Byline: Rob Azevedo

The last time I saw Chelsea Paolini was in the parking lot at WKXL in Concord two summers back.  She had just done a performance on Granite State of Mind and was ripping on a bowl of smoke before her ride back to Dover.  The video attached to this story is of that performance.  And as you can see, Chelsea is on her game, looking strong, tanned and present, belting out an original, as she always did.

This story starts in Atlanta, amid the sprawling stench of urine-soaked streets near the Peachtree/Alabama block of the city, where myself and two other travelers were staying at a hotel that even the valet attendant warned us, “This is a bad neighborhood, man. The $40 is worth it.  Trust me.”

They have a brand new CD out called “Friends and Lovers and Radios,” and GSM decided to touch base with the gents and see what they have planned for the coming summer.

For some musicians, I suppose, this dangerously long period of time off playing live due to COVID has led them down some strange avenues.

At least that’s what the bands paying tribute to AC/DC this Saturday at the Rex Theatre hope to witness from the stage.  The Jonny Friday Band will join forces with The Graniteers for a slew of deep cuts and hits from each era of the band.  Songs like “Shoot To Thrill,” “Thunderstruck” and “Whole Lotta A Rosie” are on the docket to be played.