Photos! The Finals at WBCN 30th Annual Rock & Roll Rumble
Posted by Sooz | Filed under boston bands, boston rocks, concert photos, live music
Until this year, I skipped every other WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble since moving to Boston in 1994. I’m glad I finally ended that tradition and made it out to some of the shows at this year’s 30th annual rumble. The finals night was no exception. The winners, Girls Guns & Glory, played their best show I’ve ever seen (and I’ve been to a bunch). I finally got to see A.K.A.C.O.D., the union of Dana Colley (former Saxaphonist for Morphine), bass player and singer Monique Ortiz and drummer Larry Dersch. Low-rock awesomeness! Despite being a big fan of Girls Guns & Glory I thought there might be a chance that The Great Bandini would win it all. In the end, the rumble belonged to Girls Guns & Glory. Not bad timing for them: next week they’ve got their CD release party for “Inverted Valentine” downstairs at the Middle East on May 2nd. (Not so subtle hint: go, go, go!)
The Neighborhoods, who won the first Rumble thirty years ago, performed at the end of the night to a very enthusiastic crowd. After the music was over, Marc and John from Township, the 2007 Rumble winner, crowned Girls Guns & Glory as the 2008 Rumble winners. Yes, there was a tiara.
To view all the photos I took at the WBCN 30th Annual Rock & Roll Rumble, check out the photo set at Flickr.
Photos in this entry: David Minehan, The Neighborhoods; Marc Pinansky, Township
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April 26th, 2008
Photos! Girls Guns & Glory Win Semi-Finals at WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble
Posted by Sooz | Filed under Girls Guns & Glory, boston bands, boston rocks, concert photos, live music, rock and roll rumble, wbcn
After The Lights Out played upstairs at the Middle East, I zoomed over to Harpers Ferry in Allston to see whoever was left to play at that night’s semi-finals of WBCN’s 30th Annual Rock & Roll Rumble. I saw most of Andrea Gillis’ super deluxe high energy performance. Next up was Girls Guns & Glory who played even better than their first round. The band’s cover of Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison got a lot of people in the audience dancing, including Holly from HUMANWINE (who also played earlier that night). After waiting half an hour for the judges to figure out who would advance to the finals, one of the WBCN DJ’s came up on the stage to announce that Girls Guns & Glory won. They’ll be playing on Friday, April 25th at Harpers Ferry along with whoever wins tonight’s semi-finals round plus The Neighborhoods, who won the first WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble thirty years ago.
View the rest of the photos I took of Girls Guns & Glory at the Rumble semi-finals in this photo set at Flickr.
Here’s a video I took of Girls Guns & Glory covering “Folsom Prison Blues” at Hennessey’s for their Halloween show October 2007.
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April 19th, 2008
Get Out! 2nd Annual Alt-Country Extravaganza at Church, March 28-29
Posted by Sooz | Filed under alt-country extravaganza, boston, boston bands, cassavettes, church, fenway, get out, live music, live music recommendations, mike mcdonald
Need an introduction to the alt-country scene in New England? This is the event for you! Mike MacDonald has assembled two nights of great music for the 2nd Annual Alt-Country Extravaganza at Church.
This year, they’re splitting up the bands into two nights. On Friday, March 28th bands start performing at 7pm and then on Saturday, March 29th things start back up again a little earlier at 6pm.
Here’s what the event has to say about itself. See you there!
Who would think that one of the hottest Alt Country/Americana scenes would be in Boston, MA. Mike MacDonald and The Widow Makers will host the 2nd Annual Alt Country Extravaganza. The extremely successful and well publicized roots festival will return March 28th and 29th 2008. The Event will feature 17 of New England’s best Alt Country, Americana, and Roots Music bands. The format for this year’s event has changed from the one day marathon event of last year to a two night stand at one of Boston’s hottest new clubs Church, located at 69 Kilmarnock St. Boston, MA 02215.
Tickets are on sale for either night or a special two day pass. Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 per night presale, and $15 for both nights presales. Tickets are available online: Night One, Night Two, Two Day Pass.
This year’s lineup and set times are as follows:
FRIDAY 3/28
The Patrons 7
Patrick Dunn 7:45
The Molenes 8:30
Bryan Pero and The Tired Horses 9:15
Dearborn Valley 10:00
The Wheelers and Dealers 10:45
The Bean Pickers Union 11:30
Rev. Bob and The Darkness 12:15
SATURDAY 3/29
Thunderpants Johnson’s Hillbilly Orchestra 6
Autumn Hollow6:45
The Dave Sammarco Band 7:30
The Beau Roland Band 8:15
The Bees Knees 9:00
Golden West Motor Lodge 9:45
Mike MacDonald and The Widow Makers 10:30
Lucky 57 11:15
Cassavettes 12:00
View a bigger version of the Alt-Country Extravaganza poster.
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March 26th, 2008
