Welcome to the latest in a series of posts previewing the 2016 Rock And Roll Rumble, our city's annual throw down that doubles as a monthlong local music festival unlike any other. This year's Rumble goes down April 3 to April 22 at ONCE Ballroom and Lounge in Somerville, is organized and presented by Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood, with the Verb Hotel and Vanyaland on board as official sponsors. For our full Rumble coverage, click here; for tickets and venue information, click here.
What You Need To Know:
Rock And Roll Rumble Preliminary Night 5
Friday, April 8 at ONCE Ballroom, 156 Highland Ave. in Somerville MA
With Junior Classics, Choke Up, Worshipper, The Longwalls
Doors at 8:30 p.m., 21 to drink, $10 in advance and $15 at the door
Advance tickets, Facebook event page
How The Night Stacks Up:
Friday night's alright for fighting, and it's perfect for Rumbling, too. After four nights of work-in-the-morning reluctance hanging over our collective heads at ONCE, Night 5 provides an opportunity to rock the fuck out. And it delivers one of the best aspects of the Rumble, pairing four bands with four distinct sounds in a mad night-long jump across genres lines. It's truly a hodgepodge: From Junior Classics' sometimes atmospheric, sometimes anthemic indie rock to Choke Up's not-crust punk (see below) to Worshipper's lightning-colored rock to the Longwalls Americana-pop. Buy hey, screw these half-assed descriptions, listen to the bands below and start playing favorites.
Get To Know The Bands:
11:00 p.m.: Worshipper
HOMETOWN: Allston, Massachusetts
SONG YOU NEED TO HEAR: “Black Corridor”, off last winter’s debut double single release
BIO: Boston Winner of the 2015 Boston Music Award for Metal Act of the Year, Worshipper have been compared to luminaries such as Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Dio-era Black Sabbath, UFO, and classic-era Scorpions. Worshipper play the kind of darkly epic rock that can only be found in the vinyl collection of your cool uncle. Through their unique mix of contemporary and classic influences, Worshipper prove that the soul of melodic heavy music still burns brightly. Worshipper are building on a busy 2015 (Converse Rubber Tracks Global Studio Takeover, opening slots for national touring bands, award-winning performances), 2016 will see the release of their upcoming LP, Shadow Hymns.
VIDEO YOU NEED TO WATCH: “Darkness,” live last year at the Sinclair
WHY THEY CAN WIN: Two words: Alex. Necochea.
TWITTER: Follow Worshipper on Twitter @WorshipperBand
