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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.
Rolling Nectar
Location: Waltham, MA
Bio: Boston-based Rolling Nectar embrace vintage-style rock & roll influences such as Free, Jimi Hendrix, and Humble Pie to create a uniquely honest and gritty modern rock sound laced with psychedelic overtones, Americana & old-school rhythm & blues. Fronted by founder Kevin J. Graham, backed by the dynamic rhythm section of drummer Tony St. Cyr and multi-instrumentalist Todd M. Smith on bass, with the newly added Nick Moreira on guitar. Rolling Nectar are accompanied onstage by backing vocalists Leah Hinton and Christine Moser – also known as the Nectarines. In this day and age, high-quality rock & roll bands with uniquely talented members are hard to come by. Rolling Nectar are the genuine article.
