We were initially planning to go all loosey goosey (An actual official term, by the way) with live coverage of this year’s Rock & Roll Rumble which basically amounts to a maybe we will/maybe we won’t mentality following our annual preview pieces of the Boston institution. Then we took some time to process what we witnessed and thought “Oh, fuck it!” and decided to dive in with one big mega post of all of Week 1’s treasures (Hyperlinked headers to our preview posts so you can find all the pertinent band links and music). So enjoy? And SPOILER ALERT: We will be mentioning the winners here (Dubbed in the appropriate regional dialect as “Winnahs”) in case you haven’t had a chance to catch up on your DVR yet.
[Read more…]RNRF X Rock & Roll Rumble 2024: Week 1, Night 1
Can one have multiple “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” parts of a year? Like, we dig the hell out of October. Because Spooky Szn. And November. Because it’s our (Read: RNRF) birthday month. So, Fall in general. But this sweet spot in in April when the Rock & Roll Rumble returns and Salem Horror Fest is right around the corner is quickly becoming our JAM!
[Read more…]Singles! The Magic City, “A Series Of Chemicals”
Following surprise debut single “Roadrunner Vs. Your Mother” late in 2023, The Magic City (The Daily Pravda, Graveyard of the Atlantic, etc.) is poised to deliver another unexpected turn with “A Series Of Chemicals” which manages to peel back a few more layers of that, ahem, magic the Boston-based quartet make together.
[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! The Magic City, “Roadrunner Vs. Your Mother”
It really is quite rare these days to find a band/artist who have developed a sound that’s unlike anything currently on the market but that’s where we find ourselves today as we chat at you about The Magic City.
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