Shikiboo hit the ground running in Boston music scene
Going by her locally famous stage name, Shikiboo has been guest singing all over greater-Boston as well as getting down with her own outfit she calls Shikiboo Boston. After only about two years in the Boston scene, this woman who only first got up on stage a few years back, has become a household word […]
Jose Ramos continues his amazing singing career in greater-Boston
Jose Ramos has been fronting his No Way Jose Band for ten years now. He’s the band leader, the musical director, the booking agent, and the lead vocalist. Ramos goes over well at his regular haunts like Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues in Brighton, Glenn’s Cool Bar and The Grog in Newburyport, The C Note […]
Jennifer Truesdale pens Get Paid To Sing, guidebook for singers seeking work
Jennifer Truesdale has made many achievements over the course of her 20 year singing career. Aside from the standard club gigs, Truesdale has composed songs for film and television, performed at resorts, colleges, convention centers, and owns a voice training business. For her latest venture, Truesdale has written a book called Get Paid To Sing, a manual […]
Boondocks Tavern & Country Grill on the rise in southern New Hampshire; owner brings in blues and rock
MaryEllen Robinson-Montplaisir decided to open her Boondocks Tavern & Country Grill as a Challenge. The person who owned the previous establishment in the building she leases told her she couldn’t make it run. “It was a challenge that people said couldn’t be done,” Robinson-Montplaisir said. “I’ve lived in Weare for 23 years. Before I owned […]
Dara Cassidy, fronting popular cover band The Dirty 3rds for nine years
Dara Cassidy has been fronting her hugely popular cover band The Dirty 3rds for nine years. That’s pretty good for someone who only thought she would be singing two or three songs nightly in a short lived house band. “I was a little bit nervous,” she said. “Once I got on stage and started doing […]
John Medeiros Jr. keeps the beat for a living
John Medeiros Jr. has been keeping the best for a long time. In fact, he’s kept the beat for essentially everybody in the greater-Boston/New England music scene at one time or another. A life long musician, Medeiros fell in love with the drums at an early age. The defining moment came when he heard Neil […]
Legendary singer-songwriter Marty Nestor continues to shine, gets better with age
Singer-songwriter Marty Nestor has had a storied career in the greater-Boston/New England music scene. Aside from racking up awards and nominations from the Boston Music Awards and other, Nestor’s previous bands played many of the popular nightspots in the 1970s and 1980s. His latest album, Saint of the Highway, showcases the culmination of the hard […]
Joe and Wendy Dodd make Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues a roaring success
Last summer Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues celebrated their fifth year in business. After five years, owners Joe and Wendy Dodd are still going strong, consistently creating interest in their Boston restaurant and blues venue. The Dodds, aside from having a menu of incredibly tasty barbeque offerings, present many of New England’s better known blues […]
Village Trestle’s new owners boost music offerings, attendance
Brenda Cadieux and Amberly Gibbs have been very busy for the last several months. Both women, for years, had been bartenders at the Village Trestle, located in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Cadieux, in fact, has been the marketing person for the Wantu Blues Jams, which the Trestle has traditionally hosted every Sunday afternoon. When the couple […]
Boston singer-songwriter Sarah Blacker is a young woman in a hurry
Sarah Blacker could best be described as a young woman in a hurry. The Boston-based singer-songwriter is constantly writing new songs and she’s constantly releasing new music. Her last full length CD Come What May was released in March of 2011. She released her Perfectly Imperfect E.P. this past year, and she is readying some […]
