Tag: SuperPower
Photo Gallery: Destruct-a-thon’s Final Show with Superpower, Mob Hit, Buried in Leather @ Midway Cafe 10/24
by Bryan on Oct.29, 2009, under Live Shows, Media, Photos
Photo by Nicole Tammaro - www.nicoletammaro.com
RIP to a nasty band, definitely wish I had a chance to catch them more often. Here’s hoping to see Duncan and the rest of the band in other projects down the road.
Thanks to Nicole Tammaro for the great photos, check out her website – www.nicoletammaro.com
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Photo Gallery: Superpower CD Release with Ashers, Dead Friends, Swaggerin’ Growlers
by Bryan on Oct.08, 2009, under Live Shows, Media, Photos
Superpower - www.nicoletammaro.com
Ashers - www.nicoletammaro.com
Dead Friends - www.nicoletammaro.com
Swaggerin' Growlers - www.nicoletammaro.com
PGB Pick: Superpower CD Release with Ashers, Dead Friends, Swaggerin’ Growlers @ Church 10/3
by Bryan on Oct.01, 2009, under News, Previews
This Saturday, October 3rd we’re looking at a hell of a show down at Church in the Fenway! Since the breakup of Boston hardcore legends Tree, lead singer Dave Tree has been fronting a new band, Superpower, who since forming has played hundreds of shows with a laundry list of some of the best bands the punk rock and harcore scenes have to offer. After putting out a few EPs over the years, Superpower is now set to release a full-length, “Phantom of the Alliance,” this Saturday at Church. They’ll be joined onstage by a can’t-miss lineup of some of the angriest (and in the Growlers’ case drunkest) bands the Boston scene has to offer. Ashers features Mark from The Unseen on vocals – The Unseen tore the roof off of the Middle East a few weeks back, now Mark’s getting ready to do the same to Church with his new band. Dead Friends is Mark Doherty’s new band (Nowhere USA), featuring members of Straw Horse and Splint as well. Click here for a PGB review of a Dead Friends show back in May – I’m looking forward to seeing what they’ve been doing since then. And the Swaggerin’ Growlers, well, they’re just incredible – beers everywhere, whiskey-soaked lyrics, and fiddles and flutes galore. You’ll just have to see it for yourself.
Oh yeah, one more thing – this show’s being sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, meaning free shirts and other swag will be given away throughout the entire night. Punk rock and PBR? I’ll take that mix any day of the week! See you there!
Sponsored by The Weekly Dig, PBR, and Bekah the Wrekah!
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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)
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