Abbey Lounge, R.I.P.
Host: Alex Piandes
For the 25th episode of The Desperate Hour, Alex pays tribute to the Abbey Lounge in Inman Square in Somerville, MA. The Abbey was an integral part of the garage-punk revival earlier this decade and was home to many bands that would enjoy popularity outside Boston and New England. Featuring tunes from the Dents, Muck and the Mires, the Coffin Lids, the Marvels, the Downbeat 5, and more…
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2008-12-28 at 11:26
The Desperate Hour #25 Playlist
Abbey Lounge Tribute
*Three Day Threshold: Pub With No Beer
Mp3, 2007
*Schnockered: Dirtstar
(Bye Bye Baby/GTL, 2001)
*Vagiant: Tattooed Women
(Public Display of Infection/no label, 2007)
*The Dents: Here He Comes
recorded live at The Abbey Lounge 2/2/2003
*The Coffin Lids: Michelle
(Rock & Roll/BOMP! 2004)
*The Radio Knives: You Got Me
(Hello Hell/Dionysus, 2008)
*Tara White: Caving Us In
Mp3
*The Elephant Men: Things Called Girls
recorded live at The Abbey Lounge 4/30/2006
*The Hospital Rats: Can’t Talk To You
Mp3, 2008
*The Konks: All The Time
Mp3
*The Tampoffs: Surfer Joe
recorded live at The Abbey Lounge 2/2/2003
*The Real Kids: She’s All Right
(S/T/Red Star, 1977)
*DMZ: Baby Boom
(S/T/Sire, 1978)
*Lyres: How Do You Know
(Lyres, Lyres/Ace Of Hearts, 1985)
*Classic Ruins: I Can’t Spell Romance
(Lassie Eats Chickens/Throbbing Lobster, 1986)
*The Time Beings: Spend Your Life
(V/A Beasts Of The East/Voxx, 1986)
*The Dogmatics: Christmastime
(V/A A Midnight Christmas Mess/Midnight, 1984)
*The Black Clouds: Cash My Check
Mp3, 2006
*The Acro-Brats: Day Late, Dollar Short
(Go Down Swinging/no label, 2006)
*The Marvels: Circus Freak
(V/A Scene Of The Crime/Good Cop, Bad Cop 2001)
*The Mercy James Gang: Weren’t Having Any Fun
(V/A The History Of Boston Rock: Here and Now/Triple B Recordings, 2007)
*Mr. Airplane Man: Somebody’s Baby
(Moanin’/S.F.T.R.I.)
*Triple Thick: Beer & Pussy
(…Gets Some/Leisure King, 2001)
*Muck & The Mires: Last Time
(Beginner’s Muck/Amp, 2003)
*The Downbeat 5: Got It Bad
(S/T/S.F.T.R.I.)
*Kenne Highland and His Vatican Sex Kittens: Not Too Shabbey (At The Abbey)
(Be More Flamboyant!/Stanton Park, 2003)