Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
What would Hot Stove Cool Music be without a shoot-from-the-hip set by the Hot Stove All Stars? A rotating cast of well-known characters took to The Paradise stage with smiles on their faces and songs in their hearts. Good times for a good cause.
Rock legend Al Kooper performed at The Paradise as part of the Hot Stove Cool Music show to benefit The Foundation To Be Named Later.
After a brief delay to allow the Paradise patrons to watch the Patriots comeback against the Ravens, the music portion of 15th Annual Hot Stove Cool Music concert got underway with Chadwick Stokes. He connected with the crowd for a good cause.
Last week we did a little year-end photo recap for the 246 sets we caught in 2014. Today we turn our attention to the other branch of the Daykamp Empire. Nicole Anguish works tirelessly making gig posters over a Daykamp Creative. Actually, that’s a lie. She often works herself to the point of exhaustion designing and illustrating some of the most striking show art in town.* The results speak for themselves. Without further ado, we present the 45 creations she dreamed up for our little music community 2014…
* Yes, I may be biased. No, I’m not wrong.
“Constant Disaster” is a fantastic song. I’m thankful whenever I get to hear it. I got to hear it at The Rosebud. Thank you, When Particles Collide.
I’m at The Rosebud on a frigid winter night. The bands may be crammed into the corner of the bar area and the lighting may be non-existent, but I’m happy because The Rationales sound really good.
My 2015 show-going experience started off with Zerobot at The Rosebud. That’s certainly not something I ever expected to type. A double shot of bitter windchill and bittersweet nostalgia had me a little off balance on the coldest night of the year. This ain’t you proverbial father’s Rosebud, but Zerobot tried their darndest to make it feel like it was.
When I was younger, I once tried making a “Greatest Albums Of All Time” list. After Appetite For Destruction and Purple Rain, I had a really hard time making sense of things. Is Shout At The Devil ahead of Master Of Puppets? Where does Love/Hate’s Blackout In The Red Room fit in? What about Poison’s debut or Nelson’s After The Rain? The Disorderlies soundtrack has Bon Jovi’s “Edge Of A Broken Heart” on it. Is that enough to make the list? It was too much pressure.
Nowadays, I try to keep things simple. 2014 is behind us. I’ve finally finished going through my photos. Rather than picking out my favorites, I’ll do what I’ve done the past couple of years. Here’s one photo from each of the 246 sets I caught from bands playing around town this year. In order. No favorites. No rankings. No tough decisions.
So, see ya later 2014. I enjoyed seeing your shows. I’ve got these photos to remember you by.
Lake Street Dive closed out 2014 with a three night stint at The Sinclair. This particular frigid winter evening featured a homecoming theme. It was a fitting celebration for a band returning to the city where they formed after scoring big at this year’s Boston Music Awards.
Jesse Dee got The Sinclair crowd going with a little bit of soul. OK, a lot bit of soul.
