Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
It had been far, far too long since I had last seen Watts. If there was any doubt, the opening riff of “20 to 12” drove the point home with gusto.
John Powhida has a gift. His solo set at The Midway for the Fireking vinyl release show was 40 of the most entertaining minutes of my 2015. J-Po’s keen life observations and his ability to make the mundane musical is unrivaled in this town.
The Wrong Shapes
“Faith In Make-Believe”
2015
September’s edition of the The Wrong Shapes’ Single of the Month series is a twisted Disney funeral dirge. The frightening and fanciful “Faith In Make-Believe” drifts through the darkness, finding its light in an undeniable chorus refrain. This is some dark magic.
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How do you celebrate the release of a two catchy-as-heck singles? Why don’t you bring your friends down to The Midway for a party? You can rock out your tunes and maybe throw in a Teenage Fanclub or Guided By Voice cover. Maybe both. Good call, Stars Like Ours.
Jess Collins and Steph Curran of The Static Dynamic* showed that you can still be intense even when you dial back the bombast. Their set was part of the Stars Like Ours release show at The Midway.
* And for one song, Jess Jacobs of Band Without Hands.
Chrissy Vaccaro rocked some bare bones tunes as part of the Stars Like Ours single release show at The Midway.
Ringtail handled their debut show like the pros they are. They brought their sonic excursions to The Midway for the Stars Like Ours single release show.
Cujo were a last minute fill-in as part of the Stars Like Ours single release show at The Midway. All they did was turn in the best show I’ve seen from them yet. No big deal.
Eric Salt & The Electric City closed out a night of great songs performed by fantastic musicians at a wonderful club. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We’re lucky to have people like this in our town.
Stars Like Ours
Hand Shy
2015
The ’90s revival gods are smiling down on Boston lately. Between the Gloomy Tunes EP from Weakened Friends and this pair of singles from Stars Like Ours we’ve had a couple of new bands breathing life into an old sound. For their part, Kristin Edmonston and Michelle Paulhus build walls of thick guitars and driving bass that they smash through with kinetic melodies. “High” and “The Callout” are solid, driving tunes that show that Stars Like Ours are ready to play. I’m in.
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