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L&M Rhythm Kings with Bees Deluxe made Nelson's Candies come alive with feisty blues

L&M Rhythm Kings with Bees Deluxe made Nelson’s Candies come alive with feisty blues

A double billing of L&M Rhythm Kings with Bees Deluxe provided four solid hours of good music at Nelson’s Candies in Wilton, New Hampshire last Saturday night. If it got any better it would have been heaven. L&M Rhythm Kings get their message of love across in songs built up over a locked in groove […]

Christa Joy offers much with Get On, Heart

Christa Joy offers much with Get On, Heart

Christa Joy’s latest CD Get On, Heart is country roots at its finest, tasteful, restrained, and filled with fun, perky little acoustic notes. Joy’s songwriting delves into the human heart and all its mysterious connections to the rest of the world. Nestled inside woven lines of pretty instrumentation, each of her tunes has a special […]

Worcester singer Niki Luparelli; photo credit: Vintage Girl Studios

October; leaves turning color, beer blasts, Halloween, and great New England live music

Here we are, folks. It’s the turn of the season. Plaid shirts, sweaters, hoodies. October means leaves changing colors, Octoberfest beer blasts, and Halloween parties. It’s also my birthday on October 12. Here in the crisp, cool air of New England, we like to celebrate these things with outstanding live local music. With everything New […]

Paul DeChambeau offers heart, soul in his lyrics, details, depth in his music on More Than Meets The Eye

Paul DeChambeau offers heart, soul in his lyrics, details, depth in his music on More Than Meets The Eye

Paul DeChambeau’s latest CD More Than Meets The Eye is aptly titled. Many of the songs on this album require multiple listening to here all of what his vocal and his instrumentation has to offer. Not only is this a very pleasant album, it is elaborate in its arrangements of voce and notes. Aside from […]

Ric Ocasek

Loss of Ric Ocasek turns one nostalgic

We’ve lost Ric Ocasek of The Cars, and the news of his passing has sent my mind back in time. Visions from my trip down this memory lane are plentiful. I have a lot of good memories attached to their music and of when and where and who I was with at that time I […]

Yoko Miwa; photo credit: Caroline Alden

Boston jazz pianist Yoko Miwa lives amazing music life

Although she hails from Kobe, Japan, Yoko Miwa has become a shining gem in the Boston jazz scene. With a career that’s taken several interesting twists and turns, Miwa has gained a following as well as the respect of national jazz critics as she continues playing many venues, receiving enthusiastic reviews, and inspiring young, aspiring […]