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.
Junior Classics — Boston, Massachusetts
Borne of whiskey and bad ideas, Junior Classics began as a creative outlet for multi-instrumentalists Dave Cocozziello and Lindsey Powers. Sick of only playing to a drum track in their cramped, Somerville apartment, the pair recruited bassist Corey Fyfe and drummer Nate Powers to round out their lineup and to fill out the sound. Playing to audiences large and small, all over New England, Junior Classics has received warm reviews for their intricate and moving music. Due to release their first EP any minute now, their debut single “Tired Bones” was in heavy rotation on Boston Emissions throughout 2015. Junior Classics is a band on the grow like a pretty flower that you want to pluck and give to someone special. But don’t do that, because you’ll kill it.
