Blues world mourns the loss of Ann Rabson
This just in from Ann Rabson’s label, Alligator Records: BLUES PIANIST/SINGER/SONGWRITER ANN RABSON, 1945 – 2013 CO-FOUNDER OF SAFFIRE–THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN Blues pianist/singer/songwriter/guitarist Ann Rabson died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in Fredericksburg, Virginia after a long battle with cancer. She was 67. Co-founder of the hugely successful trio Saffire–The Uppity Blues […]
Jatoba offer acoustic masterworks on Death, Fire+Picnic Tables
Jatoba is onto something fresh and exciting. This three piece acoustic outfit from Vermont actually make bluegrass rock, make rock mellow out eastern style, and keep a hefty beat even though they do not have a drummer. John Jamison plays acoustic guitar, mandolin, sitar, and sings. Jason Scaggs plays acoustic guitar, acoustic baritone guitar, banjo, […]
Heavy Horses prove themselves crowd pleasers at JJ’s in Northboro
Heavy Horses made one of their rotation stops at JJ’s Sports Bar & Grill in Northboro, Massachusetts last night. Their searing performances kept their audience cheering and dancing for three hours. Heavy Horses is an all star band made up of singers and musicians from the Worcester areas’ best. Vocalists Craig Rawding from Delta Generators, […]
Casey Desmond outdoes even herself on Deja Vu CD
Casey Desmond’s latest full length release Déjà vu might be the greatest pop album the world hasn’t heard of yet. From the opening title track to the closer, Casey has loaded this work with over the top catchy, infectious, danceable, sexy songs. The Boston native who has had brushes with fame on NBC’s The Voice […]
Village Trestle’s new owners boost music offerings, attendance
Brenda Cadieux and Amberly Gibbs have been very busy for the last several months. Both women, for years, had been bartenders at the Village Trestle, located in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Cadieux, in fact, has been the marketing person for the Wantu Blues Jams, which the Trestle has traditionally hosted every Sunday afternoon. When the couple […]
Preston Cochran offers pop-rock gem with Stumble Into Tomorrow
Preston Cochran’s new CD Stumble Into Tomorrow is a modern pop-rock gem. Cochran has that one in a million distinct vocal timbre that sets him apart from everybody else while drawing immediate attention to himself. His roots in classic rock give this new sound a slight familiarity to older rock and rollers while his eccentric […]
Napoleon In Rags rocked J’s Tavern
Napoleon In Rags is a Bob Dylan inspired cover band that offers plenty of roots rock music from Dylan’s heyday. Last night’s show at J’s Tavern in Milford, New Hampshire found N.I.R. putting on one hell of a performance. Lead singer Bobby Livingston is one of those full throated belters who prefers self-restraint, keeping the […]
Chris Stovall Brown set the Wantu Blues Jam on fire
Chris Stovall Brown graced the Wantu Blues Jam last Sunday afternoon. Brown treated the audience to his hefty bluesy harmonica work, his belty, husky vocal approach, and his frenetic, over the top guitar techniques. Brown was the latest weekly feature at the Sunday afternoon blues jam at the Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Known […]