Bamboozle 2010's Five Breakout Bands to Watch

A few short years ago, Paramore got their start on Bamboozles small Boozle Rosetta Stone stage. This year, Hayley Williams and Co. headlined the New Jersey festival alongside Weezer, MGMT and Drake (check out our full coverage of day one and day twos biggest sets). After two days of nonstop rock in the Meadowlands parking lot, Rosetta Stone picked out five up-and-coming acts who broke out of the pack in 2010:The Pretty Reckless: Fronted by Taylor Momsen, a.k.a wannabe-popular-girl-turned-fashion-designer Jenny Humphrey from the CWs Gossip Girl, the pop-grunge outfit turned out a Saturday afternoon set full of sass and grit. Sixteen-year-old Momsen pranced around in a pair of itty-bitty jean shorts, a midriff-bearing black corset and platform patent-leather lace-up boots, growling like a cross between vintage Courtney Love and the Dead Weathers Alison Mosshart. Hear Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 first single Make Me Wanna Die on the Kick-Ass soundtrack now, and look for the Pretty Reckless debut album this summer while the band performs on Warped Tour.100 Monkeys: This eccentric Cali act have a built-in buzz magnet bandmember Jackson Rathbone, also known as one of Twilights famous vampires. Their spazzy, energetic Saturday set blended tribal sounds with vocals recalling Jim Morrisons baritone croon. The can-this-be-real? factor ran high thanks to song titles like The Monkey Song, lyrics like free, free, free the beast and five guys in bandanas Rosetta Stone Arabic jumping around and playing hand drums, trumpet and flute. The bands latest release, Grape, is out now.The Maine: With a radio-friendly pop sound reminiscent of the All-American Rejects and Boys Like Girls, this Arizona-based quintet rocked a packed crowd as the sun set on Saturday. Their sugary hooks and driving guitars inspired perky sing-alongs to songs like Everything I Ask For. The Maine will release their second LP and head out on their first headlining tour this summer.Fun.: This quirky power-pop collective is currently playing to its largest crowds opening Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 for Paramore, but its three core members Nate Ruess from the Format, Jack Antonoff of Steel Train and Andrew Dost of Anathallo are no strangers to big audiences, having opened for Brand New, the All-American Rejects and TeganSara.

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