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.
Field Day — Boston, Massachusetts
Field Day are in love with classic pop and scrappy rock, dreamy harmonies and driving rhythms, crafty wordplay and big emotions. They combine honest, heart-felt lyrics with a raucous, barroom-rock style. It has been said that their songs “hint at some lost collaboration between Bill Janovitz and Kay Hanley, or Juliana Hatfield and Evan Dando.” The band formed in 2013 in Jamaica Plain. Combining experienced musicians who had played in bands all over the country and a former Boston Globe rock critic, Field Day have gone on to become a fixture on the local music scene. They’ve shared bills with some of the area’s most talented artists. The band are currently working on new material at Wooly Mammoth Sound with the legendary Dave Minehan at the helm.
