7(ish) Reasons I’m Excited To Attend The 6 Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Preliminary Round Nights That Kick Off In 5 Days

Here are 7(ish) reasons I’m excited to attend the 6 Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Prelimary Round nights that kick off in 5 days. Just like the title says. Night #1 is Sunday the 12th. Wednesday is the Day of Rest. It all goes down at TT’s. Let’s go…

  1. Opening night is always fun. There’s excitement in the air and the inevitable Rumble Plague is still a few photo booth sessions way. I trust Mister Vertigo, The Rare Occasions, Band Without Hands and Nemes will get us off on the right foot.
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  3. Prelim Night #2 provides some good reasons to head out on a Monday night. Drab mine ’90s indie rock nuggets. Eternals just released this fantastic track. 
Raw Blow have the best name in the Rumble/city/world and sound ready take on all comers. Duck & Cover have a punk rock lineage that has made me anxious to see them. Thanks to The Rumble I finally will.
  4. The Tuesday night of Rumble Prelim week can be tough. Fatigue is setting in and the Day of Rest is just out of reach. Thankfully, Night #3 is cooking up a chill-surf-heavy-progressive-post-hardcore-punk-rock-n-roll stew to get you through. Le Roxy Pro, Salita, The Static Dynamic and Psychic Dog are on the bill.
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  6. Adventure time! I always look forward to Rumble nights where I haven’t seen any of the bands before. Thursday’s Prelim Night #4 provides the action this year. Adding to the excitement is that this night could prove to be one of the most diverse, with Mercury On Mars, Dan Webb And The Spiders, Dirty Bangs and Protean Collective taking the stage.
  7. Nate Leavitt’s “Taking the Long Way Home” is one of the most underrated, understated songs to ever come out of the city. He opens Prelim Night #5 on Friday before The Dirty Looks, Murcielago and Zip-Tie Handcuffs blow the roof off the joint. That’s gonna be fun.
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  9. The Rumble Prelims will draw to a close with another one of the event’s signature eclectic line-ups. New City Ghost, Yale, Massachusetts, Soft Pyramids and The Warning Shots will put a bow on the whole shebang with a wonderfully varied bill on Saturday the 18th.
  10. “Favorite” was a huge local radio hit during my formative years in the Boston rock community. Now, The Gravel Pit are back with a new album and Special Guest status in The Finals. Yes, there’s a lot of rock to roll before then, but I’ll take any opportunity to watch Ed Valauskas play the four string Fender bass. The guy’s a one man wrecking crew.
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The 2015 Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Preliminary Round lineups are set!

Found a bunch of new favorite bands in the 2011 Rumble. Hoping for a repeat this year.
Found a bunch of new favorite bands in the 2011 Rumble. Hoping for a repeat this year.

Last week we met the Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Class of 2015. Last night we learned what the Preliminary Round lineups look like. Now it’s time to present The Rumble with this year’s Look How Awesomely Diverse These Bills Are Award. You can hear this perennial winner’s acceptance speech at TT’s the week of April 12th.

2015 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RUMBLE PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Sunday April 12th, 2015 (FB Event)

9:00 – Mister Vertigo (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
9:45 – The Rare Occasions (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
10:30 – Band Without Hands (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:15 – Nemes (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Monday April 13th, 2015 (FB Event)

9:00 – Drab (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
9:45 – Eternals (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
10:30 – 
Raw Blow (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:15 – Duck & Cover (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Tuesday April 14th, 2015 (FB Event)

9:00 – Le Roxy Pro (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
9:45 – Salita (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
10:30 – The Static Dynamic (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:15 – Psychic Dog (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Thursday April 16th, 2015 (FB Event)

9:30 – Mercury On Mars (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
10:15 – Dan Webb And The Spiders (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:00 – Dirty Bangs (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:45 – Protean Collective (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Friday April 17th, 2015 (FB Event)

9:30 – Nate Leavitt (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
10:15 – The Dirty Looks (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:00 – Murcielago (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:45 – Zip-Tie Handcuffs (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Saturday April 18th, 2015 (FB Event)

9:30 – New City Ghost (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
10:15 – Yale, Massachusetts (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:00 – Soft Pyramids (Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)
11:45 – The Warning Shots (Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

More info: Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Website

Meet the Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Class of 2015

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Raise your hands if you’re ready for the 2015 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble. OK, Kenny’s ready.

Rumble!

RUMBLE!

R U M B L E !

Here we go again, ladies and gentlemen. Anngelle Wood has done that thing she does and the Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Class of 2015 has been announced. One of these 24 bands will be the champ and don the Rumble Tiara. Which one? Your guess is as good as mine. Probably better. That’s the fun of the whole thing; it doesn’t matter! A good chunk of these bands will play the best sets they’ve ever played in front of large, appreciative audiences. If you’re shopping for a new favorite band, this would be a pretty good place to start.

The whole shin-dig kicks off April 12th. TT’s will once again play host. You can grab a full boat pass starting at noon today right now over at the club’s website. Individual show lineups will be drawn from a hat live on the air Sunday night on Boston Emissions. Exciting. To tide you over, here are some handy links to get you jazzed. Jazzed!

Band Without Hands
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Dirty Bangs
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

The Dirty Looks
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Drab
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Duck & Cover
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Eternals
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Le Roxy Pro
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Nate Leavitt
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Mercury On Mars
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Mister Vertigo
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Murcielago
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Nemes
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

New City Ghost
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Protean Collective
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Psychic Dog
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

The Rare Occasions
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Raw Blow
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Salita
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Soft Pyramids
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

The Static Dynamic
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

The Warning Shots
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Dan Webb And The Spiders
(Web | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Yale, Massachusetts
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Zip-Tie Handcuffs
(Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp)

Too bad nobody ever has a good time at The Rumble.
Too bad nobody ever has a good time at The Rumble.