April Cushman Band delivered mule kick energy at Loretta’s Last Call
April Cushman Band play with a mule kicking energy and their gig last Friday night at Boston’s Loretta’s Last Call was 120 proof. The rhythm section behind Cushman play with a cracking smack. Her lead guitarist John Andrews hits his high notes and feisty chords with plenty of force and with plenty of detail. Cushman […]
Yoko Miwa Trio flex their jazz muscles at The Mad Monkfish
The Yoko Miwa Trio have become a regular Friday night outfit at The Mad Monkfish in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Headed up by Boston’s by way of Japan jazz pianist Yoko Miwa, the trio offer two solid sets of modern and classic jazz standards. With 30 years of recognition in her adopted city and nine albums to […]
Mickey Maguire continues Brick House’s Blues Therapy Thursday with blues aplomb
There are jams, featured artist events, venues, and audiences that just seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly, coffee and pastries, and vodka and orange juice. Such was the case seen last night at Milford, New Hampshire’s Brick House. The Brick House is home to the Blues Thursday Therapy hosted by the inimitable […]
Lee & Dr. G offer listless, tiresome music and vocals at Pembroke City Limits
It’s all right if bands like AC/DC and Kiss use a simplistic approach to writing and recording songs, as long as the songs are fun and infectious. It’s all right for bands like The Grateful Dead and Phish to play in a mellow groove as long as those grooves are complex and serve as a […]
Lexi James & Wildheart impress and entertain Nash Casino crowd
Small, doll like, and animated, Lexi James has a stage presence that draws an audience’s attention. Her performance last night at Nash Casino in Nashua, New Hampshire proved she has the talent to engage the audience even further. Her band Wildheart is both smooth and tight, allowing her the freedom to do whatever she needs […]
No Static dazzled audience at Boston City Winery
No Static returned to Boston’s City Winery last Saturday night to pay tribute to Steely Dan’s 50 year old landmark album The Royal Scam. Playing every song from that record album put many challenges on these tribute players. Adventurous keyboard work, eruptions of guitar phrasing, and players skillful enough to find their place among many […]
Hanstock VII rocked Moose Brook Park with high performance bands
I found my first time attending Hanstock worthy of its all day setting in beautiful Hancock, New Hampshire. Arriving just before the third band began playing, I gazed around the Moose Brook Park Recreation Center to see a pleasant view of trees, grass, a wide open area that allowed plenty of room for vendors, […]
The Lied To’s rocked the DubHub in New Hampshire last night
The Lied To’s have been on the singer-songwriter scene for several years now. Their three CDs have garnered them favorable reviews and a number of gigs. Last night at the DubHub, The Lied To’s made the most of their set at the Dublin, New Hampshire listening room coffeehouse. The duo of Doug Kwartler and Susan […]
Rebecca Turmel shows reservoir of talent at Pressed Cafe in Salem, New Hampshire
Rebecca Turmel is a young artist on the rise. With a background in professional musical theater, she has true vocal ability, training, and she knows how to apply her discipline to her angsty original singer-songwriter material. Last night, Turmel shared her work with an enthusiastic crowd at Pressed Cafe in Salem, New Hampshire. Turmel’s opening […]
Linda Marks and Autumn Sol light up One Broadway Collaborative with special singer-songwriter material
Linda Marks and Autumn Sol shared a bill at One Broadway Collaborative last Saturday night. Their combination of singer songwriter approaches provided this cleverly converted Lawrence, Massachusetts storefront space with an array of impressive singer-songwriter approaches. It was a perfect venue for Marks to share her new album A Recipe For Hope and Autumn Sol’s […]
