The 2013 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble spanned three wild weeks in Boston, with one rescheduled semifinals night and another tense semifinals night due to the mayhem in Cambridge and Watertown. The finals took place April 26 with three remaining bands: Twin Berlin, Glenn Yoder & The Western States, and Eddie Japan. The lounge act Eddie Japan took home the coveted crown. Check out scenes from the night.
Pictured: Rumble organizer and host of “Boston Emissions” on WZLX Anngelle Wood addressed the crowd at TT the Bear’s Place in Cambridge.
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RUMBLE 2013 SCENES
The 2013 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble spanned three wild weeks in Boston, with one rescheduled semifinals night and another tense semifinals night due to the mayhem in Cambridge and Watertown. The finals took place April 26 with three remaining bands: Twin Berlin, Glenn Yoder & The Western States, and Eddie Japan. The lounge act Eddie Japan took home the coveted crown. Check out scenes from the night.
Pictured: Rumble organizer and host of “Boston Emissions” on WZLX Anngelle Wood addressed the crowd at TT the Bear’s Place in Cambridge.
Mayoral candidate Martin Walsh spoke to the crowd before the finals.
Pop-punk upstarts Twin Berlin kicked off the night.
Twin Berlin singer Matt Lopez sang to the audience.
Twin Berlin drummer James Janocha.
Lopez (left) and bassist Sean O’Neil.
Guitarist Tim Taylor, Janocha, and Lopez rocked.
Twin Berlin recently recorded an EP with Travis Barker of Blink-182.
Matt Lopez of Twin Berlin.
Organizers tossed t-shirts into the crowd between sets.
Twin Berlin drummer James Janocha leaped into the air between sets.
Glenn Yoder & The Western States advanced to the finals by beating Lifestyle, the Daily Pravda, and White Dynomite. The band finished second in voting in the finals.
Glenn Yoder, who is a producer for Boston.com, and guitarist Jeff Katz.
Chris Anzalone, drummer for Glenn Yoder & The Western States.
Jeff Katz sang harmony.
Fans like Joe Laubacher (center) cheered for Glenn Yoder & The Western States.
Brooks Milgate played keyboards and organ for Glenn Yoder & The Western States.
Glenn Yoder & The Western States.
Jeff Katz (right) sang with Glenn Yoder.
Yoder addressed the audience.
Jeff Katz of Glenn Yoder & The Western States.
Glenn Yoder howled during a song.
Fans took a break outside the finals of the Rock 'n' Roll Rumble.
Eddie Japan singer David Santos wooed the crowd. The band took first place in the competition.
Eddie Japan backup singers gave the set some ‘50s flare.
Santos and the backup singers.
Santos worked the stage.
A string section filled out Eddie Japan’s set.
Eddie Japan.
The audience reacted to Eddie Japan’s set.
Chris Barrett alternated between trumpet and keyboards during Eddie Japan’s set.
Santos sang to the audience.
Santos worked with his backup singers.
The Dogmatics closed the night with a non-competing guest set.
The band participated in the 1985 Rumble, which was won by Down Avenue.
The Dogmatics rocked TT’s.
The legendary local garage rock band has Dorchester roots.
The Dogmatics.
Members of the band Mount Peru, who were eliminated from the Rumble during the preliminary round, posed for a portrait outside The Middle East in Cambridge. From left: Tim Nylander, drums, Curtis Wyant, guitar, Alan Durell, bass, Matt Bowker, trumpet and keys, Thom Valicenti , vocals and guitar, and Mary Flatley, vocals.
