WBCN Rock 'n Roll Rumble

Rock 'n Roll Rumble
sponsored by WBCN
Middle East (472 Mass Ave, Cambridge)
Prelims April 5 through 11
Semifinals April 16–17
Finals April 24
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WBCN's Rock 'n Roll Rumble continues its tradition of weeding out winners from losers with this year's event. Twenty-four local bands will battle with one another for the title of Rumbliest Band in Boston, in the 31st year of the competition. Contestants include:

Anarchy Club
Eksi Ekso
The Minus Scale
Angeline
The Fatal Flaw
*The Motion Sick
*Apple Betty
Gozu
*Muy Cansado
Gene Dante & The Future Starlets
Gravehaven
The Mystery Tramps
Dead Cats, Dead Rats
Have Nots
The New Alibis
The Deal
The Lights Out
*Sarah Rabdau & Self-Employed Assassins
Destruct-A-Thon
Logan 5 & The Runners
*Thick As Thieves
The Dirty Truckers
The Luxury
Trucker Mouth

Attend the preliminaries this week and pick your fave for the (semi)finals in the coming weeks. Our selections are starred: see how well they do in the competition.