Peter Parcek gearing up for a very special show; B.B. King tribute at the Chevalier Theatre
Some music events have a way of bringing things full circle back to what is most important. Boston blues guitarist Peter Parcek is gearing up for a very special show. May 14th is the day on which the king of the blues, B.B. King passed away, and Parcek will play a tribute concert to King at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford, Massachusetts. The concert runs from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Chevalier is located at 30 Forest Street in Medford.
John Hall to present New England Blues Summit on Cape Cod
John Hall, known for producing blues festivals at the Marshfield Fair these last 21 years, will present the New England Blues Summit at Cape Cod’s Resort And Conference Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts on May 13, May 14, and May 15. Judging by the activities and artists lined up, this could be the year’s biggest blues event in our six state region.
John Juxo lets the good times roll
Many music fans have seen John Juxo supporting other roots and blues musicians at shows in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Juxo stands out for his keyboard work as well as his distinguished appearance. Many present might be uncertain who he is. The only thing they know is he showed up to play. So, who is this mysterious man with the white hair and sideburns who plays piano, organ, and accordion and often sings with some of the biggest names in the New England music scene? Let’s go back to Juxo’s childhood, where it all began.
Johnny Hoy And The Bluefish continue to evolve; new CD is a dandy
Johnny Hoy And The Bluefish are on a released CD The Dance finds the boys at the top of their game, and they’ve been moving numerous copies at their gigs and on Spotify. Bluefish keyboardist and musical director Jeremy Berlin discussed the Bluefish sound and the band’s evolution over the last 25 years.roll.
Cold Engines just starting to rev up; nominated for a New England Music Award
David Drouin of the band Cold Engines has been on a long musical journey. Drouin jump started Cold Engines a year and a half ago right after his previous, hugely popular, award winning band, The Brew were calling it quits. Drouin, having had numerous songs he’d like to record, called up a few friends from his hometown area of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Former Wide Iris front man Matt York returns to the greater-Boston music scene as a solo artist
Matt York has been getting his feet wet wading back into the greater-Boston music scene for the first time since 2002, when his once hugely popular indie punk band Wide Iris had run its course. York just came back into the scene several months ago, releasing his solo CD Boston, Texas last winter, and holding a CD Release Party at Atwoods last January.
Dave Bailin’s life and career in music
North Shore musician Dave Bailin has received a lot of notice lately for his seven year old band Dave Bailin & The Bailouts. This singer-songwriter-guitarists from the classic rock and blues schools of thought honed his skills through many years as an open mic host and from slogging his way through many bands with varying degrees of success to arrive at where he is today. Some highlights from his career and life and music shed some light on the kind of success he is having today.
Nicole Knox Murphy inspires with her long musical journey
Nicole Knox Murphy has been on quite a musical journey these last ten years. Murphy became a lead singer for her father’s country band in her home state of Vermont when she was only 14. She continued singing with his very busy band until just after she got married. Then, her schedule was less busy and when her father retired, she was grounded. By then, she was living in her adopted state of New Hampshire. Raising three children and supporting her family took up much of her time, until her children were grown. Then, while spending a year recovering from back surgery, she picked up her old acoustic guitar and started picking away.
A Night For Sam Gentile benefit schedule for this Sunday, Feb 14
Whenever anybody in the greater-Boston blues community is down and out with medical expenses and no way to cover it with a musician’s salary, the community comes together like a tightly knit blanket.
Johnny “Blue Horn” Moriconi, musician, survivor; fundraiser set for Feb 21
Johnny “Blue Horn” Moriconi has been down for a while but he certainly isn’t out. Last spring, Boston’s hugely popular blues musician Moriconi noticed that the hearing in his right ear was getting poorer. When he had it checked out he discovered he had a benign brain tumor in the back of his head. He’s now recovering from radiosurgery he had three weeks ago. The good news is that he’s already back to sitting in on some gigs, as a singer and playing his trademark Holton MF Admiral blue-lacquer trumpet.
