Thanks Rock Shop!

I had a great time on the panel for Rock Shop #6 with Pirate! and the Middle East Club on Monday. I was joined by many friends in radio - and my past life at WFNX!  - including Carmelita, Dave Duncan, Angie C and Mark Hamilton - those last two just happened to both be in town from LA to join us. It was a great night of info sharing to help guide new bands and artists. I saw a lot of new faces and met many young bands. That is always a good thing. 

Thanks to Georgy Cohen of SafeDigression for writing a nice wrap up of the event.

It got me thinking...if I can be helpful to bands in answering questions (rather than doling out unsolicited info), please contact me. I'll do what I can.

Boston Emissions reBirthday // BENefit for Ben Grenville Garceau This Saturday, 8/14 at Harper's Ferry!

with special guests!

Boston Emissions' ReBirthday Party/BENefit for Ben Garceau from Roman Traffic

me with Ben and Evan of Roman Traffic
(formerly Gravehaven) on Rumble Finals
night, April 2009

We are pulling off a party/benefit - with little notice - for Saturday, August 14 at Harper's Ferry in Allston with The Luxury, Streight Angular, Dead Cats Dead Rats, Gene Dante and other special guests

From the Luxury's invite:

As some of you may already know, our friend Ben Garceau, the former lead vocalist for Gravehaven/Roman Traffic and an all around great 24-year old guy, got in a serious accident about a month ago, and has been recovering from body and head injuries at a hospital in New Hampshire. He's lucky to be alive, and we're just glad he's still with us.

Ben, like millions of us, has no insurance. His hospital stay cost him in the tens of thousands of dollars.

About a week ago, Harper's Ferry asked us if we wanted to take the night on Saturday, August 14th at their venue. We had a gig in NYC, but the opportunity to set up a benefit for Ben trumped the trip. It was incredibly short notice and a lot of the bands who wanted to play simply weren't able to, but luckily for us the list of supporters was very long, and we've got a great bill together.

Anngelle Wood is taking the opportunity to celebrate a year of Boston Emissions surviving the death of WBCN, as all of the bands participating were either in the 2009 Rumble alongside Gravehaven and Ben or, in Streight Angular's case, a hot new Boston act that you simply must hear. Anngelle will be DJing between sets and hosting the evening.

The show will also be Steve Foster's last performance with The Luxury, as he's heading out to Portland, Oregon with his girlfriend in September.

I hope you'll all consider coming out and supporting Ben and having a great time doing it.

Boston Band Crush: Best of '09 Crush: Anngelle's Honor Roll

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Best of '09 Crush: Anngelle's Honor Roll

Anngelle Wood hosts Boston Emissions, which this year moved from WBCN (upon its demise) to WZLX. She also hosts the Rock 'N' Roll Rumble and gives me great haircuts at Floyd's Barbershop. (posted by Ashley Willard)

Anngelle Wood's Top Honors

Reunion of Tone Sources: The Elevator Drops - one time and one time only until next time

Breakup of a Man Band: Bang Camaro - they're done but the know how to do it right - with tears and fists

Respecting the Rock Hair: Township - doing it for the kids

The Awesome Team: Peter Moore and Sarah RabDAU - can that house handle this?

Five Band Man: Jim Collins - Eddie Japan, The Buckners, The Future Starlets, MEandJOANCOLLINS, The Vivs and....

Inter-Song Stage Banter: Craig Riggs of Roadsaw - only cover one ear

Metal-melting Lounge-singing: Marc Gaffney of Gozu - Dio meets D'Angelo

Way Better Than the Other One: Vagiant - but law requires us to address them as Vagiant Boston, there will be no mistake here

Best End of Historical Boston Station: Final four days of WBCN - tears, just tears

Self-Serving Honorable Mention - Boston Emissions not getting cancelled - phew, Thank You Baby Jesus!

(Listen for Home-Spun Holiday Classics this Sunday on BE and my "Year-End" celebratory show on Sun, Dec 27)