Bill Copeland
Jane Fallon shines throughout Tangled In A Tree album
Jane Fallon puts a lot of grit into her fifth CD, Tangled In A Tree. Her songs are rugged adventure stories and she supports them with an almost strident vocal, edgy country twang, earthy acoustic instruments, and a rock and roll heart. Fallon has lived all around the United States, and she picked up song ideas from every area she had settled in. This life experience gives the singer-songwriter a variety of lyrical inspirations and a variety of song structures.
Boston Music Awards corrupted by self-serving nominating committee, easily documented
Once again the Boston Music Awards has released a list of nominees, and there is already controversy surrounding their choices. Many of the nominees have been previously nominated and have previously won in recent years. Many of the nominees read like a list of who’s who in the Boston music scene, hence it is understandable that their names show up a lot in city music functions.
Wildly diverse bands to perform at Goffstown Pumpkin Festival on October 18th
Music and October are two things that go well together. Just ask the music minded residents of Goffstown, New Hampshire. Multi genre bands will be featured at The Annual Goffstown Pumpkin Festival in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Bands perform on October 18th, the first day of this two day event. On this Saturday, vendors will line […]
Retro CD Review: The Installers delivered on 2008 Live – Plus 6 recording
The Installers have had a fairly long history in Central Massachusetts. With the booming voice of singer Stephen Clarke and players who can match his power with their stomping musicianship, The Installers became well known for their engaging, high energy live shows. It makes sense that they recorded themselves in concert at The Bull Run in Shirley. Live – Plus 6, released in 2008, is a fine document of what The Installers have to offer a large function room full of blues and rock fans.
Jeff Root continues his quirky brilliance with The Pig In The Python album
Jeff Root comes up with an album of engaging, interesting, and fun rock and roll music almost yearly. The Pig In The Python CD is another offering from his fertile imagination. Root, from the Central Massachusetts area, has a sound unlike anyone else in the local music scene. His smooth, unique vocal timbre rides over his melody line with a self-restrained energy unlike anything heard before. His song ideas are over the top wholly original, never following the usual songwriting patterns. The Pig In The Python is a dynamite album due to Roots’ ability to remain wholly original. The man seems genetically incapable of following in the footsteps of others. And that’s a good thing.
Steely Dan album Aja to be performed in its entirety at Berklee Performance Center, Wed, Oct 1
Guitarist and Berklee College Of Music professor Joe Musella with his top-notch band will play the entire classic Steely Dan’s album Aja and more on October 1st at 8:00 p.m.
“Slutty” Pete’s 10th Annual Birthday Party Blues bash was one hell of a day
“Slutty” Pete Zona has been hosting the Wantu Blues Jams at The Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire for over a decade now. Zona, who has the whole hosting, sound engineering thing down pat, is a much liked, well-respected presence in that venue and on the area blues scene. Each year, the Village Trestle shows its love for Zona by having him host his own annual birthday blues jam bash. This draws in talent from miles away, and it always results in at least five hours of fun and high quality music for the audience.
Jenni Lynn Band takes New England by storm, still adding more venues to busy schedule
The Jenni Lynn Band are celebrating their first year in existence under their current name and line up. And what a year it has been for Jenni Lynn and her band. Playing seven to eight gigs each month, success has emboldened them, prompting them to start unleashing more of Jenni Lynn’s original music.
Tony Savarino plays beautifully, masterfully on Guitararino album
Tony Savarino’s latest instrumental album Guitararino not only plays on his name. The musical themes here play upon many themes from many genres. Savarino is part scholar mining deep reservoirs of genre and history and part master technician, playing each genre with a depth of musical knowledge and skill. This guitarist combines his fantastic gifts to come up with something that is a lot of fun to listen to while it impresses with many fine touches and nuances. This album is the final in a trilogy that began with Guitaring and continued with Guitaresque. After listening to this current album, listeners will probably be hankering for those two recordings.
Catherine Capozzi pushes Kickstarter campaign to fund Bring Us Your Women production, DVD, CD
Catherine Capozzi, director of Boston’s popular, multi-media stage production Bring Us Your Women, has been conducting a kickstarter campaign to fund another presentation of her show. Bring Us Your Women features actresses, dancers, singers, musicians, film, and other multi media effects to tell the interconnected stories of some of history’s great females. This kickstarter campaign will also […]
