LINDA VIENS (Angeline) Top Ten Live Musical Moments of 2007
1. Andrea Gillis and her killer band reaching all time, maximum rock crescendo moments during their version of “River Deep—Mountain High” (I’ve seen it happen in every club when they’ve ever played that song!)
2. Sarah Rabdau and Peter Moore singing around the piano with friends and a fire blazing at their Christmas party
3. Matt and Holly from HUMANWINE adding their timeless musical authenticity to a melancholy set by Beat Circus at the Zero Arrow Theatre
4. Asa Brebner, Kevin Shurtleff, and Andrew Mazzone as the backup band to beat all backup bands, rockin’ steady all night long behind Boston’s rock ’n’ roll royalty at Brett Milano’s book release party
5. Gabrielle Agachiko singing the shit out of Nina Simone songs at the Lizard Lounge
6. Dennis Brennan singing, anywhere, anytime, any night of the week
7. E. J. Labb gettin’ every single body in the house up and jumpin’ to their infectious hip hop at the Paradise Lounge
8. The Twinemen playing a bittersweet and soulful set for friends and family at the closing night party for the old HI-N-DRY/Morphine loft
9. Bad Art Ensemble’s joyous Wednesday night jams at the Plough & Stars, especially when the crowd joins Max at the top of their lungs on the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore show, “Love is All Around”!
10. The Dresden Dolls ambitious music/theater piece, The Onion Cellar, at the Zero Arrow Theatre: cathartic and brilliant!
SAMMY MIAMI (Shoot the Moon) Top Ten
1. The life and music of Brad Delp
2. Carmelita celebrates twenty years of Bay State Rock
3. Alan Petitti and David Herlihy of O-Positive reunite for two live performances
4. Tuesday nights in April at the Abbey
5. Boston Rocks Reunion Show sells out the Paradise
6. Tom Hamilton is declared cancer free
7. Sooz Kaup of Exploit Boston takes a stand to save free Internet radio
8. Toxic Narcotic reunites for sold out West Coast tour
9. Jaded makes miraculous comeback with new vocalist Marina Storm
10. Thirteen years after calling it quits, Flash Addict signs with Suncity Records to release retrospect compilation
MICKEY BLISS (Cantab) Top Ten Club Bohemia Events (of all time)
1. Opening night at the Kirkland (6/25/03) —To my delight people actually showed up, including local celebrities T Max, Carmelita, and Suzi Lee.
2. Bohemia ’94 Extravaganza (1/20/94)—The first show that Mikey Dee brought to the club and the one that really put Boho on the map.
3. Club Boho second annual Mardi Gras (2/24/95)—Dali catered and Slide’s masquerade costumes were magnificent.
4. Kenne Highland’s 40th Birthday Bash (4/2/96)—Kenne invited every band in town to play the show. Even Mr. Butch showed up.
5. Lolita’s Love Fest (7/27/96)—A real ’60s style happening and T Max donated the gate receipts towards new PA equipment for the club.
6. Rattleheatre’s “Live at Studley’s” Show (11/11/95)—Al Janik duked me $50 to introduce his band and I managed to announce the wrong act.
7. Helanie Saad’s 50th Birthday Bash (9/29/96)—Keith Bowniece got punched out on stage mid-performance and, as a direct result, stole the show.
8. Noise X-Mass Party (12/21/96)—The sold out crowd demanded dozen of encores from the larger-than-life rock star Mick Mondo.
9. Big Ray & the Futuras’ CD Release Party (6/14/97)—the club’s best CD release party ever. Big Ray even parked a space ship outside the door.
10. Kirkland Kissoff Memorial Meltdown (5/26 + 5/27/07)—with much assistance from Nancy Neon, we put together a regular two-day Woodstock to commemorate the Kirkland closing
And here are the top ten bands to ever play Club Bohemia. 1. Slide, 2. Rattleheatre, 3. The Strangemen, 4. Big Ray & the Futuras, 5. Sugar Twins, 6. The Allstonians, 7. Lyres, 8. The Varmints, 9. Max, 10. The Ken Clark Organ Trio
NICK BLAKEY (Church/ The In Out) Top Ten Local Artists I Had Never Heard Before 2007 Who Blew My Mind in 2007 (in no order)
1. John Haydon
2. White Horses
3. Cropduster
4. Mike MacDonald & The Widow Makers
5. The Whiskey Giants
6. Jason Bennett & The Resistance
7. Bryan MacPherson
8. Ara Vora
9. Padded Hell
10. The Doug MacDonald Band
RANDI MILLMAN (T.T.’s) Top Ten
1. The Jeanne Benefits
2. Bands with chicks that rock: Andrea Gillis, HRT, Superhoney, Snowleopards, Charms (R.I.P.), Scarce
3. “The Meanest Of Times” from Dropkick Murphys
4. Kevin Stevenson (& all The Shods) back on T.T.’s stage
5. “Collective Psychosis Begone” from Hallelujah The Hills
6. Ed V (Gentlemen, The Gravel Pit) & Jen’s (Downbeat 5) super fun rock ’n’ roll wedding
7. Caspian’s CD Release show 10/19/07
8. Halloween @ T.T.’s w/ The Luxury as Def Leppard, The Motion Sick as Poison, Sidewalk Driver doing Ziggy Stardust, and Red Red Rockit doing Hendrix
9. Our friendly goth/fetish crowd continuing to make T.T.’s their temporary adopted home until Manray relocates
10. “Things Will Look Up” from The Everyday Visuals
JOHN POWHIDA (The Rudds/…International Airport) Top Ten (plus one) Things to be Grateful for from 2007
1. The Ed Valauskas/Jen D’Angora wedding; the Tony Goddess/Samantha Wood wedding (a tie)
2. Nellie McKay at the Paradise. To witness this freak of nature live was humbling and disturbing
3. Billy Beard!
4. That booze cruise with The Gentlemen—New Year’s Eve with The Upper Crust (tie)
5. The Brett Milano book party was the show of all shows in 2007
6. That prog nite they did at the Abbey Lounge
7. Eric Laws fotos!
8. Hammel on Trial residency at Toad
9. All those Neighborhoods shows
10. Thanx to Asa Brebner’s kindness getting to play with Peter Wolf.
Plus one: The End War Now peace choir recording-partay!
ANDERSON MAR (Dark Sky Productions) Top Ten Creatively Controversial Acts of 2007
1. Beaglepuss
2. Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys
3. The Scallywags
4. Voodoo Screw Machine
5. Graveyard BBQ
6. The Boston Babydolls
7. Sasquatch and the Sick-a-billies
8. It Will End In Pure Horror
9. Wretched Asylum
10. The Shadows Smile
PETER MOORE (Count Zero) Top Five—I was out of the country half of 2007
1. Billy Ruane’s birthday party upstairs at the Middle East and seeing a bunch of people I hadn’t seen in clubs since the early ’90s.
2. Seeing Wings of Desire at the A.R.T.
3. Freezepop record release.
4. Chris Mascara: (a) Getting him a mo-cap gig modeling rock moves for Harmonix’ Rock Band game. (b) Seeing his alter ego as bassist in MeandJoanCollins. (c) His haircut.
5. Thomas Dolby at Harper’s Ferry.
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