Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
Well, we’ve reached the end of WFNX’s long, slow goodbye. What started with the We Want The Airwaves: A WFNX Tribute at the Paradise closes out at a venue down the street. Michael Marotta organized this three-night Boston Accents Funeral Party at Great Scott to send the station’s Boston-centric show out with a bang. Night #1 started with an angelic set of garage pop by Fat Creeps.
Allston DIY Fest dragged a whole lot of bands out of the dark spaces they frequent and into sunny Ringer Park. Some bands, like Holiday Mountain, felt right at home in the open air. Others seemed gloriously out of place. Such was the case with Zip-Tie Handcuffs. Theirs is a sound meant to rattle around a dank, claustrophobic room. Freed from its confines, the wall of distortion and close-spaced vocal harmonies whipped through the crowd melting faces like the spirits at the end of Raiders Of The Lost Ark. It was awesome.
Holiday Mountain’s vibrant and eclectic set at Allston DIY Fest felt right at home under sunny afternoon skies.
After grabbing a quick bite to eat, I made my way back to Ringer Park with a six-year old in tow. We hit up the Allston DIY Fest’s electric stage as The Cultured were pumping out some funk-heavy indie rock. My son and I found a spot on the grass to hang out and enjoy the music. I love daytime rock shows.
Kirsten Lamb played up on acoustic hill to open up this year’s Allston DIY Fest. Her fluid bass lines and easy vocal delivery made for a nice start to the festivities.
Black Thai are out to move mountains. At least it feels that way when you’re in front of the stage being pummeled by one awesome riff after another.
Hey, it could be worse. You could be Jeremy Hemond’s drums.*
* Seriously, Jeremy Hemond is a beast. A couple of days after this show I learned that he was sick with flu-like symptoms the night of this performance. The dude is unstoppable.
Muy Cansado
“Predisposed”
2012
Muy Cansado are on a roll. Hot on the heels of the fantastic “Not For Nothing” single, the band recently debuted “Predisposed.” It’s another gem. This one opens with call-and-response vocals filling the gaps between sparse guitar chords. The tension builds into some tight harmonies before busting into a laid back indie-meets-disco groove. Muy Cansado have a knack for marrying disparate musical styles into unique, cohesive songs. “Predisposed” is no exception.
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If global thermonuclear war ever plays out like it threatened to in countless ’80s flicks, The Humanoids will be the last band remaining to rock us through the atomic winter.
Here’s 13 Billion Years performing “PTSD”. It’s a new one. It’s only about 12.9 Billion Years old.
OK, that was horrible.*
Did you miss the photos from this show? They’re right here.
* The joke, not the song. The song rules. That heavy riff is so awesome!
13 Billion Years are the devolution of rock music. What remains is primal and instinctive. They’ve broken it down not to destroy it, but to make it mighty.
13 Billion Years are colossal.
