There have been a lot of announcements regarding the 2016 Rock And Roll Rumble lately, from its new home of ONCE Ballroom and Lounge in Somerville, to word that Vanyaland is acting as this year's media sponsor. But tonight on Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood on WZLX 1007. FM, the biggest announcement of them all has arrived -- these are the 24 bands throwing down in the World Series of Boston rock.
Wood, the Rumble's longtime curator, is announcing each band, one by one, tonight on Boston Emissions. As they are revealed, until midnight, we'll update this post with band links and embeds. In the meantime, here's some other pertinent info: The Rumble preliminary week runs April 3 to 9, the semi-finals are April 15 and 16, and the grand finale goes down on Friday, April 22. Individual nightly lineups and groupings will be unveiled next weekend (Sunday, March 13 on Boston Emissions). Rumble "Six Pack" preliminary week passes are on sale now, and ticket info and other Rumble info can be found at WZLX.com.
Featured photo up top of Nemes guitarist Dave Anthony, from last year's Rumble final, by Derek Kouyoumjian for Vanyaland; see the full gallery here.
Let's get down to business... (bands listed in order or reveal)
Midshow update: New Hampshire's Scissorfight named as the special guest band at the 2016 Rumble. "This is my number one wish list Rock And Roll Rumble guest band," says Wood. Scissorfight will perform at the April 22 final.
Analog Heart — Westborough, Littleton and Haverhill, Massachusetts
One night in 2010, singer Liz Bills awoke from a dream with a vision to start her own band. The next morning she posted a Craigslist ad and, after a few wacky auditions, found lead guitarist and Berklee grad Jesse Cohen and 17-year-old drummer Austin Ferrente, forming the nucleus of Analog Heart. In 2012, the trio recorded their first self-titled EP with Scott Riebling (Letters to Cleo), and began gigging all over New England. Later that year Liz Bills found herself competing on American Idol and placed among the top 30 females in Hollywood. A trio up until 2015, Analog Heart invited one-time frontman for the band Leaders Led, Guy Jerry, to join the group as a vocalist and rhythm guitarist. The band’s first full-length released their first full-length record, Sun Here I Come, in early 2016.
