Rock n Roll Boston!

Midnight Masses opened this past Monday night for Secret Machines and Trail of Dead at The Paradise. For most of the band’s set, there lacked a solid audience; I regret that not more concert goers arrived early to see this talented group.

The septet, led by lead singer and song writer Autry, beautifully combined delicate harmonies, rambling guitars, soul singin’, and poignant lyrics.

Autry’s honest and fervent delivery of the songs imparted upon the audience members his (very) personal thoughts on love, death, rebirth, spiritual existence, desperation, and sorrow. His soulful vocals soared dramatically over the instrumentation, leaving the audience in awe of his emotional outpouring. Sun soaked harmonies offered by the other band members provided an elegantly halcyon balance to the aggressive and gritty instrumental music and Autry’s impassioned – at times frantically so – singing.

Secret Machines and Trail of Dead followed Midnight Masses, but coherent thought disintegrated into that peculiarly glorious adrenaline high induced by fantastic live music; all I can say is all three bands performed spectacularly.

Midnight Masses:

Trail of Dead with Midnight Masses:

*photos and article by liv hauck