The kick off night! The preview before the big day! The calm before the storm?? This year’s Grub, Sweat And Beers begins on Friday, July 28th and boasts a bevy of badass bands to get you pumped for the main event taking place most of Saturday the 29th. And we thought the least we could do for Year 7 (Once again spearheaded by maestros Doug Sherman, Jim Healey, and Aaron Gray) of the event is tell you about some of the bands starting your weekend off right, right??? So let’s dig in!
[Read more…]James Macdonald: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation
Sure, Boston Calling may have kicked off the summer season all strong-like but what have they done for us lately? More importantly, who’s going to be covering that post-4th Of July/pre-Labor Day period??? Well, that’s where the In Between Days Festival comes in as it launches its’ second year later in August and expands to two days back in the fabled land of Quincy (That’s just a hop, skip, and a Red Line T trip from the big city if you were wondering). Recently, we had the opportunity to connect with Festival Director James Macdonald via email who’s joined with founder Alex Magleby (Currently slaying as CEO of the New England Free Jacks rugby team) to steer the 2023 IBD Festival to new heights and beyond thanks to his vast expertise in the crowded Music Festival arena which you can read all about in our interview below:
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble: Finals Live Recap/Review
“It’s not a competition, it’s a celebration!”
Helen McWIliams, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for eventual 2023 NEW CHAMP One Fall, probably summed up the entirety of this year’s Rock & Roll Rumble the best during their crown (And crowd) winning set on Saturday evening in front of a packed house at Sonia on Night 9 of 9 of the Rumble’s triumphant return.
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble: Semi-Finals, Night 2 Live Recap/Review
The end is nigh for the return of the mighty Rock & Roll Rumble as we settle in for Night 2 (Show #8 of 9 if you’re keeping count) of the Semi-Final Round on our way to the Finals on May 6th. But tonight (April 22nd) over at Sonia, the artists that made it this far gave it their all with one of the most solid shows so far this Rumble season. Let’s dive in, shall we?
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble: Week 2, Night 4 Recap/Live Review
Week 2 of the triumphant return of the Rock And Roll Rumble raged on at the the Middle East Upstairs on Thursday, April 13th for what was a bittersweet event for us having relatively recently reviewed 3 out of the 4 artists vying for a spot in the Semi-Final rounds. It also happened to be one of the loudest of the whole Rumble so far as attendees were greeted once again by our fabulous host, Anngelle Wood of Boston Emissions, to start a raucous night of, ahem, RAWK, and then some!
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble: Week 1 Recap/Live Review
In a stunning move, we’ve decided that rather than do separate posts we’ll just combine all our live coverage of each Rumble week into one collective post… to save paper. Wait, that’s not right. Whatever the reason, that’s what we’ve decided so you’re going to have to bear with us. Now onto the RAWK!
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble 2023: Week 2, Night 6
The end is here! It’s the final night of the greatest local comeback story of the year… so far. Happening on Saturday, April 15th at Middle East Upstairs, Night 6 boasts a solid roster of local talent that’s got something for every kind of Rawk fan out there so let’s take a look, shall we?
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble 2023: Week 2, Night 5
The penultimate chapter of this year’s Rumble is here with some mods, massive Rawk, and an overall abundance of mega talent around the New England music scene. It all goes down on Friday, April 14th at Middle East Upstairs and we have your primer to get you ready for the night’s artists as we race to the end of the Rumble:
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble 2023: Week 2, Night 4
Can we just plaster this post with the weeping emoji? Or the heartbreaking one? Because who can choose between these artists?? Same goes for each night but this is the first night where 3 out of the 4 entrants have been gushed upon by us fairly recently (That said, is it shitty to link to our own reviews when talking about tonight’s artists because we’ve got some built in posts is all…) so it’s fair to say we’re coming in a little biased as to why this night might be our favorite of all the preliminary rounds. And with that, let’s dissect what’s happening over at Middle East Upstairs on Thursday, April 13th:
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble 2023: Week 1, Night 3
We’re just about halfway there… through the preliminary round, that is! But you don’t care, right? Because you’re still amped? Still hyped? Still excited that there’s so many artists to experience from this killer roster that Anngelle Wood and Boston Emissions has compiled for your earholes??? Well, we’re still excited and on that note, howzabout we dig in and see what Night 3 (Happening Saturday, April 8th at the Middle East Upstairs) has in store for us (Spoiler alert-It’s the most diverse night so far!):
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