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We're taking on the delightful noise that Nantes, France's #TiCKLES create as we #review their debut LP on #StolenBodyRecords this morning before it drops next #newreleasefriday (11.28)! Words, links and more: tinyurl.com/5xhtrrtf #rockandrollfables #RNRF

TiCKLES Master An Odd Amalgamation Of Noise That Works Really, REALLY Well Across Sugar & Plastic Plates - rock and roll fables

The intense spoken word-esque delivery that IDLES and TV Priest both have mastered alongside their combined penchant for quirkiness with the fierceness of Ohms once they ramp up, TiCKLES is an odd ama...

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Local Alternative duo #blindspot recently released the video and single for their new song called "Sleepwalker" and today we're sharing some words on the track plus all the links you need to hear it for yourself: tinyurl.com/3wrrucen #supportlocal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

Singles! blindspot, "Sleepwalker" - rock and roll fables

You know that Picard facepalm meme that’s still all the rage? That’s us right now as we belatedly cover the newest from Boston-based duo blindspot. It’s not just that we’re super late to the party on ...

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Submissions for Salem Horror Fest 9 are open until 12/20. Apply here: filmfreeway.com/salemhorrorf...

Salem Horror Fest

Featured by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the Best Genre Festivals in the World! Millions of people come from all over the globe to learn the lessons of S...

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Cannot recommend this one enough! Be sure to catch them LIVE at Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge TOMORROW (11.8) if you're around town! #RatCityRockers

New Music Friday: Casket Rats, 'Rat City Rockers' -- The black thunder evangelists from Boston unleash a blitz of riffs, rebellion, and retribution with debut album "Rat City Rockers", out today on Tee Pee Records with the party Saturday at Middle East. ⚡ Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0alZOO...

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Go listen now 😍

New Music Friday, Arrows of Athena, 'Abandoned Love' -- Arrows of Athena return to rekindle a kinetic kind of connection with “Abandoned Love”, a sonic seducer of a new single from the cinematic Boston alt-rock duo out today on Belhaven Records. ⚡ Multi-Link: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Boston Heavy Rawkers #CasketRats will deliver their new LP, #RatCityRockers, TOMORROW (11.7) through #TeePeeRecords and today we have some early words as to why you should be PSYCHED for this release! Review with links and more here: tinyurl.com/yn4b48z2 @knyvet.bsky.social #supportlocal #RNRF

Rat City Rockers Gets To The Nitty Gritty, Hones In On Casket Rats' Raucous Rawk Core - rock and roll fables

One of the best things about this “job” (Because is it really a job if you love what you do???) is when we come across a band in the wild, become a fan, then find out they fall under the umbrella of s...

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Out today (11.6) is #JenniferTefftandTheStrange's take on @thelumineersmusic.bsky.social's "Salt and the Sea" from their 2019 album III! Words on all of that plus links on where to get your copy and more here: tinyurl.com/34hjdy4f #supportlocal #TheLumineers #rockandrollfables #RNRF

Singles! Jennifer Tefft & The Strange, "Salt And The Sea" - rock and roll fables

One of the cool things about, ahem, covering a cover song is when we come across one that we’re not very familiar with in the first place giving us essentially two new tracks to check out. That happen...

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More local love on the way this week starting with our #review of the new track from #ArrowsOfAthena called "Abandoned Love" which arrives this #newreleasefriday (11.7) across all your favorite DSP's courtesy of #BelhavenRecords. Words, links & more: tinyurl.com/yc7bmcjp @knyvet.bsky.social #RNRF

Singles! Arrows Of Athena, "Abandoned Love" - rock and roll fables

In our header for the review of The Ghost Archives, the debut LP from Arrows Of Athena, we said what the Boston duo were doing in Alt-Rawk was a renaissance and it looks like that movement won’t be ov...

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Boston's #PleasureWheel recently unveiled their debut release, #TheWorldTourisRuined, and today we're bringing you some thoughts on all of it in our latest #review which you can find posted on the #RNRF site right here: tinyurl.com/73hbnc94 #supportlocal #rockandrollfables

Pleasure Wheel Mix '70's-Style Doom And Psychedelia With AlternaGrunge On The World Tour Is Ruined - rock and roll fables

We will never say “No!” to adding some new Rawk to the accumulated oeuvre that takes up so much digital space across multiple devices in the RNRF offices. And what’s that? New Rawk that’s local to boo...

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Lowell's #TyskTyskTask is back with an updated lineup, new video and new song which is out today ahead of a show TONIGHT (10.17) at #Lilypad in Inman Sq with #TheGhouls & #MakeoutPalace! Review of the new track and vid clip, links and more here: tinyurl.com/3mnn94tp #supportlocal #RNRF

Singles! Tysk Tysk Task, "Toadstool" - rock and roll fables

Tysk Tysk Task make the kind of music that you long for. From the moment we first dove into sophomore LP You’re Sorry More we heard the kind of music that hits in such a way so that when it finished w...

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The new single from #TheChelseaCurve off #TheSoundCove's brand new compilation is out now with a showcase show this Sunday (10.19) at #TheBurren with @happylittleclouds.bsky.social, @coldexpectations.bsky.social & more! Words, links, etc: tinyurl.com/2w3vedex @knyvet.bsky.social #RNRF

Singles! The Chelsea Curve, "Rally 'Round" - rock and roll fables

Let’s make a deal with y’all: We will stop covering The Chelsea Curve in these pages when The Chelsea Curve stops making music worth covering. Which, we guess, is kind of a rigged deal as we don’t for...

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The new @fcommanders.bsky.social, #BEAR, arrives this #newreleasefriday (10.10) via #MagneticEyeRecords with a listening party happening tonight (8PM CT) over on @bandcamp.com! We have early words, links & more on the site now: tinyurl.com/4k8j7why @buickaudra.bsky.social #FriendshipCommanders #RNRF

Friendship Commanders Get Bigger, Bolder, Fuzzed Out And Furious On Emotionally Charged BEAR - rock and roll fables

Honestly? We have no idea why we procrastinated on this review as much as we did. Actually, scratch that. We do have an idea. It’s because sometimes, with a very select few records, we want to make su...

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MA's own #TheFoolsAgenda is back this #newreleasefriday (10.10) with a new record called #FoolsGold & today we're here to tell you all about it a little early in our latest post that's got the words, the links & more: tinyurl.com/9jx6b6hk @knyvet.bsky.social #supportlocal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

The Fool's Agenda Conjure A Musical Potpourri Throughout The Wondrous Whimsy Of Fool's Gold - rock and roll fables

If you thought you knew what The Fool’s Agenda had to offer based off recent singles “Dumb (Take Me Out)” or “Feel So High” then prepare for a revelation when full-length Fool’s Gold comes calling boa...

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The Thrash legends of #Testament return this #newreleasefriday (10.10) with their 14th (!!!) full-length through @nuclearblast.bsky.social and today we have some early words in our new #review as to why we think it might be their best yet: tinyurl.com/m5h88vxd @alexskolnick.bsky.social #RNRF

Testament Bring A Fiery Metal Fury To Epic 14th Full-Length Para Bellum - rock and roll fables

There’s always only been one Thrash band for us. Sure, we love Slayer and respect the hell out of Metallica. Megadeth tends to be uneven but still a’ight and while we initially got into the band durin...

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The new outfit from #GretchenShae, @weareproles.bsky.social, drop their debut EP #Inauguration TOMORROW (10.3) followed by a show that night at #Koto in #Salem with #GossipCollar & #Lipsmear! Words on the EP, links & more in our latest post: tinyurl.com/47knbus9 @knyvet.bsky.social #Proles #RNRF

Gretchen Shae Invites You To The Inauguration With Proles' Masterful Post-Punk Debut Release - rock and roll fables

Gretchen goes Goth. Sort of. Well not really but we love alliteration, okay? And we’re not talking out our ass too much because while Gretchen Shae & The The Middle Eight may have been more a Rawk out...

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Beginning #SpookySZN by revisiting some of this year's @salemhorrorfest.bsky.social gems like the newest short from @andrewbowser.bsky.social called #FrankenbabesFromBeyondTheGrave feat. @pennybarber.bsky.social, @jimmisimpson.bsky.social, @littlepuck.bsky.social & more: tinyurl.com/3wfe9uke #RNRF

RNRF X Salem Horror Fest 8: "Official Selections- Shorts & Interludes", Frankenbabes From Beyond The Grave! - rock and roll fables

We were not privy to the apparent internet sensation that was Onyx The Fortuitous as it was happening. Instead we randomly came across a trailer for the movie of the same name (Onyx The Fortuitous and...

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Before releasing EP #likeyouusedto on October 24th, #NathalieMiller has dropped single "Kansas" today which also happens to be the focus of our latest Singles! post that you can check out by heading here: tinyurl.com/5bc2dk48 @knyvet.bsky.social #newreleasefriday #rockandrollfables #RNRF

Singles! Nathalie Miller, "Kansas" - rock and roll fables

Glimmering, glowing and glistening is the lay of the land when it comes to “Kansas”, the new single from Brooklyn’s Nathalie Miller, and hopefully serves as a good indicator on what’s to come on Mille...

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Boston Alternative Americana act @waywardvineband.bsky.social released their debut LP, #TheFall, today which is the same day our #review dropped! Read all about the record with all the links you need and more here: tinyurl.com/5atnwvpz @knyvet.bsky.social #WaywardVine #supportlocal #RNRF

Wayward Vine Enter The Fall With Dense Yet Delightful Collection of Modern Alternative Americana - rock and roll fables

With the songs that we’ve already covered along with the grand total number of singles that are out in the world for all to hear (Eight!) as well off the forthcoming full-length by Wayward Vine, you’d...

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The Electro/Darkwave phenoms in #K3YP4RTY return this #newreleasefriday (9.19) with a new single and video for "Do Not Misbehave" and today we're here to regale you of tales on why you should pre-save now! Words, links, more: tinyurl.com/y3vt25a3 #Electro #Kink #rockandrollfables #RNRF

Singles! K3YP4RTY, "Do Not Misbehave" - rock and roll fables

We don’t remember the last time an artist arrived on the scene that had the style and attitude to match such a wonderful sound but here we are talking up the second such track from K3YP4RTY. Much like...

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The debut full-length from #ScorpionMilk ( #GravePleasures, @convergecult.bsky.social, #ViagraBoys, @caveinboston.bsky.social, #Hexvessel) called #SlimeoftheTimes drops via #PeacevilleRecords this #newreleasefriday (9.19) & you can read about it NOW in our #review here: tinyurl.com/mt6e2rdf #RNRF

Scorpion Milk Rediscover The Origins Of Post-Punk On Enthusiastic Slime of the Times - rock and roll fables

We may have already declared this when covering the lead single off Scorpion Milk’s upcoming full-length debut but we’re at a point where if you attach Mat McNerney’s name to it, chances are we’ll dev...

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The mighty #ParadiseLost return this #newreleasefriday (9.19) with their 17th full-length, #Ascension, on @nuclearblast.bsky.social and today we're sharing some words on all of it in our new #review here: tinyurl.com/5n6f7648 #Heavy #Goth #Metal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

Goth Metal Maestros Paradise Lost Celebrate 35 Years With Colossal 17th Full-Length, Ascension - rock and roll fables

It is unclear why we never fully embraced Paradise Lost. We love Metal. We love Goth. We’re the hugest Type O Negative fans! Hell, we’ve also dug vocalist Nick Holmes’ outings with Bloodbath and guest...

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The newest single from @thefreqs.bsky.social has been out for a few weeks now but we wanted to marinate on all things "Jellyfish Cadaver" before posting about it because it's THAT GOOD! Words, links and more here: tinyurl.com/5n93wf7s #TheFreqs #supportlocal #Rawk #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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Knyvet @knyvet.bsky.social · last yr.

Worcester's own #DayGlowFoxes released new LP #ModernEschatology earlier this year and today we're here to tell you all about it before you finalize those year end lists in our belated #review available on the site now: tinyurl.com/eue6w6jp #supportlocal #Electro #rockandrollfables #RNRF

Day-Glow Foxes Bring West Coast Electro To The East Coast On Modern Eschatology - rock and roll fables

We only recently (Last 6 months or so) discovered Los Angeles’ Sacred Skin and have been drooling ever since so imagine our surprise when that West Coast Electro had a home on the East Coast courtesy ...

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From the moment we heard 'The Fall' earlier this year, we were completed enchanted by Wayward Vine. Now the Americana indie-folk band is set to release their debut album, of the same title, on Friday, Sept. 19. It's an emotionally cathartic collection of songs. ⚡ knyvet.substack.com/p/wayward-vi...

Wayward Vine weave a cinematic snapshot of our modern life with ‘The Fall’

Americana indie-folk project from Valerie Rachel and Greg Lawrence unveil an emotionally cathartic debut album on Friday, September 19

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Lowell Alternative rawkers #EscapeDurgin recently unveiled their new full-length and today we have some words on why you should check it out! #Review from us, all the links you need and more right here: tinyurl.com/5efy6fma #Alternative #supportlocal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

Escape Durgin Bring The New Alternative And Emotional Heft On Latest Full-Length - rock and roll fables

Know that once something enters our orbit in any kind of way (A band we’ve reviewed before, an artist we already dig, someone reached out and we like the sounds, etc…) it stays there for a long, long,...

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