Nick Minieri Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/nick-minieri/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:39:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Nick Minieri Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/nick-minieri/ 32 32 Year in ReView: Nick Minieri showcases a scene with ‘HOMETOWN’ 2025 https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/12/year-in-review-nick-minieri-showcases-a-scene-with-hometown-2025/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:18:23 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042803 Two things hit every December that remind us that our Boston music scene is far more diverse, varied, and prolific than whatever cliques and circles we currently roll with. One is the Boston Music Awards, arriving next week; and the other is Nick Minieri’s annual HOMETOWN mix, a deep-dive playlist and artist showcase from the veteran DJ, MC, and beat maker that offers up the latest n’ greatest to emerge out of New England in the past year. As we […]

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]]> In the Mix: Nick Minieri drops a Boston beat on ‘HOMETOWN 2024’ https://vanyaland.com/2024/12/12/in-the-mix-nick-minieri-drops-a-boston-beat-on-hometown-2024/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:29:31 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040289 It’s only fitting that as we wake up sleepy-eyed from another Boston Music Awards party spotlighting all the various scenes and sounds from across the city, Nick Minieri comes correct with his annual DJ mega-mix to drop an inspired beat on the year that was. In what has become as much a tradition around here as our Year In ReView series, we’re excited to present HOMETOWN 2024 (Boston Artist Showcase Mix), the 10th installment of the Boston DJ and producer’s […]

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]]> Boston Beat: Listen to Nick Minieri’s 55-track ‘Hometown 2023’ mix https://vanyaland.com/2024/01/02/boston-beat-listen-to-nick-minieris-55-track-hometown-2023-mix/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 13:19:35 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036808 Oh 2023, we’re not through with you just yet. As we return from a holiday recharge and set the New Year in our alt-media crosshairs, we take one last look back at the past year through one of the most trusted lenses in Boston — longtime DJ, producer, and party maven Nick Minieri. His annual Hometown mix dropped at the tail end of ’23, and, as usual, it’s a mindful collection of the Boston beat sound, with 55 tracks spanning […]

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]]> Nick Minieri delivers ‘Hometown 2022’, his annual Boston showcase mix https://vanyaland.com/2022/12/16/nick-minieri-delivers-hometown-2022-his-annual-boston-showcase-mix/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:11:46 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10032849 While most folx spend December waiting for the ball to drop, we in Boston wait for the beat. And no one supplies a year-end dance mix quite like Nick Minieri, the DJ/producer who has pretty much done it all in the Boston music scene over the past 20 years. From documenting nightlife through party photos to running the Beantown Boogiedown blog to operating his Zakim Recordings label to creating his own original music (landing on labels like 2tuf4u, Soul Clap, […]

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]]> V3 Weekend: S.C.E.N.E.’s Sunset Hang, Kathe Farris, ‘Midnight Run’ https://vanyaland.com/2022/08/05/v3-weekend-s-c-e-n-e-s-sunset-hang-kathe-farris-midnight-run/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:10:23 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10031578 Editor’s Note: Welcome to V3 Weekend, Vanyaland‘s guide to help you sort out your weekend entertainment with curated selections and recommendations across our three pillars of Music, Comedy, and Film/TV. It’s what you should know about, where you need to be, and where you’ll be going, with us riding shotgun along the way. Music: S.C.E.N.E.’s Sunset Hang in Salem We’ve stated this in the past, but we really just need any ol’ excuse to make the trip to Salem in the summer, and S.C.E.N.E.’s 12th Sunset […]

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]]> Nick Minieri drops his ‘Hometown 2021’ mix just when we need it most https://vanyaland.com/2021/12/17/nick-minieri-drops-his-hometown-2021-mix-just-when-we-need-it-most/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:41:53 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10028818 This time last year, we became accustomed to dancing on our own. But through 2021, the uncertainty of just how to manage and navigate the pandemic led to some tough choices to make: To go out or to stay in, to return to nightclubs or stick to livestreams, to be amongst friends IRL or remain in the group chat? While live music returned this year, albeit with some hesitation of its participants, dance parties did as well, and Boston was […]

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]]> Nick Minieri keeps a Boston beat going with his ‘Hometown 2020’ mix https://vanyaland.com/2020/12/15/nick-minieri-keeps-a-boston-beat-going-with-his-hometown-2020-mix/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:21:04 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10024440 A few weeks ago Nick Minieri took to Twitter and openly asked if it was worth it, given the pandemic and just the overall terrible year we’ve all endured, to pull together his annual year-end showcase of Boston’s electronic music community. A few were quick to reply and point out that we needed his 2020 recap mix more than ever. While a great many things were paused by the ongoing pandemic — and nearly all nightlife halted entirely — the […]

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]]> Nick Minieri celebrates Boston’s year in dance music with ‘Hometown 2019’ https://vanyaland.com/2019/12/13/nick-minieri-celebrates-bostons-year-in-dance-music-with-hometown-2019/ Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:41:44 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10016898 At this point of the year, most outlets and tastemakers are rolling out lists of their favorite albums, songs, movies, and whatever else of 2019. Boston DJ/producer Nick Minieri is doing the same, but he’s doing it in a different way, one that’s less for the eyes and more for the ears: With his very own Boston artist showcase mix titled Hometown 2019. An annual practice of his since his blogging days as Beantown Boogiedown, the longtime Boston dance music […]

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]]> Playlist Premiere: Close out 2016 with Nick Minieri’s ‘Hometown III’ Boston producer showcase https://vanyaland.com/2016/12/19/playlist-premiere-close-out-2016-with-nick-minieris-hometown-iii-boston-producer-showcase/ Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:04:45 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=152544 They say New Year’s Eve is amateur hour, and usually we agree. But come this December 31, we’ll all be dancing harder than ever to shake off any ill will built up during a miserable 2016. This morning, however, we get the party started 12 days early as Boston’s dance music maven Nick Minieri fires up his annual Hometown playlist. The 34-track, 78-minute mix features a few artists and producers we’ve hyped here on Vanyaland over the past year or […]

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]]> Premiere: Nick Minieri of Zakim drops Boston producer dance mix ‘Hometown II’ https://vanyaland.com/2015/12/18/premiere-nick-minieri-of-zakim-drops-boston-producer-dance-mix-hometown-ii/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:13:34 +0000 http://vanya.wpengine.com/?p=125486 By: Michael Marotta

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