PLAYGROUND BOSTON

Stingray Body Art owner Scott Matalon, performing with his band Matalon at the Stingray 5th Anniversary Party at Harpers Ferry - Photo Credit: Scott Gacek

The Welch Boys – “Friend Or Foe” – The Welch Boys
(Stingray 5th Anniversary Party Headliner)

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The Welch Boys - Photo Credit: Scott Gacek

Thanks to Scott Gacek for the great photos! See more of his work at wickedcheapshots.com!

100th Monkey Effect

Old Crow & The 45’s

Matalon

The Welch Boys

Stingray Body Art

Harpers Ferry

Al Polk of Streight Angular, clearly shown here saluting the awesomeness of Playground Boston and all things PGB - Photo Credit: Justbill

Streight Angular – “Alright” – Alright EP

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This show at Harper’s Ferry served as a benefit for Ben Garceau, ex lead singer for Roman Traffic (formerly Gravehaven). A tragic accident Ben narrowly survived led to staggering hospital bills – by all accounts this benefit raised $750 to help him overcome his debt. The Garceau family is still accepting donations, if you’d like to contribute please visit this website.

The Luxury's Justin Day, very excited to get a feature in PGB - Photo Credit: JustBill

Saturday’s show was also the Re-Birthday party of local radio program Boston Emissions, hosted by Anngelle Wood. The show used to be part of the WBCN Sunday night lineup, but with the dissolution of WBCN approximately a year ago Wood took her show over to WZLX, and was celebrating her first anniversary at the new station.

Thanks to JustBill for the great photos! Check out Justbill.net for more of his work!

JustBill.net

Dead Cats Dead Rats

Streight Angular

The Luxury

Ben Garceau Donations

Boston Emissions

Harper’s Ferry

Planetoid Singer/Bassist Locrius - Photo Credit: Scott Gacek

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Sidewalk Driver – “Dancing With Her Friends” – For All The Boys And Girls
(PGB Track of the Week #18)

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Planetoid – “Beyond The Black Hole” – Shadow Of The Planetoid
(PGB Track of the Week #26)

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Thanks to Scott Gacek for the incredible camera work! See more of his photography at his website!

Sidewalk Driver Lead Singer Tad McKitterick - Photo Credit: Scott Gacek

Thanks are also in order for local promoter Agent Bishop, who put together yet another incredible lineup of Boston’s best bands! Our apologies to Liptease and Gene Dante, who opened up the night in front of Sidewalk Driver and Planetoid, yet unfortunately are not pictured here (well, except for one picture of Gene at his best.) Check out the Agent Bishop Website for news on more great shows in the future!

Planetoid

Sidewalk Driver

Gene Dante & The Future Starlets

Liptease

Agent Bishop

Church

The Vandelles at PA's Lounge, part of the Deep Heaven Now Festival in Union Square, Somerville on 8/7 - Photo Credit: Tim Bugbee

Abunai! – “Tomorrow” – Mystic River Sound

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Abunai! were the organizers of the original Deep Heaven Festivals in the 90’s, but have since disbanded. They reunited for this very special occasion, the recreation of their beloved ambient/psych festival in a new time and place – Deep Heaven Now in Union Square, Somerville.

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Thanks to Tim Bugbee for his great work with the camera! Check out his complete portfolio at Tinnitus Photography!

Broken River Prophet at Precinct Bar, also part of the Deep Heaven Now Festival - Photo Credit: Tim Bugbee

Thanks also to Jinsen Liu of 28 Degrees Taurus for organizing such an amazing event! Deep Heaven Now featured 19 bands across 2 venues over the course of an entire day and night, complete with visual media to go along with the music! All this was happening while the Somerville Rock & Roll Yard Sale was going on right in the heart of Union Square in Somerville with even more bands playing – right in between the two venues! Unfortunately we were not able to get photos of Jinsen’s set, but that only serves as a testament to how successful the entire event was – by the time they went on both venues were so packed that it was impossible to get close enough to shoot them! Here’s looking forward to more similar multi-venue mini-festival events like this in the future!

BONUS: Check out some video of the Vandelles’ set from Phoenix Music Editor Michael Marrotta here!

Deep Heaven Now

Somerville Rock & Roll Yard Sale

The Force - Photo by Steve Wollkind

Captain Cutthroat – “Dakota” (feat. Dana Colley of Morphine) – Maciste

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Planetoid - Photo by Steve Wollkind

This CD Release party for both Alchemilla and Captain Cutthroat featured a full-on prom theme: decorations, photo booths, formal attire, catered refreshments, and, thanks to The Few, the finest powder-blue tuxes this town has seen since 1976. Check out these amazing pictures, all courtesy of Steve Wollkind. You can see more of his work at his website.

Alchemilla (CD Release!)

Captain Cutthroat (CD Release!)

The Force

Planetoid

The Few

Shaemus Shepard, Dapper Drummer of The Few - Photo by Steve Wollkind

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What the hell is going on here, Seth?

Thanks to Seth Drury for more great Nateva Festival pics!

For some explosive, mind-altering shots of the Flaming Lips from this festival, click here!

Stay tuned for more pictures from this festival!

Sound Tribe Sector 9

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We sent PGB Photohero Seth Drury up to the Nateva Festival July 4th Weekend up in Maine, check out the pics he came up with! Some serious insanity at the Flaming Lips set – all the bubbles, bears, and big-ass laser hands you can handle!

The Flaming Lips

Nateva Festival

The Murder Mile - Photo by Jillian Santella - www.jilliansara.com

The Murder Mile – “We Will Rise Again” – Rebel Hearts

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Thanks to Jillian Santella for the photos, you can catch more of her work at her website, jilliansara.com, or at her Examiner page.

Murder Mile

BrownBoot

Neurological Damage - Photo by Rebecca MacPherson

Neurological Damage – “Sloppy G”

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Neurological Damage frontman Vic Foresta - Photo by Rebecca MacPherson

Catch Neurological Damage with Hail Plankton and Cashed Fools at Church on Thursday, July 22nd!

Thanks to Rebecca MacPherson for these great photos! Check out more of her work at rebeccamacphoto.com

Neurological Damage