Editor’s Note: In May 2013, Boston underwent a music revolution. Award-winning digital arts magazine Vanyaland and game-changing major-league music festival Boston Calling launched within 10 short days of each other, completely altering and elevating the landscape where music and culture intersect in a city that had previously gone relatively stale. In the near-decade since, the two entities have been a defining feature of our city, both for its residents and how it’s perceived everywhere else. In Spring 2022, Vanyaland and Boston Calling team up to showcase the homegrown bands and artists that help shape the most Boston lineup of Boston Calling ever. Boston Calling’s ’22 headliners — Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, The Strokes — and its solid undercard are well-known and established; but over the next few weeks, keep it locked as Vanyaland profiles the homegrown talent that decorates the lineup like never before. Nine years later, Vanyaland and Boston Calling continue to showcase Boston in new ways, and we have the sounds to prove it.
Aaron and the Lord
Performing on Sunday, May 29
What can fans expect from your set at Boston Calling?
“Fans of Aaron and The Lord can expect blood sacrifices, songs about the Illuminati, special guests, and emo. This will be our second show as a band, so we gotta bring all of it.” — Aaron and the Lord
Artist bio:
Aaron and the Lord transcended in times of isolation through the light of our interbeing and creative minds. Hailing from Boston, Aaron Perrino (The Shelia Divine, Dear Leader) and Steven Lord (Dirty Bangs) manifested a band to complete the vision including some help from Tanya Donnelly (Belly, Throwing Muses), Mike Bethman (Tugboat Annie), and some mix love form Paul Kolderie (Radiohead, Morphine, Hole). Aaron and The Shelia Divine were slated to play Boston Calling in 2020 so it feels amazing to be invited back on the bill with a new shiny project on one of the most epic Boston Calling lineups to date.
What we’ve said: Aaron and the Lord on Vanyaland
Instagram: @aaron_and_the_lord
Listen: Aaron and the Lord on Spotify
Watch: Aaron and the Lord on YouTube
