Red Oblivion Kicks Off 2012 Concert Series at the Arsenal Center for the Arts

On Friday, June 8, the Boston-based rock band Red Oblivion opens the fourth annual Arsenal Center for the Art’s Play in the Black Box series. Each summer, the series showcases up-and-coming, young talent in the intimate 90-seat Black Box Theater.

Past groups have included Duppy Conquerors (Bob Marley Tribute Band), The Resurrectionists (Americana Rock), Pinchback Blues (Pre-war music of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, etc.), Ian Ethan (harmonically rich, multi-layered acoustic music played on a double-neck guitar), Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents(girl group era R&B), and many others.

Red Oblivion is the latest band to come out of Berklee College of Music. The group blends a traditional rock-band lineup featuring Zach Adams on vocals and bass, Emma Torres on guitar, and Carson Groenewold on drums, with the heavy amplified cello of Eden Rayz. The band members have backgrounds in a multitude of styles including classical, metal, world music, pop and electronic.

The group will also perform later this summer at the Lollapalooza 2012 Festival in Chicago. To listen to their new EP, "Nowhere Kids," visit the band's website.

Friday’s concert at the Arsenal Center for the Arts begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online or call the box office at 617-923-8487. 

Admission is $12, $10 for members, and for this weekend’s show, the Arsenal Center is offering free tickets for students. There will be a post-concert Q&A session with the band for anyone who wants to learn what it takes to make it in the rock world.

For more information on Red Oblivion or the Play in the Black Box series, visit the Arsenal Center’s website.