Best blast from Boston's rock-and-roll past
Maybe it's because Boston has long had a consistently vital and vibrant musical landscape that teems with
new talent year after year. Whatever the reason, we often seem to take for granted some of the treasures
buried right here in our own back yard. The Lyres, for example, may not be able to sell out big rooms in
town, but they get treated like rock royalty in Europe. Peter Prescott, the former drummer in the
groundbreaking post-punk band Mission of Burma, has remained active on the scene for two decades. But
no version of Boston's garage-rocking past would be complete without a big chapter on the Real Kids,
whose All Kinds of Girls was a minor hit, and whose gritty guitar anthems helped define the Boston sound
back in punk rock's salad days. The Kids may not be kids anymore, but they're back together and sounding
as strong as ever, drawing thousands at garage-rock festivals in Europe and kicking out the old-school
jams here at clubs like the Abbey and the Middle East. Let's not take them for granted.
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