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 […]
Smoken’ Joe’s Fourth Anniversary party rocked; offered much talent
Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues is the brain child of husband and wife team Joe and Wendy Dodd. The pair have a strong appreciation for the talent they bring into their little restaurant. The establishment’s Fourth Anniversary party featured many of the area blues artists who have helped put the intimate Brighton music room on […]
Robin Soares celebrated her birthday with music bash
Robin Soares hosted her annual birthday bash at the Yacht Club in East Providence, Rhode Island yesterday, and it was an afternoon of good music from good bands. A bikini contest and some jello wrestling matches were also entertaining. Robin Soares is the front person for Rhode Island’s extremely popular cover band 5 Flavor Discount […]
Johnny Barnes & The Nightcrawlers left them smiling at Smoken’ Joe’s
Last night, Johnny Barnes & The Night Crawlers kept the crowd at Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ in rapt attention for three hours. The four-piece that features front man Johnny Barnes on guitar and lead vocals opened with an instrumental jam a wild, raucous number that informed right off the bat this band has a heavier, wilder […]
Roomful turned up the heat at Dante’s Firefly’s in Marlboro last night
Roomful Of Blues made a stop at Dante’s Firefly’s in Marlboro, Massachusetts last night, and the swinging, blues band put on another spiffy show. Such a classy, precise band playing in Firefly’s wide open bandstand area conjured an atmosphere of upscale nightclubs from previous decades. Roomful opened with their trademark wall of horn sound and […]
Lydia Warren And The Neurotics stir up Smoken’ Joe’s
Lydia Warren And The Neurotics hit Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton last night and served up a few hours of hefty blues. Warren, on lead and rhythm guitar and vocals, was joined by her Neurotics line up of harmonica player/guitar player/vocalist Josh Fulero, bass player Danny Banks, and drummer Chris Rivelli. The group opened with Muddy […]
Eve Rising precursor gig rocked The Tap
History teaches us that one event can incite, provoke, and or stimulate another. The Eve Rising pre-festival fundraiser show last Saturday night at The Tap in Haverhill, Massachusetts was one such event. It was held to promote a large Eve Rising festival coming on September 17, 2011. Last Saturday night’s pre-festival show in Haverhill indicates […]
Downtown Dave And The Deep Pockets blues jam growing into spacious new room
Downtown Dave And The Deep Pockets have changed the location of their Sunday night blues jam to Penuche’s Grill at 96 Hanover Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. And they’re really starting to fit the spacious room. With more open area than their previous Sunday night room, that precious blues sound just percolated and traveled around […]
