Generations Gala featured Elliot Easton, James Montgomery, Charlie Farren, Johnny Glenn, Nicole Michelle
Sponsored by the newly formed Johnny Winter Foundation Of The Arts, the Generations Gala at Club Royale in Boston last Saturday night offered several good servings of music by artists of different genres and age groups. Variety was the key factor as singers and musicians from wide categories were on stage throughout the night. Host […]
Buzz column: Cold month, hot music; get funked
“February made me shiver…..” So let’s all go warm up at a hot show. Here are a few I have culled from my inbox: Vocalist Dominique Eade and pianist Ran Blake to perform rare duo concert at MIT’s Killian Hall on Saturday, February 3 One of the Best Performances of 2017 – Nate Chinen, WBGO […]
The Joshua Incident reaches higher artistic level with Ghosts In The Company Barn
The Joshua Incident’s latest album Ghosts In The Company Barn is even mellower, quieter than their previous release, Red. Yet, this Portsmouth, New Hampshire band has reached even higher artistic levels, writing and recording songs that reach the true sublime quality of genuine American folk music. Within these gentle woven musical statements and warmly crooned songs, are […]
Liz Frame And The Kickers gearing up to release a new CD
Roots, Americana singer-songwriter Liz Frame is gearing up for a full length CD Release. Her drop date will be sometime this spring, and she’s excited to get another Liz Frame And The Kickers album out to the public. Her next album will be more hard hitting. Her first full length CD didn’t feature a drum […]
Matt York successfully mines darker territory on Between The Bars
The online version of south shore-based Matt York’s new Between The Bars CD features nine very allluring and very mysterious tracks. The songwriter in York mines the darker territory of the human heart while pulling something more meaningful back up for the listener. His vocal delivery is always keenly aware of the song’s setting, and […]
Lights Out Blues Band headline Memphis fundraiser this Sat nite, Jan 6, at Village Trestle in Goffstown, NH
Gary Bernath has been on a whirlwind journey with his Lights Out Blues Band. Beginning as a side project, Bernath and his band mates hosted a House Of Blues blues jam, picked up a huge amount of rotation venues, and last spring won the Granite State Blues Challenge hosted by the Granite State Blues Society. […]
