Allston Rock City gets even louder this year as a reunited Blake Babies will take the stage on Saturday, September 10 at POP Allston for the main event block party of the newly expanded Allston's Awesome Christmas.
The legendary Boston alternative rock band, who became a college radio mainstay in the 1980s and launched the career of Juliana Hatfield, will headline the two year old event. Once merely an idea on a bar napkin, last year's Allston Christmas Block Party will join forces with Awesome Day Fest for three massive days and nights of locally grown live music and comedy on September 9, 10, and 11.
Do617 Content Manager Clay N. Ferno says, "In an age of band reunions for Boston rock bands, we are honored that Blake Babies will be gracing our stage. Juliana (Hatfield) along with John and Freda are back, and before they head on tour, they join our Awesome free party in Allston.
An outdoor concert venue welcoming the students back into town pays homage to similar events that used to happen in the '90s as we move forward into the age of food trucks, outdoor adult fun and community activity. Are you registered to vote yet, kids? Let's rock it this year."
Blake Babies last played live earlier this year, which marked the band's first performances since 2001. Presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon and supported by Do617.com and Allston Village Main Streets, with additional sponsorship from Deep Eddy Vodka, Allston's Awesome Christmas is a truly local, ground-up festival, welcoming old and new residents to the Hub while established as well as fresh talent in the Boston music community. The main event block party on Saturday will also feature performances by up-and-coming hip hop artist Dutch Rebelle, Boston punk mainstays The Doped Up Dollies, and alternative rock upstarts Weakened Friends. Keeping with the theme of welcoming new and old Bostonians, hip hop staple WJMN will be bringing their Campus Invasion voter registration station as well.
In addition, this year brings Awesome Day Fest-curated stages at Great Scott and O'Brien's Pub into the fold with shows on Friday and Saturday nights, with performances by Jake McKelvie and the Countertops, The Sheila Divine, Black Helicopter, Eldridge Rodriguez, and more. Wristbands for individual shows are $12, with a $20 wristband available for access to all four nighttime shows.
Stay tuned to Do617.com and allstonsawesomechristmas.com for more updates as the weekend gets closer!
For media inquiries contact Sylvia Cunha: syl...@do617.com.
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BLAKE BABIES FREE WITH RSVP: http://do617.com/xmas
BLAKE BABIES FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1729389050648010/
AWESOME CHRISTMAS (ALL EVENTS) on DO617.com: http://do617.com/p/awesomechristmas
TICKETS FOR GREAT SCOTT and O'BRIENS AT WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM
AWESOME DAY WRISTBAND INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/awesomedayfest
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