Moe Pope tore it up at Brighton Music Hall with his creative cast of conspirators.
Moe Pope @ Brighton Music Hall 10.31.2012
Darling Pet Munkee @ Brighton Music Hall 10.31.2012
Darling Pet Munkee released their new EP, You Better Believe It!, on Halloween. That seems appropriate, doesn’t it? The band celebrated with a show at Brighton Music Hall that showcased their comic-book-ad-inspired-sonic-freakout sound. My only complaint? They should have turned up Bonesy Darling’s backing vocals.
The Lights Out as Queen @ Church 10.27.2012
Well, this was certainly one of the most ambitious sets I’ve seen all year. For their annual Halloween* bash at Church, The Lights Out decided to tackle the Queen catalog. Yes, they did “Bohemian Rhapsody.” All of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Very impressive, gentlemen.
* Dubbed Hallo’Queen for this year’s event.
Sidewalk Driver as Spinal Tap @ Church 10.27.2012
Sidewalk Driver performed as Spinal Tap for Halloween. Chocolate and peanut butter ain’t got nothing on this combo.
The Field Effect as Weezer @ Church 10.27.2012
Here are some pictures of one of my favorite live bands covering a band I used to love but disowned after they put out a record so bad it ruined my perception of the band forever. Or so I thought.
You see, Weezer and I were estranged. After Make Believe came out, I stopped listening to them altogether. I had such a distaste for that album that I couldn’t even bring myself to listen to Pinkerton. Everything seemed off. Then The Field Effect came along and reminded me how much I love some of those old Weezer tunes. I was hearing them through someone else’s ears. Sometimes you need a little distance from a bad breakup to appreciate what you had and move on.
A few days later my six year old grabbed The Blue Album off the shelf and asked me what band it was. I told him. We listened. We both liked it.
I, Pistol as Nirvana @ Church 10.27.2012
Bands pretending to be other bands: Sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes uncanny. Throw I, Pistol covering Nirvana in the third bucket.
I had a feeling this would be pretty good. I had never seen I, Pistol before, but I seem to recall Rick Taylor doing a Nirvana cover with Walk Of Shame when he participated in One Night Band.* I was not let down. These guys stuck mostly** to songs from Nevermind, Bleach and Incesticide. They obviously love the material and they delivered it convincingly. This was a pretty cool way to kick off the night.
* Dave Stoops did One Night Band the following year with Lesbian Frankenstein.
** Entirely? I can’t recall. I didn’t realize there would be a quiz. Back off.
Spectre Hawk @ Radio 10.19.2012
Looking for a rowdy rockin’ good time? Maybe you should hit up a Spectre Hawk show, like this one at Radio…
The Grinds @ Radio 10.19.2012
This was Chrissy Vaccaro’s last show with The Grinds. It may have been a bittersweet moment for the band, but that didn’t stop them from kicking out some serious punk ‘n’ roll.
Cask Mouse @ Radio 10.19.2012
I saw many of my favorite bands over the course of three nights at Radio during Bands For Babs and the club’s first anniversary show. It started me wondering which of my favorites I hadn’t seen in October. Then I noticed Cask Mouse on a bill the following weekend. Back to Radio I went…
Flatt Rabbit @ Radio 10.19.2012
Flatt Rabbit and a chili cook-off? That works. Flatt Rabbit did some fine bluegrass pickin’ and thumpin’ for the Radio crowd.
