Viva Viva @ Great Scott 7.23.2012

Viva Viva capped off the first night of the Boston Accents Funeral Party. Michael Marotta put together one hell of a night* to celebrate one hell of a run on his WFNX radio show. He’s a huge asset to this town. I look forward to seeing what he does next. As for Viva Viva’s set, it rolled as much as it rocked. It burned itself to the ground. It brought the night to an uproarious end – just like the radio show it celebrated.

* Word on the street** is that the other two nights were pretty great, too.

** Internet, obviously.

Ribs @ Great Scott 7.23.2012

Ribs put on quite the show during Night #1 of the Boston Accents Funeral Party. Not only did they have a a ton of music and electronic gear hooked up, but they brought their own light show. There were so many cords and cables on the stage you’d think they had the Ark Of The Covenant up there.* They opened with Placebo’s “Pure Morning,” a sign of the indielectro rock that would mark their powerful set.

* That’s my second Raiders Of The Lost Ark reference in a week. Time to watch that movie again.

Fat Creeps @ Great Scott 7.23.2012

Well, we’ve reached the end of WFNX’s long, slow goodbye. What started with the We Want The Airwaves: A WFNX Tribute at the Paradise closes out at a venue down the street. Michael Marotta organized this three-night Boston Accents Funeral Party at Great Scott to send the station’s Boston-centric show out with a bang. Night #1 started with an angelic set of garage pop by Fat Creeps.