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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.
Heel And Arrow
Location: Boston, MA
Bio: First appearing live at a Boston basement party late 2013, Heel and Arrow have slowly found their way upstairs. The group comes into 2017 with a new full-length, an additional member, and what appears to be an active Spring agenda. As they initially stepped out into new pockets of Boston’s music scene, Heel and Arrow’s debut EP, Drugs acted more as a Trojan Horse. Its softer tones and alt rock leanings failed to prepare audiences for the emotionally charged yelling and string breaking sound they had grown into. “Part of finding your crowd is driving the other ones out” seems to sum up the band’s towing the line between the tamer indie rock circuit and the underground punk scene. Two years and a couple of iPhone demos later, they seemed to have resolved the issue. Heel and Arrow released their 12 song self-titled full-length in October of 2016, on DIY label, Animals With Records. Cameos from friends Sasha Alcott (When Particles Collide), Chris Harvey (I was Awake), and Adam Kaz (Tigerman Woah) helped to push the record in the direction of grittier hooks, aggressive back beats, and personal lyrics echoing back to mid-90s punk. “Part of finding your crowd is driving the other ones out” seems to sum up the band’s towing the line between the tamer indie rock circuit and the underground punk scene.
