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Out: Rock And Roll Rumble preliminary week

By MICHAEL MAROTTA | April 13, 2011

The remaining eight comprise two pretty incredible shows that will no doubt pack TT's later this week: Semifinal Night 1 (Thursday, April 14) features Mellow Bravo, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, Sidewalk Driver and wild card Spirit Kid. The back-end in scheduling terms only, Night 2 (Friday, April 15) offers Walter Sickert and his crooked clan, ~~Jenny Dee and hers~~ (as straight as Sickert's is bent), John Powhida International Airport and the second wild card, Black Thai. Those are two motherfucking stacked lineups.

>> Photo Slideshow: Preliminary Night #3 <<
>> Photo Slideshow: Preliminary Night #4 <<

So, sure, in the name of the Rumble game three will move on, and a "crown" will be awarded at the April 22 final (word on the street says it's Sidewalk Driver's to Rumble lose, though this writer still can't get over Mellow Bravo's beer-drunk determination to kick ass).

But after an incredibly successful and varied week of Boston rock, with three cheers and a cocktail raised toward organizer Anngelle Wood, it's impossible to say anyone lost anything.

At the end of the day, some bands just got to play more.

>> Photo Slideshow: Preliminary Night #5 <<
>> Photo Slideshow: Preliminary Night #6 <<

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OUT: ROCK AND ROLL RUMBLE PRELIMINARY WEEK | April 13, 2011
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THE RETURN OF THE ROCK 'N' ROLL RUMBLE | March 31, 2011
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