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PGB Picks: New Years Eve 2009!
by Bryan on Dec.29, 2009, under Live Shows, News, Previews
New Years Eve in Boston is always a great night for music, and this year is certainly no exception! Problem is – how the hell do you decide between so many great shows? Well, we can’t tell you where you should end up, but we can try to narrow down the list a little bit and give you our top 6 picks for the best NYE 2009 has to offer. Why top 6? Well, to be honest, I couldn’t narrow this down to a top 5. I had enough trouble getting to 6 from 10, give me a break here! Just check out the list and try to get out to any one of these shows – you will not be disappointed! Best part is, every one of these events will leave enough left in your wallet to ensure you’ll have plenty to spend at the bar and forget about all those nasty things 2009 did to you! Happy New Year everyone, we’re looking forward to plenty more PGB madness in the new decade!
The Upper Crust, The Gentlemen, The Motion Sick – Church, 69 Kilmarnock St. Boston
The Upper Crust blew our collective minds at the P-Town Festival earlier this year. Powdered wig and breeches wearing fops rocking your face off with aggressive rock riffs and clever Victorian-era lyrics? Yes please! These guys simply have to be experienced – no amount of writing will give their shows full justice. They don’t play out so much anymore either, so this is definitely a treat that they’ve put this show together – especially considering what a great lineup they’ll be accompanied by! The Gentlemen, who celebrated their 10th Anniversary in 2009, will also be bringing their nonstop jam-packed set to the crowd at Church. Here’s another example of a band that doesn’t play around here too often, as all of the members seem to be knee-deep in side projects and rarely have the time to come together as the original band. Rounding out the bill is The Motion Sick – Boston indie-pop at its finest. These guys have had an incredibly successful 2009 – music videos, Dance Dance Revolution notoriety, The Phoenix’s Best Local Rock Band award, mentions by every conceivable Boston press outlet – you name it! They’re currently hard at work in the studio but are taking time off from recording to rock out for the New Year!
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show. Get tickets here!
Forgetful Jones & Three Day Threshold – Olivers @ The Cask n Flagon, 62 Brookline Ave. Boston
Team Shred’s doing it up right for the New Year. The local super-promotions team is taking over Olivers in Kenmore Square for an incredible night of rock. Forgetful Jones has a clear funky reggae imprint on their hard rock style, whereas Three Day Threshold has more of a roots influence. These genres may seem like a bit of a clash at first, but rest assured the two bands work great together and will combine to give your ears everything they could have asked for this holiday season. (Well yeah, they asked for Q-Tips too, but your mom got you those for Christmas.) FJ has been a PGB favorite long before this website even existed, and 3DT’s New Years shows have been the stuff of legend in this town for years!
Feeling a little greedy this New Years Eve? A killer band lineup just won’t cut it for you? Well then, the party at Olivers will also feature a free champagne toast at midnight, a free buffet from 8-9:30, and drink specials all night. STILL not enough? How about some free hockey ticket giveaways going on all night? They’ve got tix for the Winter Classic at Fenway Park, the Legends Game, and the big BC-BU game coming up as well!
Tickets are $25 at the door. Tickets are no longer available online in advance, however there will be plenty of tix at the door if you want to just show up.
Show Review: Boston Freedom Rally Highlights – 9/19 on the Boston Common
by Bryan on Sep.25, 2009, under Live Shows, Media, News, Reviews, Video
- Photo by Billy Korecki – www.calmovita.com
An estimated 30,000 people stormed the Boston Common on Saturday to experience two stages of great music, political activists, and vendors galore, all in the name of the legalization of marijuana. The 20th anniversary of MassCann’s Boston Freedom Rally was a celebration of last November’s Proposition #2, which decriminalized the possession of marijuana – showing that the work these activists do and the rallies they stage actually effect progress rather than existing as mere lip service. Regardless of which side of this debate you take, you have to take heart in a grassroots political movement actually having an impact on the daily lives of millions across the state. This was by far the biggest ‘Hempfest’ ever – a second stage was added for even more musical acts to perform, and there was by far more attendees then any previous rally – MassCann officials estimate as many as 50,000 people visited the Common over the six hours of the event. Even with the increase of attendance, Boston Police reported fewer problems than past years – only about 100 people were issued tickets for possession, and only 3 distribution arrests were made. PGB was at the Rally all day long, here’s some highlights of the event – in no particular order – to go with some great videos and photos…
Styles P (formerly of The Lox) taking the stage and asking the crowd about weed in Massachusetts: “Is it just a ticket up here? … Fuck that” With that, he lit a blunt up on stage and proceeded to smoke it throughout his entire set.
New Trumpeteer for The Force Phil Weinstein missing half of his band’s set due to being waylaid and written up a ticket for smoking a joint.
Luxury bassist Justin Day and Prospect Hill bassist Edgar Troncoso competing for best vault off of the elevated drum platform. Day got a little more air, but Troncoso’s might have been timed a little better – its a toss-up. Both were pretty incredible though.
Graveyard BBQ’s badass rendition of Star Spangled Banner to kick off their set.
Neurological Damage pulling Vic from The Force up on stage to sing a few songs.
Dave Tree being Dave Tree, and rocking the shit out of the second stage.
Keep Me Conscious guitarist Daniel Maleck finding a way to headbang his hat off. It was a wool beanie! Pulled down pretty low! How the hell did he do that?
Former WBCN and current WBZ DJ Bradley Jay’s project Thunder Brothers being accompanied onstage by a gyrating flygirl and a guitar-playing ninja. Why can’t all bands have a ninja on guitar?
The Luxury bringing their strings section out to play – the strings and lead singer Jason Dunn’s voice could be heard projecting across the entire Common, even all the way over by the second stage.
The BBQ Girls getting on stage to sing and dance along for Graveyard BBQ’s “Ride the Stache” (link to PGB TOTW #1)
Yes there were about 30,000 in attendance, but maybe 29,995 of them were photographers shooting for various media outlets. (Just kidding, there were a ridiculous amount of photographers running around though)
Twice as many girls as guys knowing the lyrics for Prospect Hill and Keep Me Conscious. Chicks dig it.
A thick haze of smoke over Big Shug’s crowd, long before the traditional 4:20 smokeout.
Termanology running up and down behind the barricade, slapping hands with his fans.
Guest speaker Steve Bloom (founder of celebstoner.com) holding up a clock and trying to get Styles P to stop his song for 4:20, with no luck whatsoever. (usually the organizers do a big countdown with an organized mass lighting up – not so much this time, but it didn’t stop anyone from smoking anyway)
Prospect Hill singer Adam Fithian up on the barricade hypnotizing and transfixing the crowd as he sang “Break Down.”
The crowd expanding exponentially over the course of the day – a few thousand early on, then suddenly over 10,000, then suddenly over 20,000, then suddenly the Common was so packed it took at least 20 minutes to go from one side of the stage to the other and you had no prayer whatsoever of navigating the paths between the vendors.
Graveyard BBQ guitarist Brownbag Johnson crowdsurfing midsong while soloing… and getting dropped… and dropped again… and again. Ouch. Hey, it didn’t stop him though – after the barricade guards pulled him back over to the stage side he got right back up on the barricade and shredded his heart out with his fans screaming right in front of him.
Hey Dude in the Crowd for Keep Me Conscious’ set! Did you realize when your girlfriend asked you to prop her up on your shoulders that she only wanted to get up there so she could flash the band?
The random dog running around backstage and behind the barricade without an owner in sight. That dog rocked.
Plastic bucket drums in between the two stages. Those guys were nasty.
An estimated 30,000 people stormed the Boston Common on Saturday to experience a packed festival complete with two stages of great music, political activists, and vendors galore – all in the name of the legalization of marijuana. The 20th anniversary of MassCann’s Boston Freedom Rally was a celebration of last November’s Proposition #2 victory, which decriminalized the possession of marijuana – showing that the work these activists do and the rallies they stage actually effect progress rather than existing as mere lip service. Regardless of which side of this debate you’re on, you have to take heart in a grassroots political movement actually having an impact on the daily lives of millions across the state.
This was by far the biggest ‘Hempfest’ ever – a second stage was added for even more musical acts to perform, and there was by far more attendees then any previous rally – MassCann officials estimate as many as 50,000 people visited the Common over the six hours of the event. Even with the increase of attendance, Boston Police reported fewer problems than past years – less than 150 people were issued tickets for possession, and only 3 distribution arrests were made. PGB was at the Rally all day long, here’s some highlights of the event – in no particular order – to go with some great videos and photos…
- Photo by Kori Diabate
Boston Freedom Rally Schedule Announced!
by Bryan on Sep.17, 2009, under Live Shows, News, Previews
It’s that time of year again when a horde of musicians, a teeming mob of vendors, a slew of political activists, and a near-impenetrable cloud of smoke descend on the Boston Common. Hempfest? The Boston Freedom Rally? Whatever you want to call it, there’s no denying that this is one of the signature outdoor festivals of Septembers in Boston. Over its 20 years of existence, this festival has grown into the second largest pro-marijuana law reform rally in the country and by far the largest on the East Coast. The rally never fails to support the local music scene by inviting some of the finest Boston acts of every genre up on stage to blast their songs across the entire Common… and half of downtown as well! This year is no exception – and looking at the lineup it seems they’ve picked quite a few PGB favorites to rock two different stages! Whether you’re a rabid reform believer, a hardcore straitedger, or just generally apathetic to the cause, you do NOT want to miss all the incredible music rocking the Boston Common all day long on Saturday. Here’s the newly-released schedule to help you plan out your day. (Schedule subject to change)
Photo Gallery: 96 Reasons to Get Yourself On a Boat This Summer!
by Bryan on Aug.21, 2009, under Live Shows, Media, Photos
Haven’t been on a boat yet this summer? Do yourself a favor – get on over to Rock On’s website as soon as humanly possible and get yourself some tickets. There’s only a few cruises left this year, you don’t want to miss out. Check out these pictures – yes, all of this madness occurred on a boat in the middle of Boston harbor! These pictures are from last week’s cruise, featuring Captain Cutthroat, The Force, L.A. Mob, The Dunnas, and Graveyard BBQ… and a sold-out crowd of crazy assholes drinking, smoking, crowdsurfing, moshing, and generally raising hell!
If you like what you see, head on over to RockOnConcerts.com to see what cruises remain for this summer and get yourself on a boat!
Graveyard BBQ
Captain Cutthroat
The Force
LA Mob
The Dunnas
Rock On! Concerts
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PGB Pick: White Trash Bash! Graveyard BBQ, Captain Cutthroat, The Force, LA Mob, The Dunnas
by Bryan on Aug.05, 2009, under Live Shows, Media, News, Previews, Video
Next Friday, August 14th, Graveyard BBQ will host their third annual White Trash Bash – and this time it’s going to be on a boat! We got what might be the party of the summer on our hands, and its only about a week and a half away. The weather’s finally getting nice, so its the perfect time to rock out booze cruise style to some of PGB’s favorite local bands! In addition to the BBQ, this boat will have Captain Cutthroat, The Force, LA Mob, and The Dunnas on board! This is an unbelievable lineup with something for everyone – rock, metal, prog, funk, hip-hop – this boat’s got it all! (If you have a chance, go to the Dunnas’ Myspace and check out the track ‘Douchebag’ – I couldn’t stop cracking up!)
Rock On! always knows how to throw a hell of a high-seas party, but I’m not sure they know what they’re getting themselves into this time! Check out this video from last year’s White Trash Bash on dry land out in Waltham, MA -
PGB Track of the Week #1: Graveyard BBQ: Ride The Stache
by Bryan on Jun.02, 2009, under Audio, Media, News, Track of the Week
Graveyard BBQ
“Ride the Stache”
Greatest Hits: Volume II
© 2007 Dirtcore Music
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