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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By Bill Copeland on October 9, 2011
Johnny Blue Horn & The Caretakers hit Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues in Brighton last night, and they provided their fans with plenty of smooth takes on blues and R&B classics. As you know, Blue Horn is trumpet player and lead vocalist John Moriconi. Moriconi and his Caretakers opened with Albert King’s “I’ll Play The [...]
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By Bill Copeland on September 28, 2011
Jeremy Lyons played a solo acoustic gig at Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton last Sunday night, and the blues man treated an appreciative audience to a hot batch of vintage Americana roots music. Lyons’s deliciously greasy blues notes were sliding all over his frets with a tasteful application of the earthy, rootsie styles of the Mississippi [...]
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By Bill Copeland on September 14, 2011
HeatherFest 17 continued the tradition of fine blues, barbeque, and great people coming together to create a great vibe. HeatherFest is a massive house party that takes place each year in the Norton, Massachusetts backyard of local blues fan Heather McKibben. Aside from featuring some of the area’s best blues and funk bands, HeatherFest has [...]
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By Bill Copeland on September 9, 2011
Four Sticks kicked major ass at Whippersnappers in Londonderry, New Hampshire last night with their thrill packed tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin. Usually a four piece, last night Four Sticks included bass player Rob Gourlay. Chris Lester, who usually plays bass, played guitar and keyboards. Of course, usual guitarist Tim Theriault showed up [...]
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By Bill Copeland on September 9, 2011
Travis Colby And Friends is a blues-jazz-funk-soul trio that the youthful keyboardist from Roomful Of Blues presents every Wednesday night at L’Attitudes in Cranston, Rhode Island. And last Wednesday’s gig was a lot of fun. Colby had Roomful’s trumpet player Doug Woolverton and freelance drummer Mark Teixeira joining him in the corner of the bar [...]
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