NCN Round 2: The Competition is Heating Up

Like March, NCN roared in like a lion during round 1. As you know, in the first weekend, Those Wolves Actually Happened, Seven Shades of Grey, Zilch, and L-Ski moved forward into round two. Last weekend, Sylvanna Joyce and the Moment, Centerlink, and the Ricecakes made the ranks as well. So while the weather may be coming more lamb-like, the competition is only going to get more ferocious.

Check out these photos from the last night of Round 1, at McGann's pub, all taken by Santana Photo. The line-up was packed, with 9 bands on the bill (although only 7 acts performed).

The bands are competing for a tantalizing prize: a fully recorded EP with F Nice Records, the NCN trophy created by functional art creators, Green Side Up in Allston, a . All 8 semi-finalists will be awarded a prize pack through UNRegular Radio and F Nice Records that will grant them 45 minutes of live audio and video recording at a broadcast party at UNRegular Radio known as the series "Live From the End of Time".

Round 2 takes place this coming Saturday at the middle east upstairs. Tickets are $12 at the door but you can get $10 tickets online here. Don't forget to vote online for your favorite band at the No Contracts Needed website. And of course, "like" F Nice on Facebook, and follow us on twitter.

Pop Rawk In Yo Mouth: Justin Goodrich CD Release @ McGann's Pub

On Saturday night, F Nice put on yet another fantastic show at McGann's Pub in Boston. It was Justin Goodrich's CD release show, and also featured Grace Morrison, JVD and the Back Porch Smokers, and Zilch. This particular reviewer has spent too much time getting high this week, rendering her unable to convey, with words, the awesome-ness of the show. However, if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth ten times that.  The following videos all came from this live stream, on qik.com.

Opening the show was Grace Morrison and the RSO, a six piece folky-bluesy local act featuring an upright bassist and violinist.



Next up was JVD & the Back Porch Smokers. A three piece "boozy, bluesy rock 'n roll" act based in Cambridge.



Justin Goodrich blew in like a hurricane, having come from an earlier show in Manchester, NH. He's a hustler! You can read a review of his last show at McGann's here.



Finishing off the show was Zilch, a Boston based jam band. One of the members' mom was there taking pictures; it was really cute.



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