Local Vibe

Ok, so Rockin The Valley 2 went down last night for a select group of hardcore rock and rollers who couldn’t be held back by the impending rain that pelted us for most of the night. This group of wet people bouncing around in the rain and mud who were affectionately labeled as “Dirtbags” by Chris Raposo, West Memphis Suicide’s frontman, got louder and prouder as the rain got harder and more frequent. For those of you that aren’t aware or can’t understand how this could be considered an affectionate greeting, the term “Dirtbag” is a positive one in the WMS circle of friends. It represents someone with integrity, honesty, loyalty, respect and several other admirable qualities. Anyways, the dirtbags were in full force for the WMS show and all of the other fantastic entertainment organized by Mike Watson, Jason Jansekovich and too many others to list here. This event couldn’t have happened without the many people that pitched in to help, and to those people we would like to say “THANKS DIRTBAGS!”. For those of you that weren’t there, or can’t exactly remember some of what happened, we have included a photo gallery with all of the bands, and just a few of the people that were out playing in the rain.

Early in the day, the tents were set up and the stage was affixed with huge tarps to keep the bands and their equipment dry.

Everyone that came out to the Cambridge Arts Festival throughout the day had a wonderful time. There were events for everyone to participate in and some fantastic entertainment. From the “two fisted twisted” rock and roll of Bobnoxious to the symphony playing inside the Centre for the Arts, there was a diverse display of talent [...]

Last Friday Molly Blooms patrons were treated to an onslaught of metal which left us all in mid air. The evening began with Jakk Damage who is one serious ass kicker of a band. From their opening chords to the sweaty finish everyone was mesmerized by each member of the band as they all gave [...]