Bill Copeland
Young blues singer Sara Thompson is on a roll
Sara Thompson talks more like a girl next door than a funky blues chanteuse. But don’t let that fool you. This girl know what she is doing. Her career as a blues singer, which started less than two years ago, is on a mighty roll. Blues fans can’t go too far without running into her […]
Blues guitarist Shakey Jake Oliva has American true grit
Shakey Jake Oliva was preparing for a Saturday night at the Vegas Lounge in Norwood, Massachusetts when he was interviewed for this feature. His blues outfit, Shakey Jake And The Blue Vibrations Band, have been on the Boston scene for a little over a year. Before that, he was in the Worcester scene. Shakey Jake […]
Tribute band Mr. Breeze offers many Lynyrd Skynyrd songs
Mr. Breeze, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band, has a big show coming up. Mr. Breeze – A Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd Friday, June 24 10:00p at Showcase Live, Foxborough, MA The boys have played at some great southern rock houses & outside venues like: The Music Lady in Plainfield CT; The Beach House in Portsmouth RI; The […]
Johnny Barnes & The Nightcrawlers left them smiling at Smoken’ Joe’s
Last night, Johnny Barnes & The Night Crawlers kept the crowd at Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ in rapt attention for three hours. The four-piece that features front man Johnny Barnes on guitar and lead vocals opened with an instrumental jam a wild, raucous number that informed right off the bat this band has a heavier, wilder […]
Christine Mascott fronts Cape Cod band Groovy Afternoon; celebrates music from the Woodstock era
Groovy Afternoon’s lead singer Christine Mascot is dedicated to the classic rock music of the Woodstock era. Mascott’s four piece performs iconic, legendary songs from 1965 to 1973. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, Mountain, Credence Clearwater Revival, and Jefferson Airplane make up the bulk of Groovy Afternoon’s set […]
Professor Harp bares his soul on debut CD They Call Me The Professor
Professor Harp’s debut CD introduces the veteran Boston singer-harmonica player with its cool title, They Call Me The Professor. And “professor” is a title Hugh Holmes has earned. Muddy Waters, during a Boston gig, called Holmes “the professional of the harp” and Solomon Burke, when he too was in town, called Holmes Professor Harmonica. With […]
The Rationales are true pop rock craftsmen
The Rationales new CD The Distance In Between is a lively batch of songs dripping with sweet pop-rock melodies. Hooky choruses are the order of the day on this disc. Band leader David Mirabella has a mild, pleasant timbre in his rangy vocal and he conjures warm feeling in each song with his tender vocal […]
Chris Terp enjoys Worcester blues & cover scenes; won recent Guitar Center competition
Chris Terp of Worcester cover band Touched and Worcester blues band On The Five has been a very busy guy for the last two years. He was also the winner of his local version of Guitar Center’s nation wide King Of The Blues talent search. Each contestant starts at the local level, and some will […]
Roomful turned up the heat at Dante’s Firefly’s in Marlboro last night
Roomful Of Blues made a stop at Dante’s Firefly’s in Marlboro, Massachusetts last night, and the swinging, blues band put on another spiffy show. Such a classy, precise band playing in Firefly’s wide open bandstand area conjured an atmosphere of upscale nightclubs from previous decades. Roomful opened with their trademark wall of horn sound and […]
Nikki Dessingue discusses her electronic pop duo Stereo Telescope
Nikki Dessingue, of Stereo Telescope, an electro-pop duo with Kurt Schneider, is a natural born performer. Growing up, she was an athlete, a dancer, and a gymnast.. Aside from her vital stage presence, Dessingue is also a synthesizer player and she has formed a dynamic partnership with multi-instrumentalist Schneider. Stereo telescope started off year and […]
