Rodfest VII at Paradise Rock Club on Saturday, January 31st
January 26, 2009
Some years ago, a resourceful man named Greg “Rodney” Moynahan was so passionate about music, he decided he’d throw himself an awesome birthday bash and pepper it with with local musical talent. The party went over so well, it just had to happen again. Unfortunately, 23-year-old Moynahan was killed in a tragic car accident, but the remarkable celebration now known as “Rodfest” continues this year in his honor and memory.
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Who / What: Rodfest VII Benefit Concert featuring Three Day Threshold, Rogue Heroes, Girls, Guns And Glory, and Cassavettes and short acoustic sets by Shays’ Rebellion, Colin Toomey and Sixteen On Center
When: Saturday, January 31st at 8pm.
Where: Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. Take the Green Line’s “B” Train to the Pleasant Street Stop. Paradise Rock Club is across the street. Street parking is difficult to find; but if there isn’t a BU sporting event that night, you can park for $5 in the BU parking lot around the corner on Babcock Street.
Ages: 18+
Tickets: Rodfest will sell out. Get your tickets online for $15 or go to the box office to avoid the fees. Tickets day of the show are $20.
Facebook: Lots of people have noted they will be at Rodfest on the event’s page on Facebook. Add your RSVP, too!
This year’s Rodfest VII is once again at the Paradise Rock Club. The party happens on Saturday January 31st and features an abundance of local talent. The acts featured this year are Rodfest alums Three Day Threshold, Rogue Heroes, Girls, Guns And Glory, and Cassavettes. There are also acoustic sets from Shays’ Rebellion, Colin Toomey and Sixteen On Center. Plenty of these groups are capable headliners, so this will be a special night. You can even get your photo taken on the “Rod Carpet.”
As a rock and country band, Three Day Threshold sound like nothing else in the northeast. They’ve logged plenty of hours onstage, and like all good bands, they know how to bring the crowd into the show. Here’s the band’s cover of the Stones’ “Honky Tonk Women” from Exploit Boston! TV a few months ago.
As if that’s not inspiration enough, you’ll also have Allston’s Rogue Heroes bring their blend of updated punk and rockabilly, Girls Guns and Glory’s rocking country, and Cassavettes’ Texas folk.
You should hurry and buy tickets as the show is sure to sell out again this year. As in years past, proceeds go to the “Greg Moynahan Memorial Scholarship Fund” which benefits the students of Stonehill College, where Moynahan once attended. Rodfest is a great example of a local scene uniting for a special and thoughtful cause. And why not ride the January 2009 Obama swell into this year’s Americana tinged Rodfest? After all, the timing is right, and you’ve got seven groups serving up their take on music that this country had a great part in creating: country, bluegrass, rock ‘n roll, rockabilly, folk and punk. There’s something for everyone.
For a great taste of last year’s festivities, take a look at Exploit Boston!’s Rodfest VI Gallery:
Photo of Rogue Heroes at Rodfest 6, January 18, 2008, by Sooz for Exploit Boston!
