I’m two years old today! Happy birthday to me!

Hi! I’m Daykamp Music. I’m two years old today! Happy birthday to me!

Before I get to some pictures, I want to take a moment to thank you for supporting the site. It means a lot to me that you take the time to stop by and share the photos and blurbs with your friends. So, thanks for that.

OK! On to the pictures! Good work this year, bands. There were some great memories being made out there. I couldn’t possibly share them all here. Keep it up. I’ll bring my camera.

We Rumbled.
We Rumbled.
We lounged.
We lounged.
I saw The Field Effect...
I saw The Field Effect…
... Fat Creeps ...
… Fat Creeps …
... and You People for the first time and loved them all.
… and You People for the first time. I loved them all.
I saw The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library at a library.
I saw The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library at a library!
Fuzzy!
Fuzzy!
We got nostalgic.
We got nostalgic.
We played dress up.
We played dress up.
We had a fling.
We had a fling.
Bang! Ca-ma-a-rooooo!
Bang! Ca-ma-a-rooooo!
We said goodbye to WFNX...
We said goodbye to WFNX…
...and Boston Band Crush.
…and Boston Band Crush.
We said hello to The Sinclair.
We said hello to The Sinclair.
Radio had a birthday party for the ages.
Radio threw themselves a birthday party for the ages…
... and one for Joan Jett, too.
… and one for Joan Jett, too.
We had benefits.
We had benefits.
Most importantly, my favorite Boston band ever had a reunion...
Most importantly, my favorite Boston band ever had a reunion…
... and their biggest fan was there to see it.
… and their biggest fan was there to see it.

Petty Morals – The Cotton Candy Demo (2013)

Petty Morals - Cotton Candy Demo

Petty Morals
The Cotton Candy Demo
2013

Petty Morals is what happens when members of Tijuana Sweetheart, Cult 45, The Grinds, The Spoilers, Killer Abs and Ghost Box Orchestra get together to play some synthed-up punkish tunes. I’ll give that slightly mind-blowing idea a second to sink in, but then we really need to move along because I’ve got something really important to tell you. Ready? Good. So, the first two songs on this demo, “You Get Me Loose” and “Girl Gotta Do,” have the bite and snarl you’d expect from this crowd. OK. You still with me? Here’s the really important thing I needed to tell you: You need to hear “Radio Action” right now! It’s new wave dynamite! Go, go, go!

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Cheerleadr – Rock Album (1999)

cheerleadr - rock album
Cheerleadr
Rock Album
1999

Cheerleadr sounds a lot like early Foo Fighters on Rock Album, which is exactly what the Foo Fighters sounded like back in 1999 when this album was released. The two bands share a love of aggressive guitars, driving rhythm sections and the big chorus hook. Vocally, both acts are able to deliver the whisper to a scream dynamic. Singer Will Claflin doesn’t have the near croon that Dave Grohl has in his lower register. This serves Cheerleadr well. It adds a bit of bite during the lulls of the loud-quiet-loud routine. There are some pretty solid songs here. “Telescope” has a great dynamic between the verse and chorus. “Get Faith” is a top-notch rocker. “Death Of Me” features a fantastically vulnerable vocal. “Engage” is a speaker-melter.

On Rock Album, the guys in Cheerleadr managed to put together an album that perfectly captures the sound of alternative hard rock in 1999.

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