Brave and relentless, singer-songwriter Ilene Springer sets her sights, spreads her wings
Ilene Springer has been on the singer-songwriter scene since she started appearing at south shore open mics and jams 25 years ago. A few years later she branched out to playing restaurants in and around her home town of Weymouth, Massachusetts. After a while she found herself playing gigs in Boston, Providence and beyond. “I’ve […]
Josh Gold continues adventures in sound at his Basement Studio
It’s been a year since we first interviewed recording producer Josh Gold about his Basement Studio enterprise. While Gold, a widely recognized keyboardist, has had to relinquish his touring gigs with his beloved Adam Ezra Group, he still has plenty to keep him busy in his work place of sound. “Roughly 90 to 100 artists I’ve worked with […]
Sam Gentile benefit put together with care and compassion; this Sunday, Sept 23 at C Note in Hull, Massachusetts
Sam Gentile is a fortunate man. Not only did he recently receive a new, donated kidney, he belongs to a community of musicians who will unite at C Note in Hull, Massachusetts on September 23 to help him pay down his medical expenses. Organized by C Note manager Barbara Rhind and south shore music promoter […]
Linda Marks emerges huge on the Boston music scene
Linda Marks’ entire life has been a profound personal and musical journey. The Boston area singer-songwriter-pianist has released what many area folkies and singer-songwriters are saying is her best work yet. Her new CD, titled Moments, is racking up favorable notices with a momentum as strong as the emotional force of nature that make up […]
82 year old Boston blues queen Toni Lynn Washington coming to town; playing Barnful, Newburyport river, HeatherFest
She has been called the queen of the Boston blues scene. She’s received many award nominations from Memphis. Toni Lynn Washington is a girl on the go. While she might not qualify as a girl at age 82, she still chats with youthful energy, and she still plays out with the spirit of a young […]
Noble Dust getting some lift in the greater-Boston/New England scene
Boston indie band Noble Dust recently released their first full length CD, And The Tide Rises, and it is furthering their bond with old fans while serving as a calling card to an ever growing fan base. Having started out two years ago, Noble Dust has already played in Boston with many of the city’s […]
Gordy Pettipas spearheads MoGuitar Blues Band to many victories
Gordy Pettipas has captained his MoGuitar Blues Band for almost two years. Those two years have seen his trio gain many rotation gigs at many coveted music venues in his native New Hampshire. Pettipas and his trio scored a recent victory when they won the Granite State Blues Challenge last weekend, earning a chance to […]
Jennifer Mitchell Band gaining greater recognition
Jennifer Mitchell Band took the local country and rock scene by storm after they debuted at the Hungry Buffalo in Loudon, New Hampshire two years ago. Now, Jennifer Mitchell and her band play at least 10 gigs a month in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Mitchell relocated to southern New Hampshire from upstate New […]
Shari “Shazz” Richardson shines on local stages
Southern New Hampshire cover band vocalist Shari “Shazz” Richardson is a woman of few words. The reticent crooner prefers to let her vocal work speak for itself. Richardson began her music career about seven years ago at Methuen’s New England Seafood Thursday night Karaoke sessions. When she found herself going every Thursday night, Richardson knew […]
Katrina Marie Band ramping up, gaining wider recognition after first year
Katrina Marie Band have been making a strong impression on the southern New Hampshire/northern Massachusetts music for just over a year now. Their lead vocalist, who goes by the name, Katrina Marie, has a voice that seems born to play old school R&B and soul. Its rich, soulful, deep, and rangy. She is also a […]
