The 2012 Rock 'n' Roll Rumble
The Best Battle of the Bands
in all of America returns...
by Julie Stoller and Ryan Spaulding
by Julie Stoller and Ryan Spaulding
Bands, are you ready to rumble?! A true Boston Tradition, the first Rock ‘n’ Rumble was in 1979, at the Rat, with Classic Ruins, Mission of Burma, and Lyres among the contenders. It’s become a venerable ‘face off’ of some of Boston’s (and the New England area’s) best bands. Previous Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble participants include Morphine, ‘Til Tuesday, Dresden Dolls, The Neighborhoods, Mission of Burma, O Positive, Letters to Cleo, Gang Green, Cavedogs, The Del Fuegos, and Lemonheads. This is the chance for local bands to show us what they got (in just 30 minutes – better be at the top of your game!). It’s also become the local festival of the year featuring our finest musicians; a mecca for Boston music connoisseurs.
Boston Notables who have participated in the Rumble include ‘Til Tuesday, Morphine, Face to Face, The Del Fuegos, Powerman 5000, Bleu, Letters To Cleo, Dresden Dolls, Amazing Royal Crowns, La Peste, The Neighborhoods, Waltham, Darkbuster, Mission of Burma, Rods and Cones, The Sheila Divine, 6L6, Scissorfight, Sam Black Church, The Shods, Gang Green, The Bags, Stompbox, Think Tree, Heretix, Tribe, Piebald, The Ghost of Tony Gold, O Positive, Quintaine Americana, Lemonheads, Slapshot, Blake Babies, Big Dipper, Cavedogs, and Talking to Animals.
Bands can appear only once in the Rumble. All bands are paid for their appearance with additional prizes and payment if they go on to the semifinals and finals rounds. Semifinalists and Finalists, as always, will be determined based on the outcome of the preliminaries. A special “guest band” will perform at the Finals – to be announced on Sunday, April 15th on Boston Emissions (which airs Sundays at 10pm on WZLX). It’s a great line-up this year… the competition is sure to be fierce. Come and cheer your favorites!
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble 2012
Rumble Preliminaries:
Sunday, April 1 through Saturday, April 7 (Wed off) – Tickets: $8
Rumble Semifinals:
Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13 – Tickets: $10
Rumble Finals:
3 finalists & special guest band
Friday, April 20 – Tickets: $12
Prelim Night #1
Sunday, April 1
9:00pm The Grownup Noise
2011 Memories: Mellow Bravo
Prelim Night #2
Monday, April 2
9:00pm Thick Shakes
2011 Memories: Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
Prelim Night #3
Tuesday, April 3
9:00pm The Susan Constant
9:45pm The Tin Thistles
2011 Memories: Tijuana Sweetheart
Prelim Night #4
Thursday, April 5
9:30pm Cask Mouse
Prelim Night #5
Friday, April 6
9:30pm Pray for Polanski
10:15pm BrownBoot
Prelim Night #6
Saturday, April 7
9:30pm The Grinds
10:15pm Sherman Burns
11:00pm Motherboar
2011 Memories: Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys
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