Warped Tour is a rite of summer for kids between the ages of 12-20 who like their guitars with three chords. This past Tuesday, when thousands of teens descended upon the Comcast Center in Mansfield to celebrate their favorite summer event, they did so in cooperation with New England's rite of the summer of '09: rain. Yet mother nature couldn't deter the fifty odd bands from performing on seven stages strewn about the wet grounds, making the 15 year old event a real test of endurance for people of all ages.
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When we last saw Devotchka, they occupied a stage the size of a coffee table, and Bostonist was relieved that TT's didn't collapse under the weight of their sousaphone. Returning to Boston on Sunday night, they brought reinforcements, annexing the Paradise Rock Club with horn players and an actual sit-down, read-sheet-music string section.
Bostonist didn't suspect at the time that Rhett Miller's Saturday show would be the weekend's high point, but it would have been a night well spent despite whatever happened on Sunday. The Old 97s gained national attention around the time of the "No Depression" Americana/alt-country scene, which was spearheaded by Uncle Tupelo and which also launched the career of Ryan Adams in Whiskeytown. Hailing from Dallas, Old 97s definitely have a helping of twang in their rock; but they straddle folk, country, cow-punk, and power-pop.
The Apples in Stereo will be at the Middle East Downstairs tonight at 8:00 pm.
DCist helps us make more sense of the world this week. Posts like this concert review are the reason for Scott Stapp. DCist also enumerates the reasons for playing ultimate frisbee, Condi's tight buns, their love of a local convenience store, and their jealousy of a person in Seattle calling the city. LAist documented graf artist Banksy's most recent visit to LA in one two three posts. They also found the best possible use...
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