Bill Copeland
Geoff Bartley & Friends provide fun bluegrass entertainment
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 […]
Tom Smith CD Journey Home offers emotional joy and solid craftsmanship
Tom Smith takes a gentle folksy approach to his vocal and musical delivery and that makes his new Journey Home CD an artistic success. His gravelly low tenor and nimble banjo and guitar picking make each of his songs play out like a pleasant journey across a familiar terrain. Listening to these tracks makes it […]
Tom Dixon Band conquer another music club
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 […]
A Ton Of Blues is on the rise
Finding a lot of fans and a lot of success for a blues band that formed less than two years ago, A Ton Of Blues have already won the Worcester Music Awards for best blues and R&B band, and they recently won the Boston Blues Challenge, a victory that sets them up for the International […]
Comanchero rock right out roots style on new CD The Undeserved
Comanchero rock right out on their third CD The Undeserved. This band creates its own hard rocking sound by blending elements of country and funk into their rootsie approach. They take a serious path to reach serious listeners, but they can also play the role of a fun bar band. The guitars are thick and […]
Don Campbell cherishes the holidays with A Don Campbell Christmas Volume 2
Don Campbell has just released his holiday CD A Don Campbell Christmas Volume 2, and it is certain to hit the emotional soft spot for those who love Christmas and those who love good music. Aside from the holiday themes, this CD also succeeds on the talent level of Campbell and his band. Each number, […]
Raven nightclub in Worcester to host February Battle Of The Bands, Blues
The Raven @ 258 Pleasant Street in Worcester, MA is hosting its 1st annual “The Raven” Battle of the Bands beginning on February 5, 2012. All lovers of Blues music are encouraged to attend and all are welcome. There will be a $5.00 cover charge to cover the cost of sound, promotion and cash prizes […]
Jamie Lynn Hart is rising star in the Boston music scene
Jamie Lynn Hart is on a roll. She just released her CD Anticipate, and she’s gearing up for a tour of the northeast to promote it. Local reviewers have been praising Anticipate, and that should come as no surprise to those who have seen Hart during her five years on the scene. Hart has been […]
Jacy Dawn invites fans to help her make her next CD
To all of my Friends, Family & Fans, Tis the season of GIVING….and this season…..I AM NEEDING YOUR HELP!!! I don’t know how I have been blessed so much in my life with opportunities to make music and share it with everyone I love. It seems like everything I do, always comes back to YOU…the […]
Diana Shonk celebrates 20 years publishing Blues Audience Newsletter
Diana Shonk recently celebrated her 20th year as publisher of the Blues Audience Newsletter. With a blues party at the Bull Run in Shirley, Massachusetts and an award presented to her at HeatherFest in Norton, Massachusetts last September, Shonk has been receiving many recognitions for her longevity in the difficult businesses of publishing and music […]
