The Class of 2024

Rock N Roll Rumble is clearly fuxxing with Hump Day News. Compare the Class of 2023 with the Class of 2024. Look how the number of “reported on by Hump Day News” bands made the cut in 2024 versus the previous year. Not going to spell it out, but it’s a considerable jump. Conclusion? Much like Tupac Shakur in the 1992 crime/thriller Juice (how far will you go to get it?), Hump Day News has the JUICE. And/or fantastic taste…

Another way Rock N Roll Rumble is fucking with Hump Day News? By dribbling out the “reported on by Hump Day News” over every goddamn show in the preliminary round. Really making it hard not to catch & cover the whole thing. No promises. If you want to join up on this epic endeavor, get The Full Boat Pass if you gotta catch em all. Or just go show by show.

Let’s break it down show by show in the preliminary round…

Preliminary Night One

Thursday, April 4

9:00 Shotgun Waltz

9:45 The Magic City

10:30 Sunshine Riot

11:15 Twig

We’ve written up Sunshine Riot a couple of times. Kind of a neu grunge outfit with indie rock swagger that recorded an album with Steve Albini a while back. Twig, historically, brings huge headbanging to the stage, and we’ve got a writeup of their new single “Nude Beaches” coming soon. Check em out!

Preliminary Night Two

Friday, April 5

9:00 JATK

9:45 Gut Health

10:30 Trailer Swift

11:15 Type 66

Gut Health?! Hump Day News might be your leading online music news source for Gut Health news, with a raft of live coverage and music reviews. Never caught Trailer Swift, but kind of intrigued on satirical name power alone…

Preliminary Night Three

Saturday, April 6

9:00 Condition Baker

9:45 Other Brother Darryl

10:30 Wire Lines

11:15 Lovina Falls

Other Brother Darryl? Another band that Hump Day News has covered extensively, although half the time we spelled the name wrong. With only one ‘r’ in ‘Darryl.’ Honestly, who really knows how many ‘r’s are in Darrryl?

Preliminary Night Four

Thursday, April 11

9:00 Shiverlane

9:45 Ruby Grove

10:30 Looking Glass War

11:15 Bikethrasher

This is a two-fer! Hump Day News has caught bikethrasher and Ruby Grove all over town. The first is neo grunge rock n roll, the second spikes the punchbowl with some trip hop. Check em out!

Preliminary Night Five

Friday, April 12

9:00 The Roland High Life

9:45 Cold Expectations

10:30 The Ghouls

11:15 Never Gonna Make It

Just wrote up The Ghouls the other week! A killer band out of Lowell. And Hump Day News has written up The Roland High Life a couple of times, live and track reviews. Dive bar rock n roll brawlers. Put up your dukes!

Preliminary Night Six

Saturday, April 13

9:00 Robotic Hawks

9:45 Roser

10:30 CE Skidmore & The Damn Fine Band

11:15 Mammothor

Hump Day News first caught CE Skidmore & The Damn Fine Band at the JP Music Festival. Oh shit, that’s coming up too! Follow the JP Music Fest socials for fundraising gig updates.

Six nights of Preliminary Rumbling, and one or more“reported on by Hump Day News” bands on each of them. Might as well put us on the shadowy cabal of a selection board. Not joking!

OK, alright, let’s go see some music!