Bill Copeland
Celebrate St Paddy’s Day with Yoke Shire
Yoke Shire is celebrating St. Patrick’s Weekend in grand style with a host of shows in choice venues. There is no better way to spend the holiday than enjoying a few pints while catching a rollicking Yoke Shire Irish performance.
Annie Hoffman arrives; The Field Effect bassist, Zippah sound engineer rocks Boston’s music scene
Annie Hoffman is a double success story in the Boston music scene. She is the bass player for the hugely popular, highly in demand band The Field Effect. The young lady is also making her mark as a skillful sound engineer at Zippah Recording Studios in Brighton, Massachusetts. Zippah is booked for the next several weeks with artists looking to record music, and The Field Effect recently won a Song Of The Year award at Boston Music Awards.
Mama Love And The Wicked Sons crash Wantu Blues Jam
Kendall Bush brought her new band Mama Love And The Wicked Sons to the Wantu Blues Jam at The Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire a few hours ago. Bush rocked the microphone with four selections from her upcoming debut live gig at Boondocks Tavern & Country Grill this Saturday night in Weare, New Hampshire. Boondocks is just a few miles up 114 North from the Trestle.
Daphne Lee Martin offers another outstanding album with Frost
Daphne Lee Martin’s latest album Frost announces itself with a wave of knobby synthesizer, a bulbous sound that suggest the bountiful fulsomeness that her recording has to offer. Martin’s soundscapes consist of everything from modern keyboards, some vintage colors and styles, and more than a dash of rocking electric guitar. Her genius lies in her ability to weave an array of musical elements from the entire 20th century into one song, cohesively, impressively, seamlessly, to become a beautiful new creation that stands on its own merits, apart from influences.
Fred Abatelli discusses his live rig equipment
Fred Abatelli is half of the Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli singer-songwriter duo. Abatelli is also a certifiable gear head. He could talk endlessly about his live rig and all of its various pieces of equipment. Abatelli plays bass guitar, electric guitar, and acoustic guitar in his live shows. He favors the more is less approach, as far as not having to lug huge cabinets to his gigs when he can easily get a good sound with smaller equipment.
URO put on terrific 10th anniversary concert; two more shows coming, March 29 and April 19
The Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra held the first of three concerts to commemorate their tenth year since starting their classic rock tribute series. Aside from their usual selections from Led Zeppelin, Queen, and The Beatles, the URO also played songs from The Who’s Quadrophenia album and a couple songs by bands from Boston to showcase what they have planned for their next two 10th anniversary concerts. URO also threw in their original song “Child, Thy Name Is Rock” as well as AC/DC’s “Long Way To The Top,” complete with an electric bagpipe player.
Boston Area Musicians Organize Special Show to Help Ailing Radio Host/Promoter Billy Block in His Fight Against Cancer
SOMERVILLE, MA – Many of Boston’s premier musicians will gather for a special evening of performances on Sunday, March 9, at Johnny D’s to help raise funds for ailing Nashville radio host/musician/concert promoter Billy Block in his fight against cancer. Block, who was diagnosed last month with stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma, has been undergoing treatment for the disease, and all the proceeds from the show will go to The Billy Block Family Fund at Wells Fargo Bank. Showtime is 8:00 PM and tickets for the March 9 benefit are priced at $15.00.
Lowman impress with dazzling new Garden Of Eden album
Lowman’s latest CD Garden Of Rainbows is, indeed, an amazing growth of colors, tones, and many other special things. Sure to be included in many “Best of 2014” lists and in many awards shows, the album has a lot to offer to even the most discerning listeners while enticing people to get up on the dance floor. The title track is a sweet, Beatlesque confection of warm vocals and jaunty, fun keyboards. The album soon follows with a hip, mid-tempo rocker with a clever rhyme scheme. The remainder of the album comes across like more of this sweet variety of nuances, shadings, and outstanding instrumentation and vocals.
Girl On Top gearing up for live shows; plays AIDS benefit this Friday
Karen DeBiasse has been fronting her hard rocking Girl On Top band for several years now. Picking up more gigs of late, Girl On Top will be playing a gig this Friday night to benefit the Aids Action Committee. Her band will play from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. this Friday, February 28, at T.T. The […]
2014 NEMA show offered some of New England’s best talent
Last night’s New England Music Awards ceremony offered some fine acts from around the six states. But, nothing could have prepared anyone in attendance for the furious talents of The Party Band, a full marching band with horns, drummers, and a melodica player. They opened the talent part of the show with their horns blaring and their drummers smacking those skins like nobody’s business. That marching band set the vibe for the evening’s entertainment, and the night never lost steam.
