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    WWBX (redirect from WBCN (FM))
    of Boston", WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands, most notably U2. WBCN was a modern rock/active rock station that...
    36 KB (4,532 words) - 18:14, 15 July 2024
  • The Rock 'n' Roll Rumble (now stylized as "Rock & Roll Rumble"; formerly the "WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble"), begun in 1979, is a Greater Boston "battle...
    35 KB (1,394 words) - 16:37, 9 June 2024
  • the Earth Records. In 1999 the band placed third in the finals of the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble, being the first "wild card" act to play in the finals....
    4 KB (294 words) - 03:09, 25 April 2024
  • 'Til Tuesday (category American alternative rock groups)
    first gained fame six months after its formation when it won Boston's WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble in 1983. Their original composition "Love in a Vacuum" (credited...
    12 KB (904 words) - 19:09, 15 June 2024
  • Tribe (band) (category Alternative rock groups from Massachusetts)
    on Slash Records/Warner Bros. Records. They were finalists in the 1988 WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble. However, their popularity in Boston did not translate...
    5 KB (402 words) - 18:41, 30 May 2024
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    The Rathskeller (category Punk rock venues)
    well as the importance of the club in the development of Boston rock and roll. The WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble was held at the Rat for its first three years and...
    7 KB (659 words) - 06:12, 6 March 2024
  • WBCN (770 kHz), branded as "ESPN Southwest Florida", is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to North Fort Myers...
    9 KB (807 words) - 12:41, 13 July 2024
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    The Dresden Dolls (category American rock music duos)
    number 12. In 2003 they were crowned the winners of Boston's long-running WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble. On October 6, 2005, The Dresden Dolls were interviewed...
    28 KB (3,054 words) - 03:02, 26 June 2024
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    Johnny A. (category American rock guitarists)
    radio singles, including "What Gives", which reached the top spot on WBCN "The Rock of Boston". As well as headlining in Boston clubs, The Streets toured...
    16 KB (1,726 words) - 00:27, 8 July 2024
  • WBCN and The American Revolution is a feature-length documentary film that chronicles progressive rock radio station WBCN-FM in Boston, during the years...
    4 KB (261 words) - 19:27, 21 June 2023
  • The Bags (Massachusetts band) (category Hard rock musical groups from Massachusetts)
    "Swamp Oaf" and later releasing an actual self-titled LP. The Bags won the WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble in 1989. Their next album, Night of the Corn People, came...
    5 KB (473 words) - 17:15, 19 April 2024
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    scheduled to appear at the Boston Garden as part of local radio station WBCN's "Rock of Boston" music concert. Although they anticipated appearing earlier...
    53 KB (4,923 words) - 18:18, 11 June 2024
  • Preservation Alliance founded. L'Espalier restaurant in business. 1979 WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble begins. Boston Children's Museum building and Computer Museum...
    124 KB (9,876 words) - 20:46, 23 July 2024
  • Swinging Steaks (category Rock music groups from Massachusetts)
    former members of The Drive and friends. In 1991 they participated in the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble. The Swinging Steaks' second album, Southside of the Sky...
    2 KB (264 words) - 17:11, 17 November 2023
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    "Amazing" would be enough to clear up any confusion. The band won the 1997 WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble in Boston and had returned from a nationwide tour when Nate...
    12 KB (1,211 words) - 19:28, 27 June 2024
  • Mighty Mighty Bosstones. In 1999 the band was selected to play in the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble. They again toured on the Warped Tour in 2003, and appeared...
    3 KB (307 words) - 12:20, 20 September 2023
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    Peter Wolf (category American rock singers)
    Hallucinations, Wolf was asked to help establish Boston's radio station WBCN and became their first all-night deejay creating the moniker Woofa Goofa...
    14 KB (907 words) - 18:12, 1 June 2024
  • The Middle East (nightclub) (category Punk rock venues)
    MA,11/13/04". From 1995 until 2006, The Middle East was host to the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble, a well-publicized "battle of the bands" more than three...
    16 KB (1,616 words) - 15:11, 7 May 2024
  • Limbo Race (category Rock music groups from Massachusetts)
    Limbo Race developed a passionate cult following and, after winning the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble in 1982, the band added keyboardist Catherine Coleman and...
    5 KB (659 words) - 17:04, 19 April 2024
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    The Cars (category Rock music groups from Massachusetts)
    preference for a rock-and-roll sound. Orr was the lead vocalist and did not play an instrument. Cap'n Swing soon came to the attention of WBCN disc jockey...
    31 KB (2,819 words) - 00:35, 7 July 2024
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