If you thought that GUT HEALTH’s debut single, “RUNAWAY HIGH”, was out of this world then just wait until you hear the follow-up. For those just tuning in, GUT HEALTH is a 508-based supergroup featuring members of Herra Terra, Ian Sweet, Gloss Goddess, Orange Island, usLights, and Not Bad Not Well to name a few. In fact, our initial edit of new track “CONVERSATION LOST” said that vocally they were similar to Not Bad Not Well until we realized that they share the same singer in Gregg Kusumah-Atmadja (For the record, we proudly own it when we fuck up or dive right in on the rare occasion when we’re not being more thorough).
[Read more…]Local Look ’24: The RNRF Guide To Some Of What’s Incoming From Some Of Your Favorite New England Artists
This past year we decided to do things a little differently as we approached our year end round up as we felt that a lot of local talent gets overshadowed when we do our annual year ender so instead of doing just one MASSIVE list to include everything that we thought was rad we divided the list in two so that both National and Local acts got time to bask in the glow of their 2023 achievements. With that over, and working out pretty well, we felt the need to do the same when it came to our new year preview so prepare yourselves for the inevitable informing that’s to come in this New England-based look at some of what you can expect from your local faves.
[Read more…]23 For ’23… But Locally! Or “23 MA-Based Bands (And Then Some) You Should Already Be Listening To”
We initially decided to do this in order to alleviate some of the stress of that other ’23 list we have going on but then we cut out the local stuff and decided to go through our archives for the year and what stood out of what we reviewed/featured that came out of Massachusetts…. and came up with an even more massive list. In other words, oops?
[Read more…]Singles! Not Bad Not Well, “New Way Out”
We’ll be honest: We were pretty blown away by Not Bad Not Well when we were researching the 2023 edition of the Rock & Roll Rumble and then became even more so after witnessing the live show. That said, like many fans of the band made from those shows we’ve been frothing at the mouth for new music beyond their lone single up until that point (“Sleeper” which you can read about here). And new music is finally here in the form of “New Way Out”!
[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…]Singles! Not Bad Not Well, “Sleeper”
Worcester wins big at Night 2 of the Rock And Roll Rumble! With only debut single “Sleeper” under their belt and out for the masses to date, Not Bad Not Well was kind of the underdog going into their Rumble preliminary round, right? Right. And like the best underdog stories, the Worcester outfit was the one to triumph and snag that coveted crown at the end of the night. They give out crowns to the winners, yeah?
[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 1, Night 2
And we’re back at it again breaking down who you’ll be witnessing and rooting for on the second night of the Rock And Roll Rumble comeback tour. We already tackled the first four artists but if you want the complete collection then head here to read the grand intro. As for Night 2 which happens on April 7th at Middle East Upstairs, you’re in for the following:
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