BRATTROCK, a youth festival presented by Sponsor Guilford Sound, returned with its first in-person performances on Saturday, June 18 at Stone Church in Brattleboro, Vermont from 6:30 p.m. to 11 pm. All ages were welcome.
Moxie, a four-piece indie rock band formed in January 2017 in Brattleboro headlined BRATTROCK as part of their Summer ‘22 Tour and performed hits from both albums, Fall LP and Flow of Color.
According to the band, Moxie draws from a wide range of inspiration “collaging the influences of grooves and melodies that span across decades forming together.” This crafts a sound that simultaneously evokes the comfort of a classic and the wonder of an entirely new sound.
Moxie is made of Rei Kimura’s powerful vocals which reminisce of classic soul and blues, Leander Holzapfel’s shimmering and dynamic lead guitar, Daniel Snyder’s unbelievably tight grooves, and David Cohen’s basslines which often blur the line into a lead instrument. Together, their influences blend and swirl, creating a hybrid which truly, unambiguously, sounds of Moxie.
Crediting BRATTROCK as an influence in developing their signature sound, Moxie was thrilled to be returning for this “homecoming gig.” Also performing was local garage punk band, Man Made Tragedies; Granite Danes, billed as “eclectic Portsmouth humorists”; Big Destiny, a Western Massachusetts dance band; Golden Marilyn, a post-punk group from Keene, NH; and Pencil Biters, a Londonderry, VT progressive rock group.
BRATTROCK raised funds for Youth Services while providing places for youth to gather and a venue for musically-minded youth from Vermont and the surrounding region to connect, learn, perform, inspire, and be inspired.
Stone Church is at 210 Main St. in Brattleboro, VT. An all ages event, the cost was $10-$20 on a sliding scale.
Youth Services Corporate Sponsors for 2022 include Pacesetters Brattleboro Subaru, The Richards Group and Headwater Precision, and Presenters: Guilford Sound, Chroma, NorthStar, GS Precision.
Sustainers: Berkley & Veller Greenwood Country Realtors; Brattleboro Savings & Loan; DMI Paving; Law Office of Crispe & Crispe; Chadwick & Spensley; Edward Jones Investment; Holiday Inn Express; H & R Block/Targett Ledgers Inc.; New Chapter; 802 Credit Union; Silver Forest of Vermont, Inc; Swiss Precision Turning; Vermont Country Deli and VSECU.
Patron Sponsors are RetroMusic; Beadniks; Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC; Market 32 Golub Foundation; Stevens & Associates; and Trust Co. of Vermont.
Associate Sponsors are: Cota & Cota, Inc; Phillips, Shriver, Dunn & Carroll; Shoe Tree and WW Building Supply.
For more information email info@brattrock.com or visit Brattrock.com.
