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Mica's Groove Train; playing much of New England

September; temperatures cool, New England music remains hot

As the temperatures cool off in September, we all know that New England music scene will remain hot. Below a few offerings as to who is available to see live throughout our six state region. September 1: Arthur James solo; The Blue Bear Inn; 534 Mountain Road. Francestown, New Hampshir 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm […]

Namedroppers album cover

Namedroppers achieve much with latest soulful blues album Blue Diamonds

Connecticut’s legendary R&B band Namedroppers just released their swaggering muscular effort Blue Diamonds. Its individual members, Rafe Klein on guitar and lead vocals, drummer-singer Bobby T Torello, bassist Scott Spray, and keyboardist Ron Rifkin put together some startlingly good original music based on their influences while also turning in some strong interpretations of songs originally […]

Haunting and hip, Tim Ray Trio deliver the goods on Fire & Rain

Tim Ray Trio’s new album Fire & Rain mostly feels like it was influenced by the cool jazz musicians from the late 1940s through to the late 1960s. This trio is playing styles, colors and tones, and attitude that come from a time when hip cat daddios hung out in coffee shops and piano bars […]