Nikki Dessingue discusses her electronic pop duo Stereo Telescope
Nikki Dessingue, of Stereo Telescope, an electro-pop duo with Kurt Schneider, is a natural born performer. Growing up, she was an athlete, a dancer, and a gymnast.. Aside from her vital stage presence, Dessingue is also a synthesizer player and she has formed a dynamic partnership with multi-instrumentalist Schneider. Stereo telescope started off year and […]
Kari Tieger graces Rhode Island with exotic melodies; she also likes vampires
Kari Tieger was preparing for a concert at a New Age center when she was interviewed for this article. The kind of lovely lady that is well liked by all who know her, Tieger was gifted by the center’s owner with the opportunity to perform there. “We put this together a couple of months ago,” […]
Celestial Effects boldly takes guitar tone where no musician has gone before
Celestial Effects has only been around for about a year. Yet, the new company that manufactures guitar tone pedals has already sold their pedals to clients around the world. They are also half way through designing and marketing their first line of products. A division of 40 year old Thermalogic, designer and manufacturer of high […]
Guitarist Gil Correia, the soul of a true blues man
Gil Correia became a blues guitarist in his early 40s, after clawing his way out of a hard scrabble life. To see Correia on stage with his Gil Correia Band or at jams, you wouldn’t have guessed the 55 year old began playing at 42. He is intensely talented and versatile on stage. He has […]
Malyssa BellaRosa ignites Providence music scene; recording debut CD
Malyssa BellaRosa has been heating up Providence nightclubs, off and on, since the late 1990s. After a decade fronting all kinds of bands, BellaRosa is now a solo artist working on a CD to be released under her own name. BellaRosa’s years of hard work have been paying off lately. She’s been nominated Female Vocalist Of […]
Christine Greenawalt is Touched in Worcester cover band
Seven years ago, Christine Greenawalt formed her Worcester-based cover band Touched as a form of therapy after going through a divorce and an ensuing mid-life crisis. “It was the best mid-life crisis ever,” she quipped, giggled. “I never sang with a live band in my life until age 36.” As a youth, Greenawalt sang in […]
Gracie Curran is getting excited; working on CD with High Falutin Band
Gracie Curran and her band High Falautin have been working on a debut CD. “It’s gonna be bluesy souly. We’ve have two songs done. It’s going to be our first,” Curran said. “We’ve been writing and playing a lot so I’m very excited. We have an unbelievable producer. That’s what I’m very excited about. We […]
Eric Grant Band, releases CDs, wins awards, shoots for the stars
The Eric Grant Band is based in Gilford, New Hampshire, and for a country band that does make sense. The Meadow Brook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, which presents America’s biggest names in country music, is literally at the bottom of the hill Grant lives on. The 6,000 seat venue has hosted national acts from Brad Paisley […]
Banshee rocks New Hampshire cover rooms
New Hampshire cover band Banshee has been rocking the Granite State music scene for seven years. That they have fans among blues aficionados and originals rock bands says a lot about their ability as musicians. The rhythm section of Banshee was on hand last Friday afternoon to discuss what makes the band tick. Bass player […]
Andrea Gillis Band to debut first CD at Lizard Lounge
Andrea Gillis has been a fixture on the Boston music scene for so long that she stands out in the mind like a statue of a former mayor. Gillis is gearing up for a CD Release Party at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts next weekend. on April 29th and April 30th. This marks the […]
