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The "World Series of Boston Rock" is upon us.
The 2017 Rock And Roll Rumble kicks off four weeks from tonight at ONCE Ballroom in Somerville, and it will feature 24 bands from New England vying for a crown currently held by '16 champs Worshipper. This evening (Sunday, March 5), longtime organizer Anngelle Wood is announcing the 24 participating bands, one by one, live on 100.7 WZLX's Boston Emissions.
"It feels so good to be able to get this off my chest," says Wood at the start of her show. "It's gonna be a very very good time."
Preview all the bands, as they are announced, below. We'll update this post throughout the Boston Emissions broadcast.
In the meantime, here’s some pertinent info to get everyone in the mood: The Rumble preliminary week runs Sunday, April 2 to Saturday, April 8, the semi-finals are April 14 and 15, and the grand finale goes down on Friday, April 21. Individual nightly lineups and groupings will be unveiled next weekend. Rumble "Full Boat" passes, good for all nine nights, are priced at $75 and on sale now, and the Rumble "Six Pack," which gets you into all preliminary nights, goes on sale tomorrow morning. Other Rumble info can be found at the Rumble's new homepage via ONCE.
All bios below pulled from the Rumble page at WZLX.com. Featured photo of Weakened Friends taken by Lauren Piandes for Vanyaland during last year's Rock And Roll Rumble final at ONCE Ballroom.
Biltmore
Location: Providence, RI
Bio: Biltmore are a new rock band proudly born out of the emerging Providence music scene. Formed by Boston music veterans, guitarist & singer/songwriter Phil Ayoub, guitarist Glenn Bernard, and drummer Scott McCue, with the additions of bass player Jonathan Serbst and guitarist Kevin Mattos to round out the lineup; Biltmore recorded their 2016 debut release, Revolutions & Romantics, at renowned Q Division Studios in Somerville, MA with the incomparable Boston Music Award-winning producer Ed Valauskas at the helm. So who do they sound like? If you ask the band what they sound like the answer will be something like, “Coldplay with more guitars. Foo Fighters without the screaming. The Killers, but not as handsome.” Called by one reviewer, “Swirly ecstasy rock, …a parade of dark sunshine pop, swoony and delirious, a musical feast. Highly recommended.”
