By Bill Copeland on February 19, 2012
Racky Thomas Band played Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton, Massachusetts last night, and they made a good addition to the small restaurant’s annual Mardi Gras celebration. Thomas whipped up several New Orleans flavored blues tunes that rocked the room. He was also a dynamic watchable presence that kept all eyes on him, that is until one [...]
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By Bill Copeland on February 13, 2012
Taking a brief rest in her busy schedule as a children’s music composer, Judy Pancoast put together Close To You: A Live Tribute To The Carpenters. Pancoast has been a fan of The Carpenters since she was 11 years old and has seen them in concert five times, culminating in a backstage meeting. Last Sunday’s [...]
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By Bill Copeland on February 13, 2012
Souled Out Show Band returned to their regular haunt of Whippersnappers in Londonderry, New Hampshire last Saturday night and kept the dance floor crowded. Whippersnappers’ co-owner Mark Belanger is also Souled Out’s band leader and he has put together a good mix of professional musicians for his outfit. Souled Out focus mostly on horn band [...]
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By Bill Copeland on January 29, 2012
Evan Goodrow Band appeared at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire last night and kicked ass for about four hours. Yes, the trio consisting of Evan Goodrow on guitar and lead vocals, John Cooke on Hammond organ and left hand bass, and Phil Antoniades on drums gave their Tupelo audience more than their [...]
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By Bill Copeland on January 16, 2012
Led Zeppelin tribute band Custard Pie and Pink Floyd tribute band Gilmour’s Breakfast played a slamming double bill at Worcester’s Tammany Hall last night. Custard Pie and Gilmour’s Breakfast not only played these songs exceedingly well, they channeled the vital energy and head rush associated with the two stadium bands that launched the classic rock [...]
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By Bill Copeland on January 8, 2012
Mama Kicks came into Whippersnappers in Londonderry, New Hampshire last night and treated the jam packed room to a few hours of their perfectly honed, raw, feisty sound. No matter what genre or era Mama Kicks draws from, all of their selections get imprinted with this popular cover band’s familiar dose of road house energy [...]
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By Bill Copeland on December 28, 2011
Howard Randall’s new Monday Night Blues Jam at Whippersnappers in Londonderry, New Hampshire is steadily picking up new participants and a wider audience. Last Monday night, Randall and his house band drew in a good mix of players from different age groups and styles of blues. The house band for what is called Howard’s Blue [...]
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By Bill Copeland on December 19, 2011
Bellevue Cadillac pulled into Tupelo Music Hall last night and impressed their audience with the incredibly huge sound they make with their eight-piece horn band. Led by the veteran guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Doug Bell, the gang of players served up hot renditions of their original songs. Bell came out on stage like Mr. Showbiz, decked out in [...]
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By Bill Copeland on December 12, 2011
Geoff Bartley plays the Sunday night bluegrass acoustic show at Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton every week. Last night’s presentation of Geoff Barley & Friends made for three hours of pleasant, uplifting, and thought provoking bluegrass music, with an occasional acoustic blues number thrown in for good measure. Bartley brought along for the ride banjo player [...]
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By Bill Copeland on December 6, 2011
Tom Dixon Band dominated the Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire last Saturday night, earning playing their potpouri of modern country songs with a few of their originals thrown in for good measure. Every moment of their three sets was a foot stomping, rootin’ tootin’ hoedown. Dixon had remarked a few times that this Village [...]
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