Before we end 2025, we wanted to take a look back on some of the awesome local music releases of the year... here are some of our favorites!! Happy New Year!!
Music Review: Victim Or Victor - Chaotic Flow
Album review by Marcus Dipollina
Popular music has had many evolutions over the years --from the beginning, popular music has always changed with the times. When talking about rock and roll or “rock music”, these evolutions are usually coupled to a scene or movement. These movements reflect the times that they were spawned in, but also the thoughts and feelings of the people within the movement. Today, the traditional image of a rock band, 4-5 people with guitars and loud amplifiers seems like ancient history. Like the Chevy small block V8 -- but like the small block Chevy, rock and roll has shown that even though its an old dog, it can still learn new tricks. That’s where our story begins... with one of the last big movements for the rock and roll band as we know it to be in our head: EMO.
Wailing City Spotlight: Interview With Worshipper
Interview by Meghan Killimade
Congrats on recently celebrating 10 years as a band! As some of our readers may not be familiar with Worshipper, tell us a little about the band! Who are the members, how did you all come together and what kind of music are you creating?
Thanks! We're Worshipper, a psychedelic hard rock band from Boston. I'm John Brookhouse, and I sing and play guitar. Dave Jarvis plays the drums, and Bob Maloney plays the bass and sings back ups. We kind of run in the doom/stoner world, typically, although those aspects are just a little piece of the puzzle. We like melody, riffs, songs, and guitar solos (well, I do at least, ha ha).
Wailing City Spotlight: Interview With Jason Deeble
Interview by Meghan Killimade
Tell us about yourself! How did you get started in music and what kind of music are you creating?
My older brother, Eric, was into punk rock when we were kids. He carried around an old, green, canvas backpack that he picked up from an army surplus outlet somewhere. Using a Sharpie marker, Eric scrawled on it all these logos from mid 80s punk bands. I remember looking at that bag and being mesmerized by that iconography. It was like an alien language. Before long I was pulling records and tapes off his shelves. I fell into a rabbit hole. I liked all the pop stuff on the radio too but Eric’s music was my gateway into punk and the infinite space of alternative music.
My older brother, Eric, was into punk rock when we were kids. He carried around an old, green, canvas backpack that he picked up from an army surplus outlet somewhere. Using a Sharpie marker, Eric scrawled on it all these logos from mid 80s punk bands. I remember looking at that bag and being mesmerized by that iconography. It was like an alien language. Before long I was pulling records and tapes off his shelves. I fell into a rabbit hole. I liked all the pop stuff on the radio too but Eric’s music was my gateway into punk and the infinite space of alternative music.
Telegraph Hosts Record Store Day 2025 Sat April 12
*Last updated 4/8/2025 9:40pm
*click 'read more' to hear music from each performer!
St. Patrick's Day Season Parades & Live Music Schedule 2025
St. Patrick's Day Season
Parades & Live Music Schedule
(New London County)
*Last updated 3/23/25 8:15pm
Wailing City Spotlight: Interview With J. Edmond
Interview by Meghan Killimade
Tell us about yourself! How did you get started in music and what kind of music are you creating?
I’m J. Edmond, a musician, writer (songs and short stories), and radio host (Unlikely Places Radio Talk Show, Star 99.9 FM and 99.1 PLR FM). I started making music when I was 16 and originally went by the name Jebb as an indie alternative artist. As I developed, I noticed I had a natural songwriting ability, similar to Bob Dylan, where songs come to me easily. At first, I struggled to fully harness this talent, but with the help of books like The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and The Creative Act by Rick Rubin, I’m finding my way to becoming a more focused writer as J.Edmond.
Wailing City Spotlight: Interview With Casey Alger of Pencils Down
Interview By Meghan Killimade
Tell us about Pencils Down! Who’s in the band and how did you all come together?
Let's see -- I believe in a linear way you could say that it all began when James Burke; our bassist, reached out to ask me (Casey Alger), when I was "going to start a band again". It was a good question and I thought about it. It had been years since I had played a guitar in a show or wrote collaboratively with other musicians and there were parts of me that began to think that performing was something I was going to leave in the past. I replied sourly "Yeah, someday", not thinking much of it. Eventually, James's prescience came to fruition and I asked him if he was available to play bass for a performing act with myself on guitar and our friend Glen Metcalfe on drums. Shortly after, we wrangled Syd Scelfo on lead guitar and things seemed perfectly right.
Telegraph Hosts 'Hootenany' Fri Jan 24 + 'Rock Fix' Sat Jan 25 + 'The Come Down' Sun Jan 26
*Last updated 1/26/25 1:48am
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