Tag: The Force
Photo Gallery: The Miscreants’ Prom featuring Alchemilla, Captain Cutthroat, The Force, Planetoid, The Few @ Middle East Downstairs 7/10
by Bryan on Jul.20, 2010, under Audio, Media, News, Photos
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.
Captain Cutthroat (CD Release!)
Shaemus Shepard, Dapper Drummer of The Few - Photo by Steve Wollkind
PGB Pick: Miscreant’s Prom! Captain Cutthroat, Alchemilla, Planetoid, The Force, The Few @ Middle East Downstairs 7/10
by Bryan on Jul.09, 2010, under Audio, Media, News, Previews, Video
On a night where there are an insane number of great shows going on around town, none can match the insanity that will be happening this Saturday night (7/10), Downstairs at the Middle East. We’ve got a dual CD Release Party for North Shore experimental psychos Captain Cutthroat AND Boston crooning indie rockers Alchemilla. These guys have assembled one of the best front-to-back lineups in recent memory, featuring the galactic stoner metal of Planetoid, the aggressive-as-all-hell funk o’ The Force, and the polished vintage rock dance party known as The Few! You know it’s a great lineup when 3 of the bands on the bill are all past Track of The Week honorees!
So what’s up with this prom thing? Well, to help celebrate the dual CD-Release, the entire night has a prom theme, complete with costumes, decorations, a photo booth, and FREE FOOD catered by New Moon Catering! We here at PGB don’t normally do this, but the inestimable Victor Valentino Foresta, fierce fro’d frontman of The Force, did such a great job explaining all you need to know about Saturday night that we’re gonna let him take it from here. Just remember to get there nice and early – free food never lasts all night, and you don’t want to miss a second of any one of these bands!
Mr. Vic Foresta, your guest author for the next few paragraphs - Photo by Rebecca MacPherson
Here’s some music from the new Captain Cutthroat album to give you a soundtrack while you read, and after you’re finished reading Vic’s masterpiece be sure to check out the video of The Few covering Primus’ “Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers” at the bottom!
Captain Cutthroat – “Paradox” – Maciste
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WE’RE THROWING A FUCKING PROM!!!!!
…yes kids, you read that right, A PROM!!!!
Borrow mom’s car, wear your classiest duds, grab that lucky fella/or gal, and pop the virgin cherry, in 2 glorious seconds of pre-marital fornication.
Goin’ stag…no problem!!!! There’s gonna be plenty red hot mama’s, and stallion sized bulls lookin’ for that one night mr./ms. right!
All the cool kids, and all the losers too, are gonna be there! (they are one in the same, you see! :)
Planetoid frontman Locrius - Photo by Pete Legasey
Fully catered desserts (while they last), photo booth to capture all your ugly mugs, and 5 of the keenest bands in Boston!
ALL FOOD BY: New Moon Catering!
BE FUN!!!
DRESS TO IMPRESS!!!!
…prom dresses, tuxedo’s, well manicured suits, or just get creative with it! (formal attire not mandatory but STRONGLY ENCOURAGED!)
…it is your world after all!
Musical chaperones include:
“ALCHEMILLA” (RECORD RELEASE SHOW!!!!!) …jammie, alternative, hard-rock, with haunting female vocal leads, and riffs to tingle yo dick into a musical fit! It’s the RECORD RELEASE so please support your heroes…they need you!!!
“CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT” (RECORD RELEASE SHOW!!!!!) …avant-garde, hard rock, with a surf guitar, funky punk rock sheen, and a swing that gets your mother pregnant, and aborted all in the same song! SO FUCKING GOOD!!!! …that’s what she said! ;) Again…It’s the RECORD RELEASE so please support your heroes…they need you!!!
The Few's Ryan Martin playin' his Bootlegger Bass - Photo by Rebecca MacPherson
“THE FORCE“…A dance party favorite! Dirty, funk laden, hard-rock, with xxx induced scenes of pleasure drenched fun! An energy tsunami, that wipes out inhibitions, and allows your body to be free of insecurities. Enough funk for any bum! Not a dry seat in the house!
“PLANETOID“…Intellectual and physical superiors from another planet, sent from the past to teach humans the ways of rock! Blues driven, ultra tight, heavy jams that you’ll remember the second the song is over. Could be a mind alteration of some kind, but you won’t care…this is the takeover. The aftermath of their strike has been known to melt faces, in the wake of their storm. Be warned!!!! All who stand opposed shall be destroyed!!!
“THE FEW“…The most powerful female voice in Boston gently caressing funky rock ditties that are a great start to any party-goers evening! This band is ultra funky, classy, and a straight good time! be here early, and don’t miss this…it’s a party…everyone’s invited!
THIS IS IT!!!!
Tickets will go fast so do contact any member of above mentioned bands or get them online @: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004490D4FFB2B7?artistid=1452903&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
PGB Track of the Week #42: The Force – Insomniac Dreams
by Bryan on Apr.22, 2010, under Audio, Media, News, Track of the Week
The Force
“Insomniac Dreams”
Technology is Pain
© 2009 Self-Released
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Featuring guest vocals by Jaime MacKenzie of The Few
Photo Gallery: The Force Anti-Valentines Day Celebration @ Olivers, 2/12
by Bryan on Feb.16, 2010, under Live Shows, Media, News, Photos
All Photos by Rebecca MacPherson. To check out more of her work, visit Rebecca MacPherson Photography!
Show Review: Planetoid with Neurological Damage @ Harper’s Ferry 11/4
by Pete on Nov.18, 2009, under Live Shows, News, Reviews
All Photos by Pete Legasey
The three extraterrestrials that call themselves Planetoid were in an unusual position last Wednesday at Harper’s Ferry. Ordinarily, the talk from these sharp-dressed spacemen is all about waging intergalactic war, melting faces and enslaving the “fleshbags” that remain. But on this night, the Planetoid showed an unexpected flash of mercy and chose to save the day for the earthlings they had come to destroy.
Perhaps they took pity on us. After all, much of the crowd at Harper’s Ferry was hoping to see grammy-nominated, 247-piece puppet-core goofballs Green Jelly (pronounced “Green Jello”) along with openers Hydrahead, Neurological Damage. However, word began to trickle through the Allston grapevine earlier that day that Green Jelly had fallen prey to a sudden financial disaster when founding member Moronic Dictator’s assets were frozen by his bank. Monsieur Dictator and his mates could not scare up enough last-minute cash to get out of California, and had to cancel the scheduled tour behind their latest release, Musick To Insult Your Intelligence By. Of course, the crowd would not have gotten to see Green Jelly anyway, given that Planetoid would have already reduced them to a steaming mess of slime and bone fragments long before the headliners hit the stage – but the point is, they (the crowd) didn’t know that, and fully expected to be regaled with Green Jelly’s obscene retellings of “the Three Little Pigs” and other childhood favorites.It could have been a major disappointment, but by the time Planetoid packed up their alien weapons and returned to their mother ship, no one in Harper’s Ferry could be heard asking “where the hell is Green Jelly?”
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 -
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