Tom Dixon Band conquer another music club
Tom Dixon Band dominated the Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire last Saturday night, earning playing their potpouri of modern country songs with a few of their originals thrown in for good measure. Every moment of their three sets was a foot stomping, rootin’ tootin’ hoedown. Dixon had remarked a few times that this Village […]
Johnny Blue Horn & The Caretakers rocked Smoken’ Joe’s
Johnny Blue Horn & The Caretakers hit Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues in Brighton last night, and they provided their fans with plenty of smooth takes on blues and R&B classics. As you know, Blue Horn is trumpet player and lead vocalist John Moriconi. Moriconi and his Caretakers opened with Albert King’s “I’ll Play The […]
Jeremy Lyons plays sweet acoustic blues at Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton
Jeremy Lyons played a solo acoustic gig at Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton last Sunday night, and the blues man treated an appreciative audience to a hot batch of vintage Americana roots music. Lyons’s deliciously greasy blues notes were sliding all over his frets with a tasteful application of the earthy, rootsie styles of the Mississippi […]
HeatherFest 17 raised spirits on September 11; blues and funk bands kept party going
HeatherFest 17 continued the tradition of fine blues, barbeque, and great people coming together to create a great vibe. HeatherFest is a massive house party that takes place each year in the Norton, Massachusetts backyard of local blues fan Heather McKibben. Aside from featuring some of the area’s best blues and funk bands, HeatherFest has […]
Four Sticks rocked Whippersnappers last night
Four Sticks kicked major ass at Whippersnappers in Londonderry, New Hampshire last night with their thrill packed tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin. Usually a four piece, last night Four Sticks included bass player Rob Gourlay. Chris Lester, who usually plays bass, played guitar and keyboards. Of course, usual guitarist Tim Theriault showed up […]
Travis Colby And Friends jazz up Wednesday nights at L’Attitudes
Travis Colby And Friends is a blues-jazz-funk-soul trio that the youthful keyboardist from Roomful Of Blues presents every Wednesday night at L’Attitudes in Cranston, Rhode Island. And last Wednesday’s gig was a lot of fun. Colby had Roomful’s trumpet player Doug Woolverton and freelance drummer Mark Teixeira joining him in the corner of the bar […]
The Love Dogs rock Acton Jazz Cafe
The Love Dogs paid a visit to the Acton Jazz Café last Saturday night and the swinging seven piece kept their sound in motion for two busy sets of fun music. During a few moments lead singer and band leader Ed Scheer mentioned that The Love Dogs have been playing at the Acton Jazz Café […]
Ton Of Blues played lively set at the Hard Rock Cafe
Ton Of Blues barreled into Boston’s Hard Rock Café last Friday night, and they kicked ass with originals and standards in a lively 45 minute romp. TOB began with some even tempered blues, the kind of blues that don’t scream at you with fiery playing but with muscular underpinnings. But the easy going intro some […]
Raising Scarlet & Nobody’s Fault close out local town celebration at The Village Trestle
The Village Trestle closed out the town of Goffstown’s 250th birthday celebration with mega talented area bands Raising Scarlet and Nobody’s Fault. The Trestle hosted bands inside and just outside their establishment all day long as part of the local town’s celebration. I came by at the end of the evening to catch Raising Scarlet […]
Evan Goodrow rocked the Bah Jam at The Black Sheep Tavern yesterday
Ton Of Blues perform an aggressive take on the old school blues format. A driving rhythm section, wiry guitar, and thick, heavy harmonica mark this band in almost every song they play. It is definitely blues, but it’s wild and out of the cage. Ton Of Blues also host the Sunday blues jam, called the […]
