Bill Copeland
Red Matter utilize their influences well on beautiful Northbound Train album
Connecticut’s jam band Red Matter reflect on their influences in their new album Red Matter. Yet, despite their traditions in their genre, they manage to build songs that also reflect how they use the jam band tradition to their own advantage while also finding room to stretch out with their own imaginative flights of fancy. […]
September; temperatures cool, New England music remains hot
As the temperatures cool off in September, we all know that New England music scene will remain hot. Below a few offerings as to who is available to see live throughout our six state region. September 1: Arthur James solo; The Blue Bear Inn; 534 Mountain Road. Francestown, New Hampshir 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm […]
Namedroppers achieve much with latest soulful blues album Blue Diamonds
Connecticut’s legendary R&B band Namedroppers just released their swaggering muscular effort Blue Diamonds. Its individual members, Rafe Klein on guitar and lead vocals, drummer-singer Bobby T Torello, bassist Scott Spray, and keyboardist Ron Rifkin put together some startlingly good original music based on their influences while also turning in some strong interpretations of songs originally […]
Haunting and hip, Tim Ray Trio deliver the goods on Fire & Rain
Tim Ray Trio’s new album Fire & Rain mostly feels like it was influenced by the cool jazz musicians from the late 1940s through to the late 1960s. This trio is playing styles, colors and tones, and attitude that come from a time when hip cat daddios hung out in coffee shops and piano bars […]
August, get your New England live music while it’s still hot
August may make one wonder where did the summer go? But, if you start soon, you can catch a lot of good New England live music while bands play at beach houses, town parks, and near a bonfire. If you check the list below, you will find something that will go down well with your […]
Bees Deluxe tore it up at Manchester’s Stark Mill Brewery
Bees Deluxe buzzed into Manchester, New Hampshire Stark Mill’s Brewery last Friday night to play some stinging, blues-tinged numbers. Guitarist Conrad Warre could one moment play pretty, brittle lead guitar phrases before shifting dynamics to create larger, wider, more searing melodic lines. During one instrumental, keyboardist Carol Band’s lively funk keyboard work created a clavinet […]
Area 23 rocks Concord, New Hampshire with Wednesday night open mic
The Wednesday night Open Mic at Concord, New Hampshire’s funky venue Area 23 proved to offer the diversity of talent that it’s known for. Solo acoustic acts, including a uke player, a chanteuse singing to her own original backing tracks, and an oldies leaning three piece rock and roll band all showed up to strut […]
Ken Clark headlined Comp-Costley award winning Tuesday night Featured Artist and Open Mic at KC’s Rib Shack
Blues-funk-rock organist, singer Ken Clark was the featured artist at the Nate Comp and Paul Costley Tuesday night Featured Artist and Open Mic Jam at KC’s Rib Shack in Manchester, New Hampshire three nights ago. As can be imagined from the pairing of New England’s notable Hammond organ man with the awarding winning Tuesday night […]
July, hotter temperatures, hotter New England music
July is a great month for outdoor music events. If you’re in another New England state for vacation, visiting New Hampshire’s white mountains, Maine coastal areas, the great old mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, Vermont craft breweries, Massachusetts historic sites, or Connecticut villages, check out the local live music venues. You might meet up with […]
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July 1: Boneshakerz; Bentley’s Saloon; Arundel, Maine. 1:00 pm July 1: Arthur James Solo; Champlain Valley Dinner Train; Burlington Vermont. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm July 1: Jennifer Mitchell Band; Arcadia Campground; Moultonborough, New Hampshire. 8:00 pm July 1: Hot Mess; Tria Yoga front yard; Art Walk Festival; Peterborough, New Hampshire. 11:00 am to 1:00 […]
