Thursday, July 17, 2008

Squirrel Nut Zippers! Bang Camaro! The Neighborhoods!

Hey, who's sold over 3 million records and is coming to the Beachcomber tonight? No, not the Newbury Comics Employee of the month (but good guess).

It's Squirrel Nut Zippers! This is the first time Squirrel Nut Zippers have played on Cape Cod and we're very pleased and proud that they chose the Beachcomber as their virgin venue. They've sold all those records, been in heavy rotation on MTV and played on Regis & Kathie Lee, Letterman, Leno, Conan and Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve (did I mention Sesame Street?). They performed at President Clinton's Inaugural Ball and the Atlanta Summer Olympics, and have had multiple sold out national headline tours. A finer pedigree would be tough to find and many of us can hardly believe our good luck at having the chance to see them right here in our midst. Tickets: http://www.wellfleetbeachcomber.com/store/productdetails?productId=8085

Speeding from the sublime to the ridiculous, we have Bang Camaro tomorrow night. According to MTV News, “Kiss may have had their army, but Bang Camaro is the Army.” Boston's Bang Camaro is a five-piece band with twenty lead singers, described by The Boston Phoenix as “Headbanger's Ball meets Polyphonic Spree,” and named them the Best Live Act at the Best Music Poll Awards. Their song “Push Push (Lady Lightning)” is on Guitar Hero II and “Night Lies” will be in Rock Band II. If it's rock you're after, they won't let you down. Click here to buy tickets:http://www.wellfleetbeachcomber.com/store/productdetails?productId=8079

And then on Saturday we have a night with the legendary Neighborhoods! A punk-fueled garage-rock sound with big hooks, melodies, and snarling six-strings, the Neighborhoods are pretty much where it all starts in Boston Rock. A series of excellent albums, including 1987's Reptile Men (Emergo) and their 1991 major-label swan song, The Neighborhoods (Third Stone), plus their non-stop touring made them the snotty favored sons of the Northeast and dark horses in much of the rest of the country. They called it quits for a spell, but they're back and are very much the real thing. Get yer tickets now: http://www.wellfleetbeachcomber.com/store/productdetails?productId=8065

It looks like we'll be seeing a lot of each other over the next few days. It's okay, we've stocked the fridge.

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