PUNK IN THE PARK
Aug. 1
Harlow’s Pub Music Schedule
Saturday, January 2
Michael McCarthy
Friday,
January 8
Youngest Sun
Friday,
January 15
Roots of Creation
Saturday, January 16
Roots of Creation
Friday,
Scarlet Sails w/
January 22
Tara Greenblatt Band
Friday,
Friday,
January 29
February
26
Muddy Ruckus
DeadBeat
All shows start at 9:30 PM
Every Wednesday is Open-Mic Night at 8:30 PM
More info can be found on Facebook
(603) 924-6365
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watching as their thrash,
noise, punk, and grindcorevsound took over
the crowd with constant
circling of bodies, men
and women alike. These
guys were raw and dark.
Morpheus has been going strong since September of 2014 and they now
seem unstoppable.
Blind Threat, hailing
from Albany, NY, played
next and to this point had
the freshest sound of the
night. As soon as they
played, their music and
style reminded me of The
Acacia Strain. Singer
Dante Bender was a treat
to watch as he played to
the crowd, holding such
a remarkable stage presence. Tight, energetic,
and playful with totally
out-of-this-world vocals
made this set amazing.
Hardcore, metal, punk-they fit them all!
Western Mass bastard
thrash band, Goblet, took
the stage with a sound
like Slayer, Municipal
Waste, and Black Dahlia Murder. Goblet is a
perfect blend of thrash,
black, death, and doom
metal, so you can imagine the craziness that
ensued. Drummer Nick
Sacco and bassist Peydon Twing blend perfectly together, as the drum
beats are heavy with a
thumping bass tone to
complete that sound.
Add a lead guitarist who
played flawlessly alongside epic vocals and you
have Goblet.
Lastly, Keene NH
band, Lobotomobile, set
up the stage for their
headlining
theatrical
punk show. Lobotomobile
has been getting rave reviews and attention all
over New England as
they have been playing
non-stop
everywhere,
including alongside national bands such as
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
and Candy Striper Death
Orgy.
Lobotomobile played
their signature songs including “Pretty Little Innards”, “Melee Weapon”
and “Chloroform Girl.”
Lobotomobile’s
stage
props, bloody costumes,
and added special effects,
such as fog and movie
and video game sound
clips, made the show
even more spectacular.
It’s like watching Leatherface rock the bass
strings as the beautiful
and mesmerizing Lizzy Borden plays the hell
out of that guitar while a
masked man sits behind
and plays the drum kit
like it was a part of him.
This year, Hajisan’s
Hot Dogs provided food
and drinks at reasonable
prices for concert goers
and the like. Children of
all ages were there with
their families enjoying
face painting and coloring under the kid’s activity tent. Merch booths
were set up for some of
the bands, selling CDs,
vinyl, and cassette tapes.
Between sets, author
Jeremy Void read from
his book on addiction
and Captain Obvious
(Nicholas de Stefanis)
performed an impromptu
acoustic singalong for the
crowd.
Punk In The Park has
an active Go Fund Me account to help support the
event and future festivities. For more information about Punk in the
Park and the plans for
2016 visit www.spankypayne.net ■
Winter • 2015