Ambitious, Chick Singer Night to bring flair, variety to Parish Center in Westford, Massachusetts

Ambitious, Chick Singer Night to bring flair, variety to Parish Center in Westford, Massachusetts

Chick Singer Night co-directors Jennifer Truesdale and Marcia Ridings-Macres are busily preparing for another of their spring CSN events. On March 18, Chick Singer Night will present, at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford, Massachusetts, a mix of women performers performing a mix of blues, R&B, jazz, and rock. There’s a special theme […]

Nicole Knox Murphy live at The Pizza Man; Manchester, NH

Nicole Knox Murphy entertained The Pizza Man restaurant with sweet aplomb

Nicole Knox Murphy came into Manchester, New Hampshire’s The Pizza Man last Friday night to entertain with her mix of country, pop, and rock music. Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, Murphy’s voice and song selection went over well with the receptive pizza chowing music fans. Murphy’s adaptation of The Monkee’s “Day Dream Believer” captured the […]

Arthur James, large, looming, buzzworthy presence on New England blues scene

March; winter thawing with hot New England live music

March, hopefully, will see an end to our recent freezing cold temperatures and heavy snow fall. While enjoying the spring, that feeling of starting anew that comes this time of year, double down on the fun. Explore all that New England’s live music scene has to offer. Rock, cover bands or originals, country, blues, jazz, […]

Greg Sherrod

Greg Sherrod, rocking southern New England and beyond for decades, his personal story

Connecticut blues, rock, and soul singer, songwriter, arranger Greg Sherrod has been rocking southern New England for decades. His latest CD Do You Feel It garnered favorable reviews and has served as a successful calling card for Sherrod’s startling good original songs, an amalgamation of blues, rock, and soul. Though this singer has had numerous […]

Arthur James

Arthur James lead lively blues jam at Riley’s Place

Lead by the inestimable Arthur James on vocals, guitar, and jam management, yesterday’s Sunday afternoon blues jam at Riley’s Place in Milford, New Hampshire proved an energetic event dotted with talented singers and musicians. Arthur James lead the house band, himself with Rick King on drums and “Barson” on bass. Barson goes by his one […]

The Wildcat O'Halloran Band prove interesting and entertaining on Here Lies A Fool

The Wildcat O’Halloran Band prove interesting and entertaining on Here Lies A Fool

Wildcat O’Halloran Band’s latest album Here Lies A Fool is an interesting and entertaining exercise. Its cover art features a drawing of a gravestone reading Here Lies A Fool with an electric six string guitar jammed into the ground in front of that marker. The Wildcat band show their affinity for blues, jumping right into […]

Cassandre McKinley;

February; romance, history served up with hot New England live music

February. A cold month. It’s also a month to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, and winter sports. Everything goes better with hot New England live music. So, take your partner to Valentine’s dinner at live music venue. Listen to blues, jazz, soul, R&B, and funk because those genres all came out of the […]

Tokyo Tramps outdo themselves mightily with rock and roll album Fearless Heart

Tokyo Tramps outdo themselves mightily with rock and roll album Fearless Heart

Deep diving into their American rock and roll roots on their brand new Fearless Heart album, Tokyo Tramps team up with drummer Josh Dion and producer Jim Weider(The Band) to create a flintier, more energetic paced work than ever before. Opening cut “Sweet Melody” finds the Japanese born musicians, who made their way to Boston […]

Bruce Tarney proves astonishingly good with Idiots On Parade album

Bruce Tarney proves astonishingly good with Idiots On Parade album

Bruce Tarney’s latest album Idiots On Parade is a fantastic mix of good musical songcraft and quirky, perky creativity. There is a shiny originality to every track, making each song likely to become someone’s affinity. Opening title track “Idiots On Parade” begins with Tarney and his support players playing toy instruments, a quirky touch that […]

Charing Cross prove their rock and roll credentials on No Batteries

Charing Cross prove their rock and roll credentials on No Batteries

Charing Cross full length album No Batteries indicates this band will be taking no prisoners in their steady march toward fame and fortune. No Batteries proves this Boston band is loaded with creativity, the kind of energy and ideas to construct songs that grab and hold their listeners’ attention. Opening title track “No Batteries” finds […]