Chris Stovall Brown and Madeleine Hall rocked the Bah-Jam at the Black Sheep
Chris Stovall Brown and Madeleine Hall rocked the Bah-Jam at the Black Sheep Tavern yesterday afternoon. The husband and wife team were the jam’s featured artists and their personal chemistry, huge talents, and stage presences made quite an impression. The Black Sheep Tavern in located in Sterling, Massachusetts. I arrived at the Bah-Jam to hear […]
Racky Thomas Band bumped up the Mardi Gras fun at Smoken’ Joe’s
Racky Thomas Band played Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton, Massachusetts last night, and they made a good addition to the small restaurant’s annual Mardi Gras celebration. Thomas whipped up several New Orleans flavored blues tunes that rocked the room. He was also a dynamic watchable presence that kept all eyes on him, that is until one […]
Judy Pancoast shines in Carpenters tribute
Taking a brief rest in her busy schedule as a children’s music composer, Judy Pancoast put together Close To You: A Live Tribute To The Carpenters. Pancoast has been a fan of The Carpenters since she was 11 years old and has seen them in concert five times, culminating in a backstage meeting. Last Sunday’s […]
Souled Out Show Band work their magic at Whippersnappers
Souled Out Show Band returned to their regular haunt of Whippersnappers in Londonderry, New Hampshire last Saturday night and kept the dance floor crowded. Whippersnappers’ co-owner Mark Belanger is also Souled Out’s band leader and he has put together a good mix of professional musicians for his outfit. Souled Out focus mostly on horn band […]
Evan Goodrow Band funked up Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry
Evan Goodrow Band appeared at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire last night and kicked ass for about four hours. Yes, the trio consisting of Evan Goodrow on guitar and lead vocals, John Cooke on Hammond organ and left hand bass, and Phil Antoniades on drums gave their Tupelo audience more than their […]
Custard Pie & Gilmour’s Breakfast rock Tammany Hall in Worcester
Led Zeppelin tribute band Custard Pie and Pink Floyd tribute band Gilmour’s Breakfast played a slamming double bill at Worcester’s Tammany Hall last night. Custard Pie and Gilmour’s Breakfast not only played these songs exceedingly well, they channeled the vital energy and head rush associated with the two stadium bands that launched the classic rock […]
Mama Kicks blows away Whippersnappers crowd; Johnny A & Greg Tower show up
Mama Kicks came into Whippersnappers in Londonderry, New Hampshire last night and treated the jam packed room to a few hours of their perfectly honed, raw, feisty sound. No matter what genre or era Mama Kicks draws from, all of their selections get imprinted with this popular cover band’s familiar dose of road house energy […]
Howard Randall inspires his Monday night blues jam at Whippersnappers
Howard Randall’s new Monday Night Blues Jam at Whippersnappers in Londonderry, New Hampshire is steadily picking up new participants and a wider audience. Last Monday night, Randall and his house band drew in a good mix of players from different age groups and styles of blues. The house band for what is called Howard’s Blue […]
Bellevue Cadillac impresses at Tupelo Music Hall
Bellevue Cadillac pulled into Tupelo Music Hall last night and impressed their audience with the incredibly huge sound they make with their eight-piece horn band. Led by the veteran guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Doug Bell, the gang of players served up hot renditions of their original songs. Bell came out on stage like Mr. Showbiz, decked out in […]
Geoff Bartley & Friends provide fun bluegrass entertainment
Geoff Bartley plays the Sunday night bluegrass acoustic show at Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton every week. Last night’s presentation of Geoff Barley & Friends made for three hours of pleasant, uplifting, and thought provoking bluegrass music, with an occasional acoustic blues number thrown in for good measure. Bartley brought along for the ride banjo player […]
