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June 2007 - Posts

The latest photos.

Just to make your life that much easier, in addition to our ass-kicking video footage, we've tagged up our plethora of Best Music Poll photos so that you can view them by band.  Click the links for more Best Music Poll-tastic photo goodness:

More Bang Camaro photos here.

More Bloc Party photos here.

More Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah photos here.

More Cinematics photos here.

More Girls Guns and Glory photos here.

More Silversun Pickups photos here.

More photos of the Bravery here.

Or, see all of the photos here.

Videos: The Bravery, Bloc Party, Silversun Pickups

The videos are up:

Video: The Bravery at Best Music Poll

Video: Bloc Party at Best Music Poll

Video: Silversun Pickups at Best Music Poll

Polled over

Photos by Caitlin E. Curran

Most overheard comment when we first walked down Lansdowne St. last night: "Kings of Leon aren’t playing?!" Yep, KOL backed out at the last minute (minus many cool points for them) but it was truly their loss because the crowd at Best Music Poll was plentiful and apparently fueled by Red Bull - nearly seven hours after they trickled in, as The Cinematics played an ear-splittingly loud cover of a Beck track from Sea Change on the outdoor stage, Axis was packed to capacity as Silversun Pickups began their explosive set 15 minutes early, explaining that they were bored backstage and everyone was there already anyway. Ridiculously awesome live versions of “Kissing Families” and “Three Seed” ensued, a welcome reward for their sweaty, tired-yet-psyched fans. For some, the Best Music Poll can function as the extreme sport of concert-going – the champions are the ones who endure all (roughly) eight hours, and brave crowds, lines and stern doormen to see as many bands as possible.  For others, it’s just an excuse to get drunk and listen to good music on a weekday. More on everything that happened – Bloc Party turned Lansdowne into a for real block party, and Bang Camaro put all of their Guitar Hero-head fans to shame - via Will Spitz’s full review and innumerable amounts of awesome photos (and video!), coming soon.

Updated Best Music Poll Concert Set Times

Still a few tix left for tonight's WFNX Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll Concert on Lansdowne Street -- a/k/a the block party headlined by Bloc Party -- but we recommend showing up early if you want to snag them. Remainders go on sale at the door at 4:30 p.m.

In case you hadn't heard, Kings of Leon were a super-last-minute cancellation. We're told the singer has a 104-degree fever, which we're absolutely positive has nothing to do with playing last night in New York and staying out late or anything. Cinematics have been promoted from Avalon to the mainstage outdoors and will go on first. Stay tuned to WFNX for updates, interviews, and more. A little birdie told us a certain Shiny Toy Guns member is maybe gonna spin alongside our best-in-Boston DJ lineup as well.

We also hear that MTV will be filming Bang Camaro's performance tonight for a special-to-be-named-later. Guess that plug on the MTV Movie Awards wasn't just a fluke.

Here's the set times for tonight:

OUTSIDE
 
5:30pm Cinematics     60 minute set       5:30-630

6:50pm Clap Your Hands Say Yeah       60 minute set           650-750 

8:20pm Bloc Party       75 minute set                 820-930  
 
AVALON
 
9:30pm Bang Camaro  30 minute set                 930-10

10:20pm Shiny Toy Guns 40 minute set              1020-11

11:20pm The Bravery    50 minute set                11:20-12:10 
 
AXIS
 
9:30pm Girls Guns and Glory  30 minute set

10:45pm Say Anything  45 minute set

Midnight Silversun Pickups 75 minute set
 
BILLS
 
9:30pm  Worlds Greatest Sinners  40 minute set

10:55pm Snowden   50 minute set

12:10 Bon Savants  50 minute set.

IN THE CLUBS: Boston's best DJs

Rocket Bar
Baltimoroder (Hearthrob/Make It New) 930-11
Red Foxxworth (Hearthrob/Properazzi) 11-1230

Jake Ivorys
E-Marce (Paper/Throwed) 930-11
Michael Savant (Hot Pink/GFA) 11-1230