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 […]
Jon Hathaway’s 50th birthday bash rocked The Rock House in West Greenwich, Rhode Island
Jon Hathaway’s 50th Birthday Bash brought together some of the most kick ass bands in Rhode Island. Organized by his wife and 5 Flavor Discount band mate Robin Soares, Hathaway hosted Big Cat Blues, Half Star Hotel, Custard Pie, Sinister Minstrel, and Gilmour’s Breakfast before turning into a friendly attitude adjustment roast of the birthday […]
The Erinn Brown Band rocked The Back Page in Lowell last weekend
The Erinn Brown Band came to Lowell last Saturday night and they put on their usual high octane display of talent with good original songs and good original arrangements. They didn’t play too many songs from their upcoming CD because their guitarist at this Back Page show hasn’t played them yet. Brown is a serious […]
Mr. Nick And The Dirty Tricks were smoken at Smoken’ Joe’s last night
Mr. Nick And The Dirty Tricks played three hours of solid blues at Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ in Brighton last night. It made for the usual high level of entertainment audiences have come to expect from Mr. Nick as a front man. Mr. Nick and his boys also played it with the volume of solid talent […]
