Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
The Middle East Downstairs became an indie rock time machine on Friday as part of the Pipeline! at 25 celebration. The sometimes-poppy-sometimes-experimental Weeping In Fits And Starts set the dial to the mid-’90s to start the night.
Nisi Period closed out a night of celebrating Pipeline! at 25 with a psychedelic set of percussive rock.
The Pipeline! at 25 celebration found 1981 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble winners Someone And The Somebodies at Cuisune en Local for a set that harked back to the early days of modern rock.
I didn’t remember Pods. In fact, I’m not sure I had ever heard of them before the Pipeline! at 25 shows were announced. Now I feel silly. Pods played some punchy, punky power pop at Cuisine en Locale that made me wonder how I had missed them during their first go-round. Outstanding.
The Pipeline! at 25 celebration brought Purple Ivy Shadows to Cuisine en Locale for a set of dreamy indie rock.
Mistle Thrush were dynamic, textured and slightly haunting at at Cuisine en Locale for the Pipeline! at 25 celebration. Just like I remember them.
The Pipeline! at 25 celebration rolled on at Cuisine en Locale with a set of dark, moody rock from Curious Ritual.
It would be hard for me to overstate how important Ultrabreakfast has been to my time in the Boston music scene. Their indie rock, janglefuzz tunes brought me out to the clubs. They taught me who Billy Ruane was. “Gonna go out tonight/Gonna get my hand stamped twice” became words to live by. Friendships and bands formed with and around this crew have impacted just about every aspect of my life. Needless to say, when Ultrabreakfast got together to play their first show in 15 years as part of WMBR’s Pipeline! at 25 celebration, I was there.
