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

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100th Monkey Effect

Old Crow & The 45’s

Matalon

The Welch Boys

Stingray Body Art

Harpers Ferry

Photo by JustBill

The 7th annual Rock The Village Music & Style Show took place at Harpers Ferry in Allston back on April 15th. The event featured local rockers Build A Machine, The Organ Beats, Planetoid, and Matalon and a host of models showing off the best in fashion from local Allston stores. The entire event was a benefit for Allston Village Main Streets, a local charity with the objective of beautifying the city of Allston and making it a better place for us all to live, visit, eat, shop, and/or rock out. The event was a smashing success, raising a healthy amount of money to make Rock City pretty again. Check out these pictures from the event, over 100 shots of the bands and the models, courtesy of local rock photographer JustBill.

Planetoid – “The Death Of A Star” – Shadow of the Planetoid

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Allston’s been so good to you over the years… Some of the best people-watching in Boston, like funny-dressed hipsters and aspiring rock stars. Some of the best stores in Boston, like Horror Business and Rescue. Some of the best venues in Boston, like Great Scott, O’Briens, and Harpers Ferry. Some of the best bars in Boston, like Deep Ellum, Sunset, The Model, and The Silhouette. And of course some of the best bands in Boston… like WAY too many to mention here. So why not give a little back, and be thoroughly entertained in the process? Tonight at Harpers Ferry the entire damn borough is getting together to rock out to some amazing bands and ogle beautiful models showing off the latest fashions from local stores. All proceeds are getting funneled right back into the city, courtesy of the Allston Village Main Streets initiative, which has done wonders for this city in their 14 years of existence.

If you’re a PGB reader you know all about Planetoid, and we’ve spread the word about The Organ Beats and Build a Machine as well. They’ll be joined onstage by Matalon, fronted by Stingray Body Art owner Scott Matalon. This promises to be an incredible night – celebrate the diversity of Allston, the abundance of talent in Allston, and the long-awaited closing of The Kells in Allston!

Planetoid – “Russian Space Solution” – Shadow Of The Planetoid

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The Organ Beats – “Sleep When We Are Dead” – Sleep When We Are Dead

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Planetoid

The Organ Beats

Build A Machine

Matalon

Harpers Ferry

Allston Village Main Streets

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)

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