Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood 12.29.13: Favorites of the Year!

Boston Emissions – Sunday, December 29, 2013
The Year In Favorites!

Boy Wonder – Liar Baby, a favorite classic number I’d had swimming in my head.

Mellow Bravo – Low Ain’t the Bottom fro RiPPER EP, 2013
–a favorite song of the year, a favorite EP of the year, a favorite live act from the year, one of our favorite show guests + their show with Cocked N’ Loaded (10th anniversary) and Motherboar (final show) was THE show of the summer.

Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys – Devil’s in the Details from Soft Time Traveler, 2013
—a favorite song of the year, a favorite record of the year
—See them as part of First Night Boston NYE 2014 with Patti Smith at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston

Tuesday Night Recording Club – I Want My Rock ‘n’ Roll, Ode to AC/DC’s Back In Black
A favorite project from the year , a favorite performances of the year, TNRC, with special guests, at Boston Music Awards 2013
—Recorded at Zippah on July 16, 2013, Musical Contribution from: Aaron Perrino: Vocals, Jim Janota: Drums, Seager Tennis: Bass, David Charles: “Angus” Guitar, Chris Cote: “Malcolm” Guitar

Tan Vampires – Into the West from Ephemera, 2013
—a favorite moment from CMJ in New York City. I went all the way to the Lower East Side to see a band from Dover, New Hampshire in a shitty bar in the Bowery.

Eddie Japan – A Town Called Nowhere
–That’s what a song of the year sounds like. They have a Rumble crown and a Boston Music Award. I cannot think of harder working band more deserving of the year they have had.

White Dynomite – White Dynomite
—A favorite Rumble moments, the White Dynomite Great Feather Pillow Escapade at the the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble, TT the Bear’s wrote in a WD no pillow clause!

Mellow Bravo featuring Dan Nicklin – Senorita, live at Mic Swap event at Red Star Union, June 20, 2013

Lifestyle – Ghostship
—a favorite Rumble moment, Sean Drinkwater cutting off his mullet during their Rumble preliminary set

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Favorite 2013 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble moments
-White Dynomite and the great feather pillow escapade
-Sean from Lifestyle cutting off his mullet
-Being called a controlling, tyrannical cvnt by a stinky burnout. He left. Quickly.
-Sean Libby of Whitcomb playing despite being in the hospital less than 24 hours earlier.
-Cilla Bonnie, from Glenn Yoder and the Western States, and her bass moves.
—The overall feeling of community especially after the marathon events. It was frightening for all but we rallied and figured it out. Thanks again.
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Sunday Summer Sessions, the best idea ever. I was looking for a way to make summer fun for all of us, instead of being a lazy show host and phoning it in every week. Here are just some of the excellent summertime performances. I can’t wait for next year.

Blackbutton – Hospital Stay

Blackbutton – Still Kids
–from Boston Emissions Sunday Summer Sessions, August 11, 2013

Camden – Talking About You
–from Boston Emissions Sunday Summer Sessions, August 25, 2013

Airport – Go Up
—from Boston Emissions Sunday Summer Sessions, August 4, 2013

Cocked n’ Loaded – Maximum Overdrive
—from Boston Emissions Sunday Summer Sessions, July 28, 2013
—-One of my favorite Summer Sessions, Mellow Bravo and Motherboar were also on. In support of what was the show of the summer: Cocked N’ Loaded’s 10 year show with Motherboar’s final show. We had ponchos. Kyle from CNL suffered a nasty injury that night just a few songs into the set and earned the title, Mayor of Rocktown.

Eldridge Rodriguez – Give Myself Over To Boston

Eldridge Rodriguez – Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, the cover
—from Boston Emissions Sunday Summer Sessions, July 14, 2013

The Color and Sound – Graves
—one of my favorite songs of the year
—from Boston Emissions Sunday Summer Sessions, Sept 29, 2013
—-TCAS played the BE 5th Birthday show

Hivesmasher – Save The Magic For Tomorrow, 2012
–I loved metal month. We’ll continue with the new heavy featured called, wait for it, HEAVY!

Ruby Rose Fox and Goddamn Glenn – What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve

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More favorites:
Doing the show from TT the Bear’s 40th anniversary week and Permafrost reunion! Also, a highlight was seeing O Positive (again)!
Summer Sessions and all who came in to play.
Shooting radio scenes for The Mayor of Rock ‘n’ Roll, that’ll be out in 2014.
Seeing Boston bands in New York City. It is like supporting your home team at an away game.
Metal month ruled.
Members of Morphine playing on the show!
Sam Black Church coming by.
Glamta! and Sidewalk Driver at Holiday Spectacular. Awesome.

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Favorites from Eric Roberts:

1. White Dynomite at the Rumble.
2. Running across Boston to grab hoodsies for the BE 5th anniversary then throwing them at people from stage at TT’s.
3. Everything that Tuesday Night Recording Club did at the Boston Music awards.
4. The Mic Swap at Red Star with Mellow Bravo and OldJack.
5. Seeing The Motion Sick live.

T-shirts
1.”OldJack Loves You”
2. Mellow Bravo Market Basket Shirt
3. The Color and Sound’s awesome logo shirt
4. “Schmidt Happens”

Best Live Songs
1. “A Town Called Nowhere” Eddie Japan at the Rumble Finals
2. “Hum” by The Sheila Devine at OldJack’s Holiday Homage at The Sinclair