George Lump is from Strasbourg
April arrives with a veritable maelstrom of awesome. This Thursday April 3 kicks off the Harris Ape-ril residency at O'Brien's in Allston, with Okay Thursday, Talk Modern (Steve from Baker's new side project), and The Woodrow Wilsons. The sad news is that this is Okay Thursday's last hurrah, as Sarah's bandmates split off to focus their efforts on the (also awesome) Motion Sick. I'll be talking about this residency all month, particularly the final week, which rings bells of Scamper's Last Waltz. Check out the dope poster way down below, and take note of THIS little twist: Harris will not play the same song twice during the entire 4-week extravaganza. (My memory is fuzzy, but I believe we once played "Sophie" five times in the same set at our 2005 Abbey residency.) Damn.
On Friday April 4, Northeast Performer presents The Spinto Band, Baker, Self-Righteous Brothers, and Static of the Gods at TT's. Next door at the MidEast up, French Kicks headline and Aberdeen City supports. April 4 is also Alena's birthday, as well as what would be the 21st birthday of a pet anole I once had named George Lump. He didn't live to see the '90s, God rest his mealworm-ridden lizard soul.
And now, the annual tradition that absolutely none of you have been waiting for:
On Friday April 4, Northeast Performer presents The Spinto Band, Baker, Self-Righteous Brothers, and Static of the Gods at TT's. Next door at the MidEast up, French Kicks headline and Aberdeen City supports. April 4 is also Alena's birthday, as well as what would be the 21st birthday of a pet anole I once had named George Lump. He didn't live to see the '90s, God rest his mealworm-ridden lizard soul.
And now, the annual tradition that absolutely none of you have been waiting for:
* ~ Nate Diggity's Astoundingly Terrible WBCN Rumble Predictions ~ *
All shows are at Harper's Ferry, 10 buckazoids, 18 and up
All shows are at Harper's Ferry, 10 buckazoids, 18 and up
Funny thing about this here Rumble: I've seen an embarrassingly small sampling of these bands. So I'm judging by hitting up each of their Myspace pages and listening to exactly one minute of whatever tune happens to come up in the jukebox. Is that fair? Who cares?
Sunday April 6
Me + Joan Collins * Cherry S/T * Girls, Guns + Glory * Watts
Nate's Take: This one I'm giving to Me + Joan Collins. I was a sucker for Bo Barringer's earlier projects Make Lisa Rich and The Collisions, and this one sounds almost just as awesome. Cherry S/T struck me as Panic! at Linkin Park, Watts was perfectly serviceable ZZ Top-esque bar rock, and GG+G bored me to tears.
WINNER: Girls, Guns + Glory
Monday April 7
Wild Zero * Andrea Gillis * Daniel Bon and Future Ghosts * Cortez
Nate's Take: I'm gonna have to throw this one to the soulful and uber-talented Ms. Andrea Gillis, who already has some of this Rumbling under her belt form her time with The Rudds, though I could just as easily see the judges going for Wild Zero. (Wild Zero wild card? Brilliant!) DB+FG was actually okay, but I don't think it was meaty enough to make an impression. As for Cortez... well, I loathe metal. Sometimes I can appreciate it; this is not one of those times.
WINNER: Andrea Gillis
Tuesday April 8
Dirt Mall * The Shills * HUMANWINE * The Murder Mile
Nate's Take: I'm having a rough time with this one. Judges in recent years have liked the art-rock thing that HUMANWINE does. I personally lean towards the garage-y 'Mats-esque rock of Dirt Mall, as well as the edgy pop sample I got from The Shills. Murder Mile left no impression on me whatsoever, except that the vocals bugged me. Hmm. I'll give it to The Shills, with apologies to Johnny Anguish.
WINNER: HUMANWINE
Thursday April 10
Cheater Pint * Clouds * On The Drop * The Men
Nate's Take: If I were judging, this unquestionably would go to Cheater Pint and their "Go-Go's on steroids" indie pop. I liked The Men except for, again, irritating punk vocals, which seems to be a theme this year. Clouds was fucking terrible sludge rock, and On the Drop was fucking terrible reggae.
WINNER: The Men
Friday April 11
Medicated Kisses * Hel Toro * The Great Bandini * Forgetful Jones
Nate's Take: Though I think I prefer Scott Janovitz's other band, The Russians, The Great Bandini is the only one of these bands that didn't make me want to punch things and/or vomit. Actually, I found something curiously interesting about Medicated Kisses' Paramore-ish mallpunk, but that picture on the top of their Myspace page makes me livid. Hel Toro was just noise, and I can only hope to forget the funk rock of Forgetful Jones. Wow, I'm a lot meaner than I used to be. Crusty old former scenester!
WINNER: The Great Bandini
Saturday April 12
Jason Bennett and The Resistance * A.K.A.C.O.D. * Genuflect * Disappearer
Nate's Take: I really thought I'd be going with A.K.A.C.O.D. here, but, well, nothing happened in the one minute of whatever song I got. Same thing for Disappearer, actually -- which might indicate that this is gonna be one boring night at Harpers. Jason Bennett -- oh good, more punk vocals. *shoots self* Perhaps by default, I'll go with Genuflect, because one metal band always advances, and these guys are actually pretty good at it.
WINNER: A.K.A.C.O.D.
Wild cards go to Wild Zero and A.K.A.C.O.D.
WILD CARDS: Jason Bennett and The Resistance and Clouds
Now here's that poster I mentioned all that time ago:
Sunday April 6
Me + Joan Collins * Cherry S/T * Girls, Guns + Glory * Watts
Nate's Take: This one I'm giving to Me + Joan Collins. I was a sucker for Bo Barringer's earlier projects Make Lisa Rich and The Collisions, and this one sounds almost just as awesome. Cherry S/T struck me as Panic! at Linkin Park, Watts was perfectly serviceable ZZ Top-esque bar rock, and GG+G bored me to tears.
WINNER: Girls, Guns + Glory
Monday April 7
Wild Zero * Andrea Gillis * Daniel Bon and Future Ghosts * Cortez
Nate's Take: I'm gonna have to throw this one to the soulful and uber-talented Ms. Andrea Gillis, who already has some of this Rumbling under her belt form her time with The Rudds, though I could just as easily see the judges going for Wild Zero. (Wild Zero wild card? Brilliant!) DB+FG was actually okay, but I don't think it was meaty enough to make an impression. As for Cortez... well, I loathe metal. Sometimes I can appreciate it; this is not one of those times.
WINNER: Andrea Gillis
Tuesday April 8
Dirt Mall * The Shills * HUMANWINE * The Murder Mile
Nate's Take: I'm having a rough time with this one. Judges in recent years have liked the art-rock thing that HUMANWINE does. I personally lean towards the garage-y 'Mats-esque rock of Dirt Mall, as well as the edgy pop sample I got from The Shills. Murder Mile left no impression on me whatsoever, except that the vocals bugged me. Hmm. I'll give it to The Shills, with apologies to Johnny Anguish.
WINNER: HUMANWINE
Thursday April 10
Cheater Pint * Clouds * On The Drop * The Men
Nate's Take: If I were judging, this unquestionably would go to Cheater Pint and their "Go-Go's on steroids" indie pop. I liked The Men except for, again, irritating punk vocals, which seems to be a theme this year. Clouds was fucking terrible sludge rock, and On the Drop was fucking terrible reggae.
WINNER: The Men
Friday April 11
Medicated Kisses * Hel Toro * The Great Bandini * Forgetful Jones
Nate's Take: Though I think I prefer Scott Janovitz's other band, The Russians, The Great Bandini is the only one of these bands that didn't make me want to punch things and/or vomit. Actually, I found something curiously interesting about Medicated Kisses' Paramore-ish mallpunk, but that picture on the top of their Myspace page makes me livid. Hel Toro was just noise, and I can only hope to forget the funk rock of Forgetful Jones. Wow, I'm a lot meaner than I used to be. Crusty old former scenester!
WINNER: The Great Bandini
Saturday April 12
Jason Bennett and The Resistance * A.K.A.C.O.D. * Genuflect * Disappearer
Nate's Take: I really thought I'd be going with A.K.A.C.O.D. here, but, well, nothing happened in the one minute of whatever song I got. Same thing for Disappearer, actually -- which might indicate that this is gonna be one boring night at Harpers. Jason Bennett -- oh good, more punk vocals. *shoots self* Perhaps by default, I'll go with Genuflect, because one metal band always advances, and these guys are actually pretty good at it.
WINNER: A.K.A.C.O.D.
Wild cards go to Wild Zero and A.K.A.C.O.D.
WILD CARDS: Jason Bennett and The Resistance and Clouds
Now here's that poster I mentioned all that time ago:
8 Comments:
I like how we're constantly reminded that this is "Nate's Take," as though somebody else was going to appear part way through the post and give their take instead.
I like when you title your Scene posts with nonsense that only I would understand. It's as if you're writing me one of those old-fashioned letters folks from our generation used to send. What'd we call 'em? E-mails, I think.
In other news you can't use, I predict Scamper will posthumously take the Rumble tiara this year. What more fitting a tribute to the late Keith Michel?
Coolnirvanaguy
Girls Guns and Glory takes night 1 and I begin with a shocking 0 for 1 record.
You are now .500.
Not picking HUMANWINE was just stupid. 1 for 3! No one cares!
You're still batting better than Papi.
2 for 5.
David Ortiz: .077
Nate Diggity: .400
i love the scamper blog, as i occasionally find myself painted in a favorable light, unlike in every other dark corner of the internet.
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