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The BGN News Archive
Welcome again to a new normal version of the BGN....we'll start with the bad news .... Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger died this week from coronavirus. He was 52. Let that be a lesson, we don't want more of this kind of bad news to start piling up.... We can only plead for everyone to limit your exposure by staying at home, washing your hands etc....We still have a long way to go with this. Boston Calling finally said the May festival was cancelled. Duh! People are booking months ahead now in the hope that all will be well at some point. Case in point is Tubefest who are trying for September 27 at the Midway at 3pm.
They just released a new EP, Kathy, and all four songs have that Graneros sound that's all their own. The last song, "Tying Off", has a bit of Hee Haw Country swagger to it. Even with that, it hits hard just like the first three songs. This is music with heft!! We've always felt like Generos were not getting credit for their quality music. If you listen to these songs we think you can hear why they deserve a higher profile. This is a mighty good EP. They're able to do their thing either live or recorded. Being where we are now it’s great to have this very worthy effort to hear. We have their song “So Cool So Cold” on our Top Ten Songs and The EP on Bandcamp: Kathy. go to it now! There's a lot of live sets on Facebook, but they're done with just a day or two notice so you have to be on Facebook and look around. We caught Rebuilder do a very entertaining set performing their first EP live. it was Sal/electric guitar and Daniel/bass. It worked well with the sonic capabilities of live broadcasting. They were very loose and funny between songs and that added to it. They seemed comfortable with the technology and were able to interact with posters/viewers in real time. For us it was a chance to hear how well written their songs were and we’re bigger fans of theirs for it. Watch & Listen here
Evan Shore of Muck and the Mires did a solo set (sitting at Linda's drums) on Above the Basement, another Facebook live music page. Here’s another example of where this format gives you something different. Without the rest of the band Evan was able to slow down a bit and chose a wider variety of songs from his long history. He ended with a Buddy Holly song. Watch & Listen here. Check out Above the Basement for a lot more performances!!
We have it on our Top Ten Songs
45 Rally return for a topical and timely tune called “Easter Parade” a (free) bonus track from their EP Tweets for My Sweet. It’s a garage tune that lyrically takes the supposed Easter go-back-to-life date that 45 proposed and beats it out. It’s a fun romp that might get you out of the mire we are in now…wink, wink. Listen here. Watch thevideo here. And if that’s not enough Rum Bar….there’s more.... Malibu
Lou the Grand Poohbah of Rum Bar has put together
a 18 song label sampler called A Light Beer & a Shot of Some
Heartland-Punk. There’s so much good stuff in there you
just have to go yourself and check it out. Hey, now we have the time.
They are building up a nice pile of punk songs. They are always busy and their material shows they are always thinking. The Sewer Buddies, an offshoot of the Whoopi Sticks, is a punk band for kids…but hey, we can like them too. They just released a 5 song EP that has songs about the Boogy Man, smelly dogs and Sasquatch. If you’re stuck in the house with children it’s time to give them a dose of punk – try The Sewer Buddies.
Here are some shows to look forward to after things are hopefully back to normal....maybe..... as far as we know this hass not been cancelled...yet... May 29 (Friday) Easterville Rocks Boston with Nervous Eaters, Barrence Whitfield & The All Stars, Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band, Carissa Johnson at The Parardise May 29 (Friday) Brix'n'Mortar and Silver Screams at Koto Salem
May 30 (Saturday) Stray Bullets, Duck & Cover, Disco Rice, Silver Screams at O'Brien's June 5 (Friday) Booze & Glory (punk/Oi - U.K.), The Drowns, Battery March at Great Scott June 5 (Friday) Booze & Glory (punk/Oi - U.K.), The Drowns, Battery March at Great Scott June 6 (Saturday) Straight Johnny, The Cretins, Electric Joey, Bad Sandy, Thigh Scrapers at The Midway 3-7PM matinee June 6 (Saturday) Jay Allen and the Arch Criminals Record Release Show at The Square Root June 13 (Saturday) Lyres and GLiDER at ONCE Lounge early 6:30-9PM show June 13 (Saturday) Sugar Cones, Diablogato, Bunch of Jerks at The Square Root
June 27 (Saturday) Stop Calling Me Frank, Nat Freedberg, Brad Marino at The Square Root June 28 (Sunday) The Amplifier Heads, The Thigh Scrapers, 1.4.5., The Stigmatics at The Midway 3-7PM matinee July 3 (Friday) Andrea Howlett’s X-Ray Specs Tribute Show at The Square Root July 18 (Saturday) The F U 's, GLiDER, Screw Cart at 9 Wallis Beverly August 10 (Monday) (moved from 4/6/20) The Knock Ups, blindspot, Gene Dante & the Future Starlets at Charlie's Kitchen September 4 (Friday) The Zulus at The Paradise September 17 - 21 The New England Shake-Up! Year Seven! in Framingham FB page CONTACT US AT....misslynbgn@yahoo.com Send us your gig listings, your anything else ya got!! You want your CD reviewed?? Contact us for that too.
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The Graneros have been slowly and steadily chocking up recordings
since 2016. Red Drug (2016) was the song that proved they had something to say
and a great way to say it. 
Jay Allen and the Archcriminals have released Little
Daggers, a new EP out on Rum Bar Records (and
its free!). Rum Bar never slows down, damn the virus, all new releases ahead!
A Bunch of Jerks also have a new 3 song EP on Rum Bar
records (it's also free!). All their hard work is getting them a well
deserved higher profile. It’s also solidifying their band identity.
It’s hard not to notice Stabbitha’s larger
than life persona. Her high gusto performances stamp all the Jerk' material.
“White Girl, Wasted” is so connected to Stabbitha’s
delivery that it seems it wouldn’t make sense without it. The
chorus is super catchy and as the cover suggests you can just imagine
singing that on a drunk night out….whenever that happens again.
We have that song on our 
Brad Marino of The Connection keeps his solo
efforts regular. He just released a three song EP called “False Alarm”.
He has a patented sound that he gets out of the studio every time and it's here
too. It’s bright pulsing rock pop that takes a lot from the 50s and 60s
while also sounding modern. The songs rides on a thick bed of ringing guitars.
In the title song "False Alarm", halfway through the well done solo
divides between a 12 string and a six string. Just add this to the pile of winning
tunes by Brad. 
Finally a release NOT on Rum Bar. Color Killer
has a song about the corona killer. It’s called “Down With Corona”.
It’s actually their song “Down With Winter” with new words.
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