Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
Before taking the stage for an abbreviated set, the folks in Bent Knee were implored to make their set the best four songs of their lives by an enthusiastic member of the crowd. I don’t think that person left disappointed.
Oh, it was also guitarist Ben Levin’s birthday.
Endation’s set at Church got cut a bit short due to a scheduling mix-up. No matter. They packed enough wall-of-sound riffage into their set to keep the crowd buzzing all night.
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling are an exposed nerve. All of that breath and fuzz goes straight to your head.
The music of Brian Carpenter And The Confessions is weathered and full of life.
Ever since our Christmas Eve Eve outing to Radio, Big Little One has been asking to go see Roy Sludge again. On Sunday we did just that. He even took some pictures, mostly of shoes. The photo of Roy’s shoes in the set is one of his. I wouldn’t object if going to listen to some Sun Records throwback sounds became a regular thing for us.
How do you celebrate a new record? Do what Cult 45 did for On High. First, get Chelsea On Fire to reunite for the release show. Then get White Dynomite and Slim Lizzy* on the bill. At the end of the night you can take the stage and pummel the crowd with a fantastic set of heavy boogie. Just like Cult 45 did.
Guaranteed success.
* On the anniversary of Phil Lynott’s passing, no less.
Chelsea On Fire let loose with a powerful and emotional set for their first show in ten years. This was high drama.
Ever since I found out White Dynomite exists I’ve been itching to catch one of their sets. These guys are all punk bombast and soulful swagger. I dig it.
How do you sell out a show at Radio? Well, starting the night with Slim Lizzy certainly doesn’t hurt. Watching these guys nail the Thin Lizzy sound on the anniversary of Phil Lynott’s passing was pretty special.* Oh, how I love guitarmony.
* I guess when the show was booked no one realized the significance of the date. Sometimes awesome things happen by chance.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, here’s my 273,000 word essay on the Boston music scene in 2012. I kept it simple. No favorites. No “best of” lists. Just one picture from each of the 273 sets I caught this past year. In order. They’re all here: The Rumble, One Night Band, Bands For Babs, Radio’s first anniversary show, birthday shows, holiday shows, record release shows, cover sets, solo sets, themed shows and your every day run of the mill kick-ass rock shows.
Thanks for all the great memories. Let’s make some more.
