I saw the Rye Coalition play an opening set for someone or other at the BC about 6 or 7 years ago and they absolutely tore the place apart. It was amazing. I was bummed to see they'd broken up or were on hiatus or whatever. Hope this means they might get the show back on the road.
I've seen Rye Coalition 5 times-- with Trans Am (Black Cat 12/2001), with the Early Humans (Black Cat Backstage 02/2002), with Macitajs on Acid and Golden (Black Cat 08/2002), and with the Kinison (Black Cat 09/2004), plus part of a big festival with Shellac et al. in NJ in 2000. That Backstage show was by far the best-- awesome night, and I've got a couple of great photos from that show (like
this one). Can't believe it's been 9 years since I last saw them-- they've been on a weird hiatus for a while; many of their members (except Ralph Cuseglio and Dave Leto the drummer) are now in the Black Hollies (whom I've never seen). I think they do sort of one-off shows here and there-- this one is a benefit for Norton Records (disclaimer: my brother put this show together).
