Bill Copeland
January, ushering in the New Year with hot New England live music
January represents new beginnings. New Year’s resolutions. New calendars. Writing a new year onto our checks, for anyone who still uses checks. While the cold weather is certainly a hanger on from the previous year, we can all keep warming listening to New England’s live music. Below are some offering if you’d like to move […]
Rocking Horse Music Club’s rock opera Circus Of Wire Dolls is a must have, must see
Rocking Horse Music Club’s latest project is a madcap progressive rock endeavor featuring many of New England’s best musicians with some international players chiming in. RHMC’s creation, titled Circus Of Wire Dolls, chronicles the lives of several invented, manufactured dolls that come to life, form a performance touring company and who experience the world in […]
Shawnn Monteiro maintains a large vocal presence among variety of settings in You Are There
Shawnn Monteiro’s latest album You Are There is a fine documentation of her high caliber vocal prowess. This Providence, Rhode Island chanteuse showcases her prodigious talents in a variety of musical settings, arrangements, tempos employing everything from breathy vocals, sustains, scat, and a large vocal presence. Opening cut “Dearly Beloved,” popularized by Nancy Wilson, opens […]
Christine McVie leaves us
Like George was the quiet Beatle, you were the quiet Mac. Avoiding the melodrama of Stevie and Lindsey, you shone with your talent alone. Your deep rich vocal. Your perfect touch on the keyboards, creating many memorable melodies and offering much rhythmic support. Your insightful lyrics, always providing another powerful songwriting prowess to the band. […]
December, warming the holidays with hot New England live music
December’s cold holiday season always goes better with hot New England live music. Christmas, Hanukkah, end of semesters, skiing can all be enjoyed more if one is also going to check out some of the best live music in the country. New England has the best schools, the best medical centers, the best craft beer, […]
Chick Singer Night to rock The Burren in Somerville with Juli Gort Finn, Joy Reo, Natalie Bearfield, Emma Moreau
This Saturday’s Chick Singer Night event will present some of best women musicians in New England. CSN co-directors Jennifer Truesdale and Marcia Ridings-Macres have lassoed guitar goddess Juli Gort Finn, jazz vocalist Joy Reo, and youth performers Natalie Bearfield and Emma Moreau to participate. Each will perform with the Chick Singer Night band at The […]
Tara Greenblatt Band weaves magic with acoustic instruments, voices on Let’s Wake Up
The Tara Greenblatt Band’s latest CD release Let’s Wake Up showcases her unusual ability to combine her percussion skills with her singer-songwriter flare for describing the inner life of women. While her Greenblatt’s songs build up vocally, lyrically, her bands mates expand her musical ideas until their presence is larger than life. The listener easily […]
Christopher Gleason side project Noise Floor Delirium delivers gripping album Life Street Closed
Christopher Gleason’s side project Noise Floor Delirium just released the gripping album Life Street Closed. This album reveals soundscapes unique to Gleason and his own musical imagination. It’s not just that the vocals and the music are quite good. It’s more in the way this maestro blends his unusual colors, tones, and instrumentation. Opening cut […]
November; temperature drops, New England live music heats up
November might be getting colder. But, New England’s live music scene can only get hotter. Below, gentle readers, you’ll find several offerings to satisfy your need to see it played beautifully and in person. Of course, by the end of the month you might need to scrape the snow off the bottom of your shows […]
Jazz guitarist John Stein’s Lifeline a dazzling reminder of his long impressive career
John Stein’s exciting new release is a sprawling two disc set titled Lifeline, a compilation of his many own compositions and arrangements recorded and released over his 30 year career. This double scoop offering of Stein’s electric jazz guitar work turns a reviewer’s rainy day into a brisk adventure. Adventurous, exploring, and innovative, Stein’s Lifeline […]
