Bill Copeland
Mr. Nick discusses his Dirty Tricks, career; shares insight into blues scene
Mr. Nick of the blues band The Dirty Tricks and formerly of the Blues Mafia recently checked in to discuss his band’s upcoming CD. The singer/harmonica player also discussed his career to this point, including why he folded the seven year old Blues Mafia. When asked how the new album was coming along, Mr. Nick […]
Birds Of Flame prove jazz-fusion still has appeal; prog sound fills room at the Greenfield Grille
Birds Of Flame wove a mighty jazz fusion sound at The Grille in Greenfield, Massachusetts last Saturday night. Lead by keyboardist Bob Cummings, Bird Of Flame tore into many tunes by Mahavishnu Orchestra and a few by other progressive rock composers.Opening with “Dawn” Cummings percolated some electric piano notes that made a pleasant vibe in […]
Delta Generators are on a roll
Delta Generators just released a CD and it is already in a top ten competition held by the Blues Foundation. The four-piece has been racking up such recognition in the Boston area blues scene since winning the Boston Blues Society’s Blues Challenge in August 2008, after the band had only been together a year. Delta […]
Boston’s Future–The Next Music Mecca of North America?
Boston’s Future – The Next Music Mecca of North America? What would it take to make Boston the music mecca of North America? Of course Boston already is a music mecca – it’s just that most people outside of Boston don’t know it yet. The answer won’t come from the music industry. Don’t expect industry […]
Sully Erna’s Avalon scores with original sound; Lisa Guyer works well with Godsmack star
It is immediately clear why Sully Erna formed a separate band to record the ten songs on his recently released solo CD, Avalon. The album is far too acoustic-oriented musically and much too mystical thematically to work for his mega-million selling band Godsmack. Dark, mystical, unpredictable, and at times, downright scary. Yet, Erna’s songwriting always […]
Storied local guitarist Erick Preston restarts 25 year old Hendrix tribute show
Roll over Rover, and let Erick Preston take over. Preston is a guitar slinger with 180,000 fans worldwide. Among his many accomplishments over the last 45 years, his biggest may be his Purple Haze show, a tribute to the music of Jimi Hendrix. Preston fronts his Jimi Hendrix tribute band with backing from state of […]
Common Knowledge rings in New Year 2011 at Village Trestle
Last night’s New Year’s Eve celebration at the Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire was marked by the celebratory music of Common Knowledge. This band rocks out in the hybrid genres of blues, classic rock, and southern rock. They are a cover band with enough oomph to put their own personal stamp on masterpieces of […]
BBC nixes Folkwaves program; Boston folk supporters protest
Mick Peat and Lester Simpson have over the last 25 years given so much support to the folk genre through their internationally renowned Folkwaves programme, a show which is now destined to be broadcast for the last time on December 27th. This page has been created to allow people to make their feelings known and […]
Dwight & Nicole to perform New Year’s Eve at Lizard Lounge
Description Friday 12/31 – New Years Eve at The Lizard Lounge featuring DWIGHT & NICOLE Two shows! Three options! 1. Jump start New Years Eve with an irresistible prix fixe dinner at THE WEST SIDE LOUNGE followed […]
Johnny Bad’s hosts new Sunday night blues jam; filling the Strange Brew void
Lee Sevigny December 29 at 6:54am Reply • Report As many of you are aware the long running jam held every Sunday night at the Strange Brew Tavern has come to an end. In an effort to fill the huge hole left in many faithful jammers schedules on Sunday evenings Downtown Dave and The Deep […]
