Camden bashed their way through a set of hyper-pop. These guys aren’t messing around.
Camden @ Great Scott 1.26.2012
Cooling Towers @ Great Scott 1.26.2012
Cooling Towers opened their set at Great Scott with “Charlotte”. I love that song. I think we’re going to get along just fine.
The Daily Pravda @ Great Scott 1.26.2012
The Daily Pravda play retro-modern Britpop with a glam twist. They played their first (non-Bowie tribute) show in a year at Great Scott last Thursday.
Cocked N’ Loaded @ Radio 1.20.2012
A few moments into Cocked N’ Loaded’s set, Andrew Doherty of Motherboar unloaded a can of beer in Kyle Neeson’s face. He must have made contact, because Kyle wound up with a bloody mouth. No matter. This is Cocked N’ Loaded, after all.
Motherboar @ Radio 1.20.2012
Motherboar brought the heavy. That’s what they do.
Aquanutz @ Moe’s Lounge 1.20.2012
I pretty much knew I was going to like Aquanutz. I grew up on hair metal, so this was right up my alley. I expected the Poison and Cinderella covers. I would have been happy to leave it at that. I got so much more.
When Aquanutz opened with “Slide It In”, I knew this show was going to exceed my already high expectations. When they covered “Blind In Texas” a couple of songs later I was all-in. I mean, who covers W.A.S.P. in 2012? Awesome bands do. Aquantuz does.
Cooling Towers – “Charlotte” (2011)
Cooling Towers
“Charlotte”
2011
Cooling Towers grab you right from the get-go on “Charlotte” with feedback drenched guitars and an undeniable bass line. It’s not long before the drums snap into place and the band launches into a sizzling piece of post punk bliss. It’s aggressive, melodic and it grooves. So good.
Where to get it:
Rule @ Radio 1.20.2012
Growing up we had a cat. When we got him, he was a tiny little kitten. My mom named him Pudge. He pretty quickly grew into his name.
Pretty much the same thing is happening with Rule.*
* Living up to their name, that is. Not getting pudgy.
The Shakes & Pony Show @ Moe’s Lounge 1.20.2012
Thank goodness this is the final night of The Shakes & Pony Show residency at Moe’s Lounge. I’m getting tired of Rod and Jason’s mind games. I’ve been to all three shows and I still can’t figure out what the hell a Shakes & Pony Show is. Sometimes it’s a crazy mix of cover tunes. That was fun. Sometimes it’s Brownboot. That was fun, too. Tonight it’s Rod and Jason playing some ’80s power ballads. That was… oh, I get it now.
Convulsions @ Radio 1.20.2012
The “Born Of Fire” metal series came across the river! They set up shop at Radio and brought Rhode Island’s Convulsions along to get things going. The band had some cool transitions to break up their aural assault.
