May; ushering spring with hot New England live music
May: spring has sprung, though it sure feels quite chilly still. By the end of this month the warmer weather should be returned (fingers crossed) or we might be sitting by fire pits, camp fires, or wood stoves. It’s New England. We live with it. This is the month we get to celebrate Memorial Day, […]
April Cushman Band delivered mule kick energy at Loretta’s Last Call
April Cushman Band play with a mule kicking energy and their gig last Friday night at Boston’s Loretta’s Last Call was 120 proof. The rhythm section behind Cushman play with a cracking smack. Her lead guitarist John Andrews hits his high notes and feisty chords with plenty of force and with plenty of detail. Cushman […]
Yoko Miwa Trio flex their jazz muscles at The Mad Monkfish
The Yoko Miwa Trio have become a regular Friday night outfit at The Mad Monkfish in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Headed up by Boston’s by way of Japan jazz pianist Yoko Miwa, the trio offer two solid sets of modern and classic jazz standards. With 30 years of recognition in her adopted city and nine albums to […]
Mickey Maguire continues Brick House’s Blues Therapy Thursday with blues aplomb
There are jams, featured artist events, venues, and audiences that just seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly, coffee and pastries, and vodka and orange juice. Such was the case seen last night at Milford, New Hampshire’s Brick House. The Brick House is home to the Blues Thursday Therapy hosted by the inimitable […]
