Lowbudget Records releases must have compilation tribute to The Rolling Stones
Low Budget Records has released this very thoughtful double disc compilation to The Rolling Stones. Titled You Can’t Always Want What You Get, it’s loaded with renditions of Rolling Stones songs lovingly rendered by some of Roslindale, Massachusetts’s most talented players. The variety of duos and combos on this compilation are perfectly matched to the variety of Stones material it offers and the succession of successful renditions makes this a must have for fans of the Boston music scene as well as fans of The Rolling Stones.
Bees Deluxe offer spectacular live album with Bluesapocalypse
Bees Deluxe have a released live CD to document what sounds like a very exciting band performance. It was recorded at the Arlington Center For The Arts Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts last spring. Edgy, creative, and passionate, this band, fronted by singer-guitarist Conrad Warre, reveal the detailed depth and raw energy that goes into their live shows on this Bluesapocalypse album.
Monica Rizzio shines with righteous zeal on Washashore Cowgirl CD
Monica Rizzio’s first official solo CD Washashore Cowgirl is chockfull of great original country and country roots songs. Originally from Texas, this Cape Cod resident shows she can project plenty of her southern girl charm and sensibility into her original songs and standards. It’s who she is. A former member of folk trio Tripping Lily, Rizzio wrote or co-wrote most of the righteously fresh material on this album.
Daniel Ouellette & The Shobijin glorious, crazy on new Tokusatsu! CD
Daniel Ouellette & The Shobijin are up to their old tricks again on this new Tokusatsu! CD, expressing musical concepts with highly clever electronic arrangements of their original songs. Ouellette, who hails from Fall River, Massachusetts, wrote these ten zany electronic pop songs, most of which have curious lyrical themes. Eerie concepts should probably be expected from an artist who is from the same town as Lizzie Borden. On one track Ouellette sings about wanting to see Universal Horror movies from the 1930s and 1940s.
Lara Herscovitch shows tremendous growth on Misfit CD
Lara Herscovitch has just released her fourth CD, Misfit. While misfits are the theme of this new album, Herscovitch fits in well with her New England folk music scene. Her earthy acoustic guitar accompaniments pave the way for this Former State Troubadour of Connecticut to shine. Her insights are sharp and valuable, especially when she turns them on her own emotions. There is also an undeniable husk of true folk music likeableness in each of her songs.
Jeff Root impresses once again with My One And Only CD
Jeff Root has come up with another album full of fun, quirky, and impressive songs. His new My One And Only CD is loaded with a variety of song structures and styles. Each tune is coated by his own haunted, other worldly vocal, a natural timbre which suggests he lives just barely on this side of sanity.
Nicole Knox Murphy takes it even higher on new Music Is In My Heart CD
Who says lightning can never strike twice in the same place? New Hampshire’s rising country and western recording artist Nicole Knox Murphy has just released this fantastic sophomore CD Music Is In My Heart. Murphy’s follow up to 2014’s Full Circle is a mighty offering of heartfelt songs that anybody can relate to. Unpretentious, she keep her lyrics simple, plain spoken but vocally fills them up with feeling.
The Daybreakers impress with finely crafted debut CD
The Daybreakers debut CD is a collection of fun, gritty, blues rock, folk-rock, and country rock that makes a good companion to any drive down the highway.
Body English rock with style on Stories Of Earth
The brain child of Boston’s guitarist, singer, and composer Clinton Degan, Body English is a super group made up some of the city’s most skillful players. This eight track CD, Stories Of Earth, features not only the six bands members but 23 supporting musicians and singers who contribute to various tracks. Despite this seeming like more of a recording project than an actual band, Body English have come up with songs that have mass appeal within their complex construction and sophisticated musicianship.
Ilana Katz Katz fiddles around with great success with Movin’ On album
Aside from having one of the coolest names in the Boston blues scene, Ilana Katz Katz can make her fiddle sing the blues. This lady’s uncanny ability to blend blues, roots, and her own Appalachian influences into an original sound is a winsome feat. Throughout her new Movin’ On album, Katz will have listeners in wonder as she finds new, inventive ways to present music we thought we already knew.
