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“I’m a big fan of people who support arts and culture,” Wood says. “I feel like a lot of us in the community feel like we’re losing space all the time, so when we gain one it’s important for us to band together and support it.”The closing of T.T. the Bear’s Place this past summer marked the shuttering of another beloved local institution and the end of an era for the Rock & Roll Rumble, which held its annual battle of Boston’s hardest-rocking bands at T.T.’s for five years. And while Rumble organizer and Boston Emissions host Anngelle Wood was sad to close the door on that part of the Rumble’s history, she says that T.T.’s closing and the Rumble’s subsequent displacement created a new opportunity. This year, the Rumble will be held on April 3-22 at the recently rechristened and revamped ONCE Lounge and Ballroom at Somerville’s Cuisine en Locale, which has been consistently hosting an eclectic mix of live shows since chef and music-scene veteran JJ Gonson first set up shop there in late 2013.
The format of the 2016 Rumble won’t change—24 local bands will duke it out over six preliminary nights, two nights of semifinals and one final battle between the two remaining bands—but Wood says she’s excited about adding some new faces to the party. “We’re going to have a lot of people who have never been to this venue before. We’re going to have people who have never been to a Rumble before,” she says of the lineup, which includes punk outfit Choke Up, prog-rockers I Was Awake, soul/funk troupe Johnny Blazes & the Pretty Boys and more. “We really want to welcome those people, do as much as we can to carry on what the Rumble has been and launch a new place that’s viable for new people to come and see music,” she says. “When one door closes, several others open.”
Spring into Action: Music
By Alexandra Cavallo | Photo Credit: Derek Kouyoumjian | March 12, 2016
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Ready to Rumble Again
“I’m a big fan of people who support arts and culture,” Wood says. “I feel like a lot of us in the community feel like we’re losing space all the time, so when we gain one it’s important for us to band together and support it.”The closing of T.T. the Bear’s Place this past summer marked the shuttering of another beloved local institution and the end of an era for the Rock & Roll Rumble, which held its annual battle of Boston’s hardest-rocking bands at T.T.’s for five years. And while Rumble organizer and Boston Emissions host Anngelle Wood was sad to close the door on that part of the Rumble’s history, she says that T.T.’s closing and the Rumble’s subsequent displacement created a new opportunity. This year, the Rumble will be held on April 3-22 at the recently rechristened and revamped ONCE Lounge and Ballroom at Somerville’s Cuisine en Locale, which has been consistently hosting an eclectic mix of live shows since chef and music-scene veteran JJ Gonson first set up shop there in late 2013.
The format of the 2016 Rumble won’t change—24 local bands will duke it out over six preliminary nights, two nights of semifinals and one final battle between the two remaining bands—but Wood says she’s excited about adding some new faces to the party. “We’re going to have a lot of people who have never been to this venue before. We’re going to have people who have never been to a Rumble before,” she says of the lineup, which includes punk outfit Choke Up, prog-rockers I Was Awake, soul/funk troupe Johnny Blazes & the Pretty Boys and more. “We really want to welcome those people, do as much as we can to carry on what the Rumble has been and launch a new place that’s viable for new people to come and see music,” she says. “When one door closes, several others open.”
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