The 2013 Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Prelims Schedule

It’s always exciting when the Rumble participants are announced. However, the fun really begins when the nightly lineups are drawn. That’s when you realize how crazy-diverse The Rumble is. Just take a look at the schedule below. You certainly won’t leave any of these shows complaining that all of the bands sounded the same. I’m tempted to point out a couple of nights that I think are going to be really special, but experience tells me they all end up being memorable. You might as well pick up a full-boat pass.

Only one of these acts will don the Rumble tiara, but they all get to play on a motley bill of genre crossbreeding. That’s what makes The Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble special. That’s why I can’t wait for April 7th.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Sunday April 7th, 2013 (Tickets)

9:00 – 
The Okay Win (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
9:45 – Cancer Killing Gemini (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
10:30 – The New Highway Hymnal (Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:15 – Velah
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Monday April 8th, 2013 (Tickets)

9:00 – Endation
 (Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
9:45 – The Deep North (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
10:30 – 
Herra Terra
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:15 – Camden (Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Tuesday April 9th, 2013 (Tickets)

9:00 – Eddie Japan
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
9:45 – Supermachine
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
10:30 – Glenn Yoder & The Western States (Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:15 – Blackbutton
 (Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Thursday April 11th, 2013 (Tickets)

9:30 – Mount Peru
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
10:15 – Whitcomb
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:00 – Lifestyle
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:45 – Twin Berlin
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Friday April 12th, 2013 (Tickets)

9:30 – Coyote Kolb
 (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
10:15 – The Field Effect (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:00 – The Suicide Dolls (Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:45 – White Dynomite (Web|Facebook|Bandcamp)

Saturday April 13th, 2013 (Tickets)

9:30 – Parks (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
10:15 – Jack Burton vs. David Lo Pan
 (Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:00 – Ruby Rose Fox (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)
11:45 – The Daily Pravda (Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

You can also get a 9 Night Pass or a 6 Night Preliminary Round pass.

More Info: www.rockandrollrumble.com

Bow Thayer & Co. won last year's Rumble.
Bow Thayer & Co. won last year’s Rumble.

Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble Class of 2013 Initiation

The 2013 Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble participants have been announced! Looking down the list, it seems like we’re in for another good one this year. It happens time and time again. Every year 24 different bands remind us what a vibrant music community we have here in Boston. The depth of talent around these parts is astonishing. I saw 273 sets from area bands last year, yet I only managed to catch 11 of the 24 acts that will take the TT’s stage this April to vie for the coveted Rumble Tiara. That’s fantastic.

The nine night pass is available now. The individual show lineups will be announced Sunday night on Boston Emissions. In the meantime, here are some links to help get you familiar with your new favorite bands…

Blackbutton
(Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Camden
(Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Cancer Killing Gemini
(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Coyote Kolb

(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

The Daily Pravda
(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)


The Deep North
(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Eddie Japan
(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Endation

(Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

The Field Effect
(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)


Herra Terra

(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Jack Burton vs. David Lo Pan

(Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Lifestyle

(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Mount Peru

(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

The New Highway Hymnal
(Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)


The Okay Win
(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Parks
(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Ruby Rose Fox
(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

The Suicide Dolls
(Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Supermachine

(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Twin Berlin

(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Velah

(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

Whitcomb

(Web|Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

White Dynomite
(Web|Facebook|Bandcamp)

Glenn Yoder & The Western States
(Facebook|Twitter|Bandcamp)

The Rumble is one big rock 'n' roll party.
Here we go again…

Ruby Rose Fox with Glenn di Benedetto and Nate Leavitt – “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” (2012)


Ruby Rose Fox with Glenn di Benedetto and Nate Leavitt
“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”
2012

This is why I love this city. Ruby Rose Fox and Parlour Bells shared a bill at the debut of Lounge Act. The next thing you know they’re collaborating on an old holiday standard. Ruby Rose Fox, Glenn di Benedetto and Nate Leavitt’s rendition of “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” drives home some of the reasons I find them so enchanting. Ruby Rose Fox has one of those timeless voices that would sound good singing the instructions to program your VCR. It should come as no surprise that it sounds even better here. She and Glenn play well off each other while Nate provides the perfect guitar accompaniment. The ease with which the Parlour Bells gentlemen pull this off proves that their remarkable cover of “Get Thee Behind Me Satan” was no fluke. These guys have standards in their souls.

There’s even a nicely done video here.

Where to get it:

Ruby Rose Fox @ Radio 11.27.2012

Lounge Act was a swanky night that Anngelle Wood put together at Radio. Ruby Rose Fox got the evening started amid red curtains and candlelit tables. Her voice wove through reworked originals and well chosen covers to set the mood. Listening to Ruby sing “Watching The Detectives” was worth the price of admission. Mesmerizing.