Bill Copeland
December: plenty of parties, celebrate with hot, live New England music
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. It’s December again. Winter season begins. Folks having fun skiing, snowmobiling, making snowmen, and celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah, sometimes with seasonal beers, ales, and IPAs. All of these go down better with hot live New England live music. Below are some special bands, singer-songwriters, and venues suggested to help […]
Andrew North and the Rangers showcase depth of zany talent on Thanks For The Warning Vol. 1
Andrew North and the Rangers made a fairly large name for themselves in northern New England. This New Hampshire-based jam band initially got by mostly on touring. This live album Thanks For The Warning Vol. 1, recorded at their album release party at Area 23 in Concord, captures the lively fun of their mid-tempo rockers […]
Creamery Station fly high, play big on Story To Tell album
Creamery Station just recently dropped this festive and lively album Story To Tell. This adventurous album runs on an abundance of care and energy. Every well placed instrumental line and vocal phrase is one of many moving parts that reflect many influences inserted into a big flowing sound The Connecticut jam band keeps the party […]
November; time to warm up Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving with hot New England live music
November, our temperature drops a bit more and we get to celebrate Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving. The soundtrack to those events can be hot New England live music. While toasting the veterans or encouraging friends and families to enjoy the holidays, quaff a New England brewed craft beer, ale, stout, IPA or whatever you prefer, […]
The Complaints are Chasing Light with much success
The Complaints latest album Chasing Light is a wedge of tempting rock and roll music. Tight, the Rhode Island trio pushes the listener through 8 solid, catchy tunes that make one want to party while they impress you with their talent. Title track “Chasing Light” gets a pushy groove from Anthony Marotti’s numerous, well placed […]
Crowes Pasture move to much higher ground with Don’t Blink
Crowes Pasture create much more than a pleasant soundscape on their latest album Don’t Blink. Lyrically, it’s concerned with how much we miss if we take our eyes off the world for a moment. The duo’s usual blend of male and female vocals, banjo, and acoustic guitar allow them to develop folksy fabrics of Americana […]
Kristian Montgomery & The Winterkill Band maintain high standards, take risks on Lower County Outlaw
Kristian Montgomery & The Winterkill Band punched out this Lower County Outlaw album in recent months. Montgomery & The Winterkill Band, as usual, rock right out with the aggression of a knife wielding street gang. As with their last three albums KMTWB rip the soulfulness out of country and muscle it into a rock and […]
Kim Moberg impresses greatly with folk-rock opera The Seven Fires Prophecy
Kim Moberg’s new folk-rock opera The Seven Fires Prophecy centers on an old Native American legend, and the album greatly impresses and intrigues on many levels. This story of ancient peoples in North America and the prophets who guide them provides mystical songwriting material that Moberg and her producer, multi-instrumentalist Jon Evans turn into a […]
October; don flannel shirts, Halloween costumes, and celebrate Octoberfest with New England live music as your soundtrack
Have you got your flannel shirts on yet? Have you decided which Octoberfest Beer Blast you’ll attend? Have you picked out your Halloween costume yet? Yes, folks, we’re cruising headlong into the party hearty month of Halloween. We even have a Friday the 13th to add to our celebrations. So, make sure you’re wearing your […]
Andy & Judy bring plenty of musical joy and understanding to Another Ghost Town
Andy & Judy put together their new album Another Ghost Town with the upmost care. It is true folk music, rooted in the Americana sound and also in the American story. Work songs. Abandoned towns. A song about radio. A heroic athlete’s song. A song for the next generation. Much of the American experience is […]
