Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
By the time Johnny Northrup took the stage, you could sense a change coming. The introspection of the previous sets was yielding to a more outspoken aesthetic. It was getting later. Johnny fit right in.
Jonny Pape’s Moe’s Lounge performance commanded attention. He showed off an impressive dynamic range within the confines of Radio’s wood paneled basement.
Let’s get one thing clear: Phil Wisdom is dreamy.* It’s not just his dashing good looks, either. The dude has a masterful way with a pop hook. Swoon…
* I know I’m right about this because Davina Yannetty agrees with me and she’s always right.
An early show at Moe’s Lounge started with Gregory Kasabian stripping down his songs for the folks in Radio’s basement.
It’s a beautiful, sunny, late summer day and there are some bands playing on the Charles River? I’m in.
I grab Big Little One and we head down to the Harry Parker Boathouse at Community Rowing, Inc. to check out the Rumble On The River. Jesse Dee’s rock ‘n’ soul sound is the perfect soundtrack for a day like today. Jesse and his band are tearing it up on stage. They know how to work a crowd, even if the majority of that crowd is roped off in the beer garden.*
After the band’s set Big Little One and I go sit on the docks and watch the rowers. What a fantastic way to spend the afternoon.
* Jesse Dee also gained a 6 year-old-definitely-not-in-the-beer-garden fan this afternoon.
Old Soldiers Of The Prairie War churned out a set of gritty Americana-tinged rock n’ roll at The Middle East.
The music of Brian Carpenter And The Confessions rises from the fields at night. Drifting through the cracks of the drafty farmhouse, it hangs in the cobwebs and catches the light of the harvest moon.
Black Fortress Of Opium wove a beautiful tapestry of sound that draped The Middle East stage in intricate textures. It was a perfect backdrop for the haunting melodies that danced about the room.
OK, technically Seabrook Power Plant are from Brooklyn. Normally I wouldn’t post about a Brooklyn band here, but I feel compelled to write this for a couple of reasons. First, I think the drummer lives around here. That sorta justifies it for me. The other reason is that this was one of the craziest things I’ve seen in a long time. I’m pretty sure that was the sound your brain hears right before you go for a naked tractor ride high on bath salts. It was bananas.
Well, that was fun.
I’ll try to keep this brief. I’ve been posting up a bunch of One Night Band 4 pictures, but I wanted to tie up a few loose ends.
First of all, One Night Band 4 raised more than $3000 for Zumix and Girls Rock Campaign Boston. That rules.
I was honored to shoot some of the promo photos for these new bands. Working with Mary Flatley on this was super fun.
Lastly, all of this would not have been possible without Ashley Willard, Richard Bouchard and Kerri-Ann Richard working together like they do. There are so many moving pieces. Keeping them all moving in the same direction is no easy task, but this crew makes it look effortless.
OK, here are links to all of the bands that performed at One Night Band 4:
SNUGGLZ
Big Head Big Ears
Lesbian Frankenstein
The Walls
Impossible Stairs
Sir Vix-A-Lot
Caress
Grandfather Time Bomb
Mötörböat (One Night Band 3 alumni)
The Mosquitoes In Tuxedos (Zumix band)
See you next year!
