Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
Music on Georges Island? Sure, I’m in. Richard Bouchard had the crazy idea of putting on a show at Fort Warren. Bless him for that. First up on the deck were The Life Electric. The acoustic format allowed the band’s songwriting to come front and center. They sounded great.
I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to take in a show at Redstar Union. I’ve watched the live streams and video clips they produce and I’m always amazed at the quality. For some reason I’ve never made my way over to the slick Kendall Square performance space. Well, Brian Charles* curated last week’s The Singhs & Friends residency. His picks? Aaron Perrino and The Field Effect. OK, you got me. I’m now watching The Field Effect bounce around the Redstar stage like excited molecules powered by fancy LED lighting…
* Along with being one of the best producers in town over at Zippah, Brian runs Zippah Records and founded the fabulous Tuesday Night Recording Club with Aaron Perrino. He knows his stuff.
The Singhs have a good thing going on over at Redstar Union. A monthly residency on the high-tech sound stage is a great showcase for their pop songsmithery.
There’s weight to Aaron Perrino’s work. His songs have a message. His voice is commanding. The combination is powerful.
Aloud blew people away with their set at Great Scott. Chocolate tastes good with peanut butter.
This is Eddie Japan, one of the finest bands in the land. They write incredibly nuanced pop songs about the human condition. Their performances are inspired. Most importantly, they managed to fit eight people on the stage at Great Scott. OK, that’s not really the most important thing, but it is impressive.
P.S. – Eddie Japan is playing The Daykamp Poster & Photo Show Night #1 at TT’s in October. You should definitely check that out.
Oh, hey, Ruby Rose Fox. I really enjoyed your set at Great Scott. Your voice is amazing and your band sounded great. It was cool that you had Anthony Conley from Endation come up to do your cover of “Jolene”. Who knew he could play all six strings? Your new single sounded really good, too. I can’t wait to hear more.
OK. I gotta go. Here are some pictures I took at the show…
Gondoliers. All of their songs are about happiness and birthdays, right? No?
Well, look at that. Yesterday saw the release of some brand spankin’ new videos from three bands playing around town. Who knew that the Tuesday after Labor Day was the official “Release You New Video Day” in Boston? Er.. Bearstronaut, The Susan Constant and Endation, I suppose. In honor of these 3 new clips released on September 3rd, I’ve decided to sum up each video in 3 words. See what I did there?
Bearstronaut – “Where I’ll Die”
Art gone bad.
The Susan Constant – “Midwestern You”
Paul’s rough walk.
Endation – “Staab”
All fall down.
There you have it. Three more bands providing evidence for Michael Marotta’s theory that “we’re living in the post-MTV Golden Age of music videos.”
Bonus time: Pixies released their video for “Indie Cindy” yesterday, too!
Nice. Coming into the night, my only familiarity with Nervous was through the “Peppermints and Scotch” video. During their O’Brien’s set I got pummeled by everything I like about loud, noisy, ’90s-influenced indie rock. I’ll take it.
