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= No/Hugs = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia No/Hugs are an alternative rock band with blues and pop/punk infusions from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Formed in 2015 by lead singer Narcissus A-Ngel after graduating from Berklee College of Music. Current members and songwriters are duo Narcissus A-Ngel (lead vocals) and Katherine Dukeshire (drums). A self-proclaimed "alternative" band with a strong live performance, their music is primarily influenced by visual-kei , hard rock and pop/punk. No/Hugs have self released one EP (In Between).

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 * 1Regional, National and International critical acclaim
 * 2Current members
 * 3New Single
 * 4Refferences

Regional, National and International critical acclaim
In 2015 the band kicked off their career by winning Gorilla Music's Boston Battle Of The Bands

In 2015 the band was featured by Boston University's Chinese Association of Scholars (BUCSA) as a special band on their Chinese Idol competition

In 2015 the band opened for nationally acclaimed rock band Faster Pussycat

In 2016 the band headlined the first Freddie For A Day Boston ,sponsored by Dr.Brian May, the Mercury Phoenix Trust and the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts

In 2016 Music Box Petewrote " If you're not familiar with No Hugs, they play a unique blend of alt rock that features elements of blues thrown in for good measure that balances out the sound to appeal to listeners of all sorts of genres, and puts them in a unique position to do some musical damage when they take the stage at night."

In 2016 WEMF radio station wrote " No/ Hugs is by far one of Boston’s best upcoming alternative rock bands with a serious talent in delivering an all-out performance. The band’s sounds are a blend of Queen, Muse and The Mars Volta with power house singer Narcissus A-Ngel steering the audience with her incomparable voice and performance skills."

In 2016 Scene In Review wrote " Next up was recent, Boston Battle Of The Bands – Winners, No Hugs! Pffft there were lots of hugs, they were awesome people, I don’t get… clearly there are some follow up questions I’m going to have to ask this quartet. There was something else though…. what was it, i was thinking about, oh yeah ,OH MY GOD!!!!! These guys were amazing! The rumor was that some or all of these cats, were like Berkeley grads  or something.  Substantiated vehemently by their obvious talents! Singer, Narcissus A-Ngel, has some pretty clear operatic leanings in her powerfully, pitch perfect delivery. "

In 2017 the band headlined Boston Japan Festival

In 2017 Jamsphere magazine wrote "Narcissus A-Ngel has some major singing tucked away in her lungs; she in my viewpoint ranks up there with some legendary female singers like Pat Benatar, Ann Wilson, Joan Jett, Linda Perry, and Grace Slick, to mention a few.I usually either love or hate rock voices and in this case – I love! Her voice sounds as though she has lived one hundred and fifty years, and not all of them were lived in an easy way either. She just gets it right, and you feel what she feels, as she is singing.

When Narcissus hits certain parts of her songs, you’ll get the chills on many an occasion. She is one of those super-lucky, stumble-upon finds for me. And I’m impressed right from when No Hugs kick off proceedings with the upbeat and funky alt rock track “Stigma”, which is filled with thumping bass lines and some amazing organ interludes as it races to its ecstatic conclusion."

In 2017 Maltese magazine Eve.com wrote "Trained at Berklee College of Music and inspired by Queen and Muse, No/Hugs is an American band seeking to the keep the theatre alive in rock. With their selection of songs titled In Between setting the mood, we caught up with the band to find out more."

In 2017 No/Hugs was featured in Cypriot blog cityoflarnaca.com

In 2017 Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros wrote " Το όνομά της άρχισε να ηχεί δυνατά στο χώρο της μουσικής, με τα τραγούδια που γράφει να σαρώνουν τα online blogs και podcasts σε Αμερική και Αγγλία.

Ο λόγος για την Narcissus A-Ngel από τη Λάρνακα, που έγραψε και ερμηνεύει τα τραγούδια του πρώτου άλμπουμ του alternative ροκ συγκροτήματος «No/Hugs», με την ονομασία «In Between»."

In 2017 Cypriot blogpost Sigma Live wrote " «Μέσα στον ενάμιση χρόνο που υπάρχουν οι No Hugs, έχουμε ήδη κάνει περιοδείες σε 20 πολιτείες, συμμετοχές σε διάφορα μεγάλα φεστιβάλ ροκ μουσικής, εμφανίσεις σε πάνω από 50 συναυλίες σε όλη την Αμερική, παίξαμε στο Hard Rock Toronto, ως επίσημοι προσκεκλημένοι, δώσαμε συνεντεύξεις σε ραδιοφωνικούς σταθμούς, ενώ ήδη το πρώτο μας άλμπουμ παίζεται σε Αγγλία, Γαλλία, Αμερική και Καναδά».

In 2017 Cypriot Blogspot skalatimes.com wrote "Το όνομα Narcissus A-Ngel (Γεωργία Χατζηκωνσταντίνου) άρχισε να κερδίζει το μουσικό κοινό στην Αμερική. Το πρώτο άλμπουμ των No/Hugs με το όνομα “In Between” σαρώνει τα online blogs και podcasts σε Αμερική και Αγγλία. Τα τραγούδια στο άλμπουμ έχουν γραφτεί από την Narcissus A-Ngel για τους No/Hugs σε στυλ alternative rock.

Το 2017 βρίσκει την Narcissus σε ακόμα μια περιοδεία σε όλη την Αμερική και το συγκρότημα της κερδίζει διακρίσεις και έδαφος μέρα με τη μέρα.

Το Skala Times κουβεντιάζει με την Narcissus A-Ngel (Γεωργία Χατζηκωνσταντίνου), που κατάφερε απ’ τη πόλη της, την Λάρνακα, να μετακομίσει στη μητρόπολη του κόσμου, την Αμερική και να κάνει το μουσικό της όνειρο πραγματικότητα!"

In 2017 the band was part of the annual Halloween Hangover in Boston,MA and headlined the Middle East Upstairs

In 2018 Red Line Roots blog wrote "Boston based No/Hugs is a blues infused rock n’ roll outfit that was established in 2015 by prodigious lead singer Narcissus A-Ngel. Over the past few years they have performed tens of dozens of shows and effortlessly won over fans, both locally and nationally. With 2 US tours and multiple headliner/guest shows in the U.S and Canada under their belt, its been said their performance is not one to be forgotten and the raw energy they pour onto the stage is undeniable and pure."

In 2018 Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman handpicked No/Hugs to perform at the last Vans Warped Tour.

In 2018 the band has announced plans to headline the annual Salem, MA Halloween Festival.

Current members[edit]

 * Narcissus A-Ngel - lead vocals, songwriter, founder (2015–present)
 * Katherine Dukeshire - drums, sonwriter (2017–present)

New Single[edit]
On March,25,2018, No/Hugs announced plans during their interview with Red Line Roots to release their first single, which will be recorded at No Boundaries studio in Providence,Rhode Island. The single will be mixed by Trophy Wives veteran Chris Piquette.