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Doug Bell is driving force in Bellevue Cadillac and in life

Doug Bell is driving force in Bellevue Cadillac and in life

Doug Bell’s musical and personal life has been one of roller coaster like ups and downs and twists and turns. Bell, also known as Professor Doug Bell, has seen his life situation change faster than a TV channel. He’s been poor, rich, poor, then rich again. Bell played in a few obscure local bands before […]

Keturah is off to a promising start

Keturah is off to a promising start

Keturah Burgess began her career with a bang. Known by her first name in Rhode Island music circles, Keturah began hitting the open mikes in her native state in 2005. Within the first five years of her career, she recorded her solo CD with legend Duke Robillard on guitar, and she’s been nominated as Best […]

Mr. Nick is on a mission of love; raises funds for disabled aunt

Mr. Nick is on a mission of love; raises funds for disabled aunt

Mr. Nick is on a mission of love. The blues-soul-R&B singer and stand-up comedian is launching his third annual Blue For Beanie fundraising blues music festival. The proceeds will support Mr. Nick’s aunt Jeannine David who suffered a brain injury and other impairments in a car accident four years ago. Tragically, his Aunt Jeannie, a […]

Raising Scarlet rock the rockabilly scene

Raising Scarlet rock the rockabilly scene

Mike and Tammy Myles converted their old band Rude Toys into the rockabilly hit Raising Scarlet just three years ago. Now, the couple and their rhythm section are bringing Raising Scarlett and its driving take on American roots rock all over greater-Boston. Raising Scarlet has been riding the wave of resurgent interest in Rockabilly, hitting […]

Joey Vellucci discusses his long, impressive career

Joey Vellucci discusses his long, impressive career

Guitarist Joey Vellucci has kept himself busy on the New England music scene for 30 years, gigging almost every weekend. He also composes scores for film and television. Yet, the jazz-rock-pop-blues-funk-OK, he plays everything, artist has always flown under the radar, never attracting the attention of the press. Until now. Vellucci discussed his intriguing career […]

Kim Riley dominates southern New Hampshire music scene

Kim Riley dominates southern New Hampshire music scene

Kim Riley has been one busy lady lately. She is a member of the newly reformed Napoleon In Rags, a Bob Dylan tribute band. Aside from a monthly gig at J’s Tavern in Milford, New Hampshire, Rags is hosting a Dylan birthday bash for Dylan’s 71st. “We’ve got just so many people on the bill,” […]

Introducing singer-songwriter-piano player Tanya Darling

Introducing singer-songwriter-piano player Tanya Darling

Once upon a time she was a busy singer in the Boston music scene. Until life intervened. Tanya Darling recently jumped back into the music scene. In last January of this year she picked up guitar and started writing about her new life and taking her songs to open mics. Darling played the Boston circuit […]

OldJack taking it from Boston to the burbs

OldJack taking it from Boston to the burbs

OldJack formed on a fluke back in 2008 when Dan Nicklin was putting bands together for recording projects. He ended up with a nine-piece band that features three female backing vocalists. OldJack, in its current form, has been together for two years, with Nicklin and bass player being the consistent members. Nicklin was looking for […]

Brian Maes Band pushing Collateral Damage CD; hitting Lynn & Londonderry this month

Brian Maes Band pushing Collateral Damage CD; hitting Lynn & Londonderry this month

Brian Maes recently went through a soul searching experience. His new Brian Maes Band CD Collateral Damage was inspired by a major disappointment in his music career. His other project, Ernie And The Automatics, was put on hiatus so that band could put out a new product before carrying on as a road act. Maes […]

Willie J. Laws dominates New England blues scene

Willie J. Laws dominates New England blues scene

Willie J. Laws is the man. There’s just no doubt about that. The Texas to California to New Orleans to New England transplant is one of the jewels in the local areas music scene. And New Englanders are blessed to share their stages and to come out to see and hear the man who has […]