Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's

About Me

This page is dedicated to all of Boston's local rock bands from the 80's and 90's.

FAQ: Who is running this page?

Patty

Founder and Previous Warden
Michele
(aka Schleppy)

Check out John's blog, Revere Rock and Beyond, for a jackpot of old demos from local bands!
http://revererockandbeyond.blogspot.com

ATTENTION BANDS: If your band is not on the list under our Music section and should be, please email us.
Please understand and respect the purpose of this page. We do not want current bands using this page for promotional purposes.

If you have any band names, band member names, old pics, flyers, memorabilia, etc., please send them to me!

[email protected]

My Interests

All bands listed in white have a link to a blog and/or Myspace page. Bands listed in yellow have a link to a Myspace page. Hopefully, with your help, we'll eventually have something on each one.

40 Thieves
6L6
7th Heaven
7th Sign
The Accidents
Aces High
Acid Jack
After Dark
After Shokk
Ajna Chakra
Al Halliday & the Hurricanes
Altered Dominance
Angry Hill
Anomanes
Ant Farm
Ashera
Asiz
Astronaut
Asylum
Atomic Fixx
The Atlantics
Attaboy
Attitude, Inc.
Atunga
Auditory Imagery
August
August (2)
Axminster
Bacchus
Back Seat Romeo
Bad Art Ensemble
Bad Blood
Bad Bones
Bad Karma
Bad Motherseed
Ball N Chain
Balloon
Bang
Bang Nasty
Beat Surrender
Beggars Street Inn
Beyond Repair
Big Catholic Guilt
Big Me
Birdbrain
Bitter
Bittersweet
Black Belt Jones (Mudbuzzard)
The Blackjacks
Black Number 9
Black Water Junction
Blackout
BlewVein
Blind Rhino
Blood for Blood
Blue Tiger (Masquerade)
BOA
Bob's Mob
Bolivian March
Bone II Bone
Bone Daddy
Bone Dry System
Boston Brats
Boy's Life
Brainthrust
B.R.A.W.L.
Brawl Park
Briar Rose
Broken Poet
Bugsy Crunch
Bullet LaVolta
B'zrker
Candy Striper Death Orgy
Capital Punishment
Captain Wizard
Cardinal Sin
Caution
Cement
Cement Shoes
Change of Pace
Chaos Calm
Charon
Chris's Crue
Cliffs of Dooneen
Cobalt 60 / C60
Concussion Ensemble
Contagious
Control U
Controlled Aggression
CrackHouse
Crash Ballet
Crystal Talon
Damage Done
Damager
Damn Nation
Dead Shot
Dear Life
Demise
Deserich
Deslok
Deuces Wild
Dirty Trixx
Disrupt
Dissent
Distrust
Diver Down
Dizzy Spell
Dogzilla
Down Avenue
Drained
Dread
The Dream
Drifter
The Drive
Dropkick Murphys
D'Spayre
D.T. Boyz
DYS
Easy Action
Eclipse
Egypt
Electric Toys
Elemeno
The Enemy
Equinox
Erotika
Eternal Suffering
Every Second
Exact
Exceed
Excite Bite
Expose
Extreme
Face to Face
Fail Safe
Farrenheit
Fat Satchel
Fatal Silence
Father Groove
Feces Pieces
The Fighting Cocks
Final FX
Flash Addict
Flat Black
Flesh
The Fools
Formicide
Fortune (Prowler)
Free Radicals
The Freeze
Frontier Pilots
The F.U.'s
Fugitive
Full Force
Full Tylt
Gang Green
Gary Shane and the Detour
Genocide
Glass
Godsmack
Gracie
Grafite
Gridlock
Grief
Groinoids
Guitarzan
Gypsy
Gypsy (2)
Gypsy Rose
Hank Crane
Hadlicks
Haven
Headhunter
Hearing Impaired
Heartless
Helen Roar
Heretix
High Noon
High Society
Holiday
Hollywood Squares
Honkeyball
Hordes of Mungo
Hostage
Human Sexual Response
Ides of March
In The Pink (Sunshine Jive)
In the Wild
Incision
Infestation
Intruder
IROKK
Iron Rage
Iron Sausage U.K.
Ivory Tower
Ivy Stone
The Jackals
Jam Samich
Jealous Dogs
Jerry's Kids
Jesus Chrysler (Locomotive)
Jet City
Jetblack Delilah
Jet Screamer
Jetset
Jodee Frawlee Band
The Joe Perry Project
Joe Stump
Joey Ammo
Johnny N The PoBoys
Jon Butcher Axis
Jon Finn Group
The Joneses
Joplin Hart
Jozlin Bones
Jumpa
Justus
Kendra
Kid Crash
Kid Simple
Kill City Thrills
Kilslug
King of the Rats
Kronik
Krucix
La Gritona
Lady Luck
Last Cry
Last Laff
Last Wish
Laugh at the Monkey
Lazarus
Legend
Lethal Fury
LiveWire
Looose Monkey
Lord Bane
Lord Grey
Lost Angels
Love it to Death
Love, Life & Fury
Love Makin' War
Love Pollution
Lovin Kry

I'd like to meet:

FAMILIAR FACES
Here's some old faces you may recognize. If you have any pics of yourself or friends from back in the day (which, by the way, was a Wednesday - Dane Cook), please send them in!

See more slideshows:
Familiar Faces 1
Familiar Faces 2
Familiar Faces 3
Familiar Faces 4

Clubs:
The Atlantic Lounge (The Tank)
Avalon
Axis
Bill Ash's
Bill's Bar
Brian's Ivy Hall
Bunratty's
The Causeway
Celebrations
The Channel / Necco Place
Club 114
Club III
Club 490
Deringers
Edible Rex
Escape (Sneakers)
Frolics
Granite Rock
Green Street
Grover's
Hendi's
Jack's

Jasper's
Jumbo's
Katina's (Vertex)
The Kon-Tiki
Lil' Earls
The Living Room
Local 186
Mama Kin
Maximillian's
Middle East
Mr. C's Rock Palace
Narcissus
Necco Place
The Paradise
Rascal's
The Rat (Rathskellar)
Red Square
SPIT
The Rockpile
TT the Bear's
Vanderbilt's
Wally's

"Ron Tams... he's our Kevin Bacon."
-Brian Dixey

Music:

Lump
LunarSX
Lynx
M-80
Mace
Mad Hatter
Mad Pedestrian
Maelstrom
Major Shock
Mama's Tongue
Maniac
Mass (Axis)
Mass Hysteria
Matt Leff Project
Max Thorn
Maximum
Medicine Head
Meliah Rage
Mercy Beat
The M.I.A.'s
Michaels Messina
Midnite
Misery City
Mission of Burma
The Mix
Mixed Nuts
The Modes
Moodcrush (Nirvana Groove)
Motherless Children
Mourning Widows
Mr. Cranky
Mr. Hyde
Mutiny
Mystery City
Mystery Jones
Mystreator
The Neighborhoods
Neutral Nation
Nevada Beach
New England
New Man
New Models
Nok
Nuno
O-Positive
Obsession
October Road
Ointment
One Eyed Jake
Only Living Witness
OPH
The Orfans
Orion the Hunter
The Outlets
Overkill
The Pact
Parachute
Paris
Pearl Harbor
Pieces
Pixies
Plaid Dragon
Plaything
Points North
Powerglide
Pozer
Predator
Progressive Italian Group (P.I.G.)
The Proletariat
The Quest
Quick Fever
Rainshine
Rat Alley
Reason Enough
Rebel Souls
Restless Souls
Retalliation
Robert A. Band
RockCandy
Rock City
Rockkit
Rogue
Rosie
Roxxi
Royal Pimps
RTZ
Rukkus
S.G. Rose
S.T.P. (Sharon Tate's Phoetus)
SSD (Society System Decontrol)
Sadochist
Sam Black Church
Sarvela
Sass
Savannah
Savoir-Faire
Scorcher
Severance
Sex and Witchcraft
Sexploitation
Shake the Faith
Shaker
Shatter'd
Shattered Innocence
She's So Loud
The Shods
Shotgun
Shotgun Sally
Shout
Shy Boy
Sick Phyllis
Side Show
Sin City
Sinful
Sinister Minister
Six Gun City
Skin Tight
Slammer
Slapshot
Slaughter Shack
Slave to Seduction
Sleepwalk
Sleestack
Slewfoot
Slick City
Slughog
The Slushpuppies
Slyboyz
Snidely Whiplash
Sold Out
Spike Raven
Split Image
Stampede
Steel Assassin
Sticks and Stones
Stomp
Stompbox
The Stompers
Stone Circus
The Stools
Strait Jackit
Stranglehold
Straw Dogs
Strawberry Bazzare
Street Kid
Streetheart
Strip Mind (Seka)
Subculture
Sugar Daddy's
SuperZero
Sweet Cheater
Sweet Surrender
Tangent
Tanus
Tarot
The Tats
Taupier
Taurus
The Tears
Tempered Steel
Temporary Insanity
Third Rail
Throat Culture
Thrust
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley II
Tizzy
Tommy Gun & The Hit Squad
Tongue-N-Groove
Total Stranger
Touch Me Hooker
Tour DeForce
Tragus
Trash Broadway
Trash Generation
Tribal Wisdom
Tribe
Trigger Effect
Triphammer
Tripwire
Twisted Fate
Two Fisted Tales
Two Million BC
Two Saints
Two Ton Shoe
Tyrus
Ultra Blue
Under Fire
Up From Eden
Valhalla
Valkyrie
The Verdict
Vigilance
Villain
Voyager
Wargasm
White Trash Deluxe
Whoopie Cat
Wicked Lester
Wicked Witch
Wild Child
Witch Bonnie
Wrath A.D.
Wretched Sin
Xkape
X-Plicit
X-Pozed
Youth With Bats
Zug Zug

Heroes:

Large sandwiches, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients such as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.

My Blog

Whoopie Cat

Sully (?) - VocalsBruce Graves - Guitar (Gypsy Rose)"Toast" - Guitar (Gypsy Rose)Hal (?) - BassJay DiPersio - Drums (Gypsy Rose, Trash Generation) Pics submitted by: Kim and Google Magic...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:15:00 PST

Sinister Minister

Michael Cody - VocalsWayne Bennett - Lead GuitarJohn McCarthy - Rhythm GuitarDave Emmons - GuitarMike Bottigleiri - BassNeil Graham - BassBrian Clinton - Drums (Mace)Butch Adams - Drums...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:16:00 PST

Blue Tiger

Lead Vocals - Arthur Dauwer (Atomic Fixx)Guitar - Vince Ciampi (Gypsy)1st Bass Player - Pat Moynihan2nd Bass Player - Sean "Ciasiera" SmithDrums - Mike Maguire Other members:Dan - original drumm...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:54:00 PST

Bacchus

Tommy Lanzillo - Vocals, BassJoe Paul - GuitarDavid Epstein - Drums
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:42:00 PST

Savannah

Earle Lord - Vocals (Lord Grey)Dario Dipietrantonio - Guitar, Vocals (Slyboyz)Marc Kolodziej - Bass (Lord Grey)Marty Olga - Keys, Vocals (Slyboyz)Tony Silva - Drums, Vocals (Lord Grey) Pics submitt...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:56:00 PST

Slewfoot

Formed in 1993 by former members of D.T. Boyz, CrackHouse and Stone Circus. Original Lineup:Randy Jackson - Vocals (Attitude, Inc., Bone Daddy, D.T. Boyz, Lazarus)Ed Dollen - Lead Guitar (Stone Circu...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:50:00 PST

Hostage

From left to right:Joe Jordan - DrumsBarry Collins - GuitarBob Hartman - VocalsMiles Deloid - GuitarTom Walason - BassIn the late 80's, Hostage played the Boston scene at venues like the Channel, Rath...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:47:00 PST

C BANDS

Can you provide us with any information on the following bands? CementChange of PaceCrash BalletCrystal Talon...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:03:00 PST

Bad Motherseed

Nathan Aldrich - VocalsTommy Plevin - Guitar (Crystal Talon, Rebel Souls, Shout, Tin Pan Alley)Tyler Sweet - GuitarAmerico "Dicky/Rich" Demase - BassRoger Leblanc - Drums Bad Motherseed on Myspa...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Mon, 14 May 2007 09:37:00 PST

Crash Ballet

Brian ??- VocalsSteve Bourassa - GuitarPete Mackey - Guitar (rhythm?)Joe Deloretto - BassJay ?? - Drums Pics submitted by: Mary G...
Posted by Boston Rock Scene - 80's and 90's on Sat, 31 May 2008 06:28:00 PST