Sun Jones offers brightness in dark world
Sun Jones has only been together as a band for just over a year. Yet, the members of the band have been on the scene for 20 years. Guitarist-singer-songwriter Charley Carrozo gave some insight into this new band that has already played Johnny D’s and some major music festivals since forming less than two years […]
Shirley Lewis is still the regal queen of blues
Shirley Lewis recently turned 74 and her singing career is still going strong. She is still the regal queen of the blues. Raised in a musical family, she has been singing since she was four. She feels that the biggest misconception of her talent is that everyone now only knows her as a blues singer. […]
Erin Harpe recounts her recent Memphis experience
Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers recently returned to Boston after competing in the International Blues Competition in Memphis. The band got as far as the semi-finals, and, although they didn’t make it into the finals, they still value their experience and their memories of Memphis. Winning the Boston Blues challenge months earlier was a […]
Hammond B3 player Ron Levy continues life of music and Jewish faith
A 60 year old working musician should have a lot to talk about when the conversation turns to his own career. Ron Levy is no exception. The Boston native has been seen playing his keyboards with the Philip Pemberton Band for the last several months. Those who’ve known him over the years, know that his […]
Kyrsta Youngs enjoys music life more since moving from Boston to Nashville
Her Boston fans have been wondering whatever became of her after she moved down south last fall. Singer-songwriter-piano player Krysta Youngs moved out of Boston to pursue her Top 40 dreams in the city of Nashville. Not seeing many opportunities for independent, original artists in Boston, Youngs packed up her bags and left for Music […]
Rock violinist Marnie Hall blazes a unique trail
Marnie Hall loves the violin. She loves violin so much that she looks for work with orchestras as well as writes and plays string parts for rock bands. She also teaches violin to school children. It is her work with rock bands, though, that Hall gets most excited about. You can hear the breathy excitement […]
“Slutty” Pete Zona enjoys hosting Wan-Tu Blues Jams
About half way through the last decade, “Slutty” Pete Zona became the host, soundman, and sometimes harp player for the Wan-Tu Blues Jams, arguably northern New England’s best known blues jams. With two blues jams a week, Wan-Tu has become a brand and a franchise and has become well known far outside of New Hampshire. […]
Jaded move to Higher ground with new singer, new CD
Jaded just put out their fourth disc, Higher, and it couldn’t be better named. Jaded is higher than they have ever been. After touring the world and opening for big names, the four women hard rock band have found their own sound. “I think it’s really us,” guitarist Britt Lightning said. “We didn’t say ‘let’s […]
Dave Shaheen enjoys family, friends, music fronting Hurricane Alley
Dave Shaheen is a man of many accomplishments. He has worked in television production, teaches television production, and he is also a professional musician. Shaheen has been the leader of the popular cover band Hurricane Alley for many years.Hurricane Alley has become an institution in the clubs that host the band. Shaheen played his first […]
From Italy to Boston, Noe Socha has a future in blues
Guitarist and harmonica player Noe Socha, age 19, may still be a student, but he has hit some major music rooms in his young life, and he’s been invited to play with some impressive New England talent. Originally from Carpi, Italy(near Bologna), Socha came from his small city to study in Boston at Berklee College […]
