Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
Welcome to the Doom Lover Vaudevillian Spectacular!
Sights! Sounds!
Fights! Rounds!
New memories of old favorites!
Old memories of new favorites!
New memories of new favorites!
This one has it all!
If you think you’ve seen it before, look again!
What a way for a night to end!
Doom Lover brought down the curtain on their special event grand flourish.
Need someone to host your vaudevillian spectacular? Tad McKitterick is your man. He’s done it before. If we’re lucky, he’ll do it again. The world needs more the one off songs he comes up with for these things…
Cordelia & The Buffalo brought music with a message to Doom Lover’s Vaudevillian Spectacular.
Here’s Matthew Connor crooning away upstairs at The Middle East on “Limestone And Yew” from his album Farewell Motel. This was part of his set opening Doom Lover’s Vaudevillian Spectacular.
You can view some photos from this show right here.
Doom Lover’s Vaudevillian Spectacular at The Middle East opened with the dark crooning of Matthew Connor.
The Static Dynamic
“Spotlight”
2015
If “Relentless” served as my pre-Rumble introduction to The Static Dynamic, “Spotlight” puts an exclamation point on the whole experience. This song, like the band, is arena ready and made for the big stages. A wistful intro leads into a driving, fist-pumping anthem. The sound is huge. The execution is precise. The Static Dynamic aren’t messing around. Go ahead and sing along.
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Gracie
“Jesse”
2014
Self described “bummer jam” artist Gracie delivers on that stylistic promise. “Jesse” is a dissonant, down-tempo number. At the risk of being cheekily alliterative, I could have thrown desperate, droning, dreary or dirge-like into that mix. It’s depressing stuff, for sure, but darkness can be therapeutic. Sometimes being in a funk is good for the soul. Misery loves company. Darkest before dawn. All that jazz. Here’s your soundtrack. Besides, the fuzzed out guitar melodies and angelic backing vocals sound good enough to crack at least a bit of a smile, no matter your mood.
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Soft Pyramids
“Tweakin’ On The Weekend”
2013
I had seen Soft Pyramids before, but the band really won me over during this year’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble. Naturally, I had to walk away with all of their vinyl, which included the laid back and hip single for “Tweakin’ On The Weekend.” Jangly guitars and a just-right tempo provide an easy groove below the drifting vocals. Soft Pyramids are swimming in the sweet spot. The B-side, “Don’t You Tell Me,” picks up the pace and provides a nice counterpoint to the first number. The digital download, included with the vinyl, tacks on a couple of high quality bonus tunes in “Bellwether Lullaby” and “White Deadnettle.” Nice.
The vinyl itself is a basic black 7″ that plays at 45RPM. The record, download code and accompanying lyric sheet are wrapped in a craft board sleeve with black printing. Simple and cool.
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What do you do when you’re at a wedding and Eric Salt is playing a subtly brilliant version of “Fly By Night” for solo guitar at the conclusion of a wonderfully unique ceremony in scenic Sunapee, NH? You sneak a picture, of course.
