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 […]
Young singer-songwriter Kim Jennings branches out
Musicians come from a variety of backgrounds. Some come from an academic background, which doesn’t hurt as education is always applicable. Singer-songwriter Kim Jennings has a BA in psychology in Harvard. Jennings was also a French major for one year. She actually started out at Harvard as a physics major and going to be a […]
Casey Desmond is poised to take national scene
Up and coming Boston pop singer Casey Desmond recently returned from Los Angeles where she auditioned for an NBC TV show called The Voice that will air April 26th. Desmond couldn’t say any more about the TV show. Desmond jumped into the music scene six years ago in 2005, after growing up in a musical […]
Roomful’s Chris Vachon discusses Hook, Line, And Sinker; recent tour
Giving interviews has been part of Chris Vachon’s job for many years now. Vachon has been the band leader for Roomful Of Blues since he joined the now 40 year old institution in 1996. The guitarist is just as comfortable talking to the press as he is paying out a smoking’ lead guitar phrase on […]
Leddie Jackson came back from the dead; relearned guitar
Leddie Jackson has come back from the dead to play guitar. Jackson, currently ripping up on guitar in southern New Hampshire, has been a fixture in Boston and Worcester music circles for years. He had a medical condition that killed him, briefly, before he was brought back to life in an ambulance. Now on his […]
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 […]
