If It's Too Loud...

By now you all know that two of my favorite local bands are Sapling and Tysk Tysk Task, although at this point I should just say that they are two of my favorite bands. The members are friends, and I've been hoping they'd play a show together for a while now. Finally, Friday night one of my dreams came true so I had to head out to The Worthen in Lowell for one of my most wished for double bills! When I first saw this bill, I checked out Red Ledger, the opening band. I really enjoyed their blend of mainstream alt-rock meets melodic hardcore. Friday night's set was a solo acoustic show by frontman James Dee. Dee went between acoustic guitar and ukulele for his set, mostly playing songs that he can't really play with a full, loud band. He also played at least one song off Red Ledger's upcoming album. It was hard to judge the new song based on a solo acoustic performance. This just gives me even more reason to get out to check out Red Ledger down the road! I didn't ...

I've wanted to go to The Town and The City Festival ever since the very first one was announced, but it had never quite worked out. When the line up was announced for October 2021, I could finally go... and then it was postponed. Luckily I was able to make it to the Saturday edition, but had to miss artists like Tanya Donelly & The Parkington Sisters, The Old Rochelle, Hilken Mancini and Chris Colburn, the live debut of Aaron & The Lord, and more. The two shows I caught on Saturday were fairly epic, though. My evening started off at The Worthen Attic, which was basically the second floor of a pub. It's the kind of place where the stage is just an area in the corner of the room on the floor behind a post, but these places have their very own charm. First up was Lowell's own Tysk Tysk Task. Even though I've been a rabid fan for a few years now, and they're very local, seeing them live has just never worked out before. Playing as a duo with Samantha Hartsel on ...