight Tour to The Sinclair on December 11th. Secure your seat now and thank us later.

  • Plus, announcements from Dalton and the Sheriffs, Whiskey Myers, GlamSlam, Jonathan Van Ness, Save Ferris and more!

FREE CASH FRIDAY

Photo: Brigid Charest

Fridays are better with Do617. Every week, we hide $100 somewhere around Boston. Follow us on Instagram (notifications on, ofc) and read the daily newsletter for a hint on the drop spot. Think of it as your cheat code to a scavenger hunt that actually pays off.

THIS WEEKEND

🐾 Drink For A Cause

Now-Sunday around Boston

Helping animals by sipping cocktails? Tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. Through the end of the month, grab a drink at local bars that donate $1 to the Animal Rescue League to help clear the shelter.

🎷 Boston Jazz Festival

Today-Tomorrow in Seaport (5PM)

Boston Jazz Festival turns 15 this weekend, striking a chord with hometown talent like Pat Braxton and the GroovaLottos, plus international acts from Puerto Rico to India.

🎶 Idle Fest

Tomorrow at The Cambridge Foundry (8PM)

Local artists across theatre, dance, drag and more have limited time to create brand‑new work. The result: unexpected collabs and creative sparks flying all night.

🎭 Broadway Rave

Tomorrow at Brighton Music Hall (8:30PM)

Break a leg at the biggest showtunes dance party of the year. Rest those vocals now so you can belt out your favorites all night long.

🪩 LDW Tea Dance

Sunday at Club Cafe (4PM)

Keep summer staying alive a little longer: spend the long weekend with ‘70s disco classics, a packed dance floor and no cover.

Babbel’s Labor Day Sale Is On!

Learn a new language in the same time it takes to scroll your feed. Just 10 minutes a day and you’ll be ready for your next trip (or late-night food run). Babbel’s best deal of the year is here: get lifetime access for $199.*

LOCALS ONLY

  • Boston rolled out For the Culture Week on Monday and the fun is heating up this weekend with pep rallies, block parties and hometown pride from Dorchester to Downtown.

  • The Great American Beer Hall celebrates its first birthday tomorrow with game-day specials, a patio party and a late-night show with Legends of Summer.

  • Tis the season for Allston Christmas! The Silhouette’s opening early on Sunday for $1 hot dogs, drink specials and plenty of holiday cheer.

  • Boston’s scoop shops are serving up treats way cooler than the freezer-burned rocket pops from the ice cream truck. We rounded up the best spots for your next cone.

Godspeed to everyone heading down the Cape right now.