Ready to party again, the crowd erupted for "Dirt Road Anthem." Strangely appealing to me for a country song including elements of rap, "Anthem" takes me back to all those...
Black Stone Cherry at the RISE ABOVE Fest 2012
"White Trash Millionaire," had everybody dancing, with a rockin solos by Wells and Robertson, overlaid on Lawhon's funky bass lines. Directing everyone side to side,John Fred Young, the drummer, rose...
Buckcherry at the RISE ABOVE Fest, 2012
Buckcherry was out to get us and get us good. They set their guns on stun and kept firing away. "Tired of You," had tall, tattoo'd timber man, Josh Todd,...
Seether Headlines the RISE ABOVE Fest, 2012 – New England Music News
The Meadowbrook Pavilion was alive with anticipation for the headline act of the 2012 Rise Above Festival, Seether. Seether front man, Shaun Morgan, created this tribute event to support the...
Puddle of Mudd at the RISE ABOVE Fest 2012
Wesley shouted to the wildly applauding RISE ABOVE crowd, "Ladies and Gentlemen, we will not be performing at all, unless you get up and stand up and have a good...
Otherwise at the RISE ABOVE Fest 2012
This is the power of music, to speak the unspeakable. The fans rose up to embrace it.
Supermachine at the RISE ABOVE Fest 2012
From Dover, NH, Supermachine featured thunder chords from Jay Fortin, and heavy bass lines rumbled out by Paul Jarvis. This band is creative in their song writing. Double stops in...
Stone Bullet at the RISE ABOVE Fest 2012
Stone Bullet came out with lean, mean screaming guitar solos, and low running bass lines, with Black Sabbath worthy rhythms. Rockin out in threesomes, as the unstoppable drummer, Seth Roya,...
Rock Star Energy Drink UPROAR 2012 – Comcast Center, MA
I attended the 2012 incarnation of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. The festival rolled through my backyard of Mansfield, MA . This festival goes across the United States every...
Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Cracker
Full of new work and twists and texture, this show was a full onslaught of talent and entertainment and gracious showmanship. As Todd Mohr stated during his set, “Ain’t nothing...
Honda Civic Tour 2012 Rocked the Comcast Center – Mansfield Ma
This was a epic show offering up close to five hours of non-stop rock. Starting with the opening Grammy-nominated alt-rockers Mutemath then on to Incubus and Linkin Park!
SLASH at the House of Blues, Boston.
Slash, considered one of the best guitarists of all time, played to the sold-out crowd, who responded enthusiastically all night. They were there to see a Hall of Fame guitarist...