The Love Dogs nailed another perfect evening at the Strange Brew Tavern in Manchester, New Hampshire
The Love Dogs opened their set at Strange Brew last night with some free form swing blues. Each member of this eight piece briefly strutted his or her stuff. Guitarist Glen Shambroom, who is also a saxophonist, tore it up on bari sax, and Scotty Shetler, filling in for Myanna Pontoppidan, cut loose with his […]
Another fun Sunday night at The Burren Somerville, Mass.
Last Sunday night at The Burren in Somerville was a typical anything goes atmosphere at this popular weekend nightspot. At least that’s how Sunday night host Tom Bianchi explained it before introducing the first act. Amy Schmidt from Lincoln, Nebraska opened the show with a set of original tunes and she used a quite, graceful […]
Cindy Daley belted out blues beauties, R&B gems at The Tap in Haverhill Mass.
Cindy Daley cranked out plenty of blues, R&B, and even some funk last night at The Tap in Haverhill, Massachusetts. All of Daley’s song selections were laced with her unusually rangy vocal yelps, coos, and phrases. Daley belted like a banshee at certain points, and she likely made some new fans, as patrons couldn’t unglue […]
Police tribute band Ghost In The Machine rocks Captain Carlo’s in Gloucester
Ghost In The Machine is one of the most technically talented band in the tribute circuit. This homage to The Police utilizes a maximum amount of skill from each trio member to recreate the actual band in concert. Bouncy, expansive bass notes, rangy melodic guitar phrases, and frenetic polyrhythmic drumming were the order of the […]
Diane Blue rocks Mal’s Lounge in Haverhill with exciting CD Release Party
Diane Blue and the Beantown Boys celebrated Blue’s new CD Live At Chan’s by playing a release party at Mal’s Lounge in Haverhill last night. Except for a disappointing summer turn out of about three dozen people, the release party went off without a hitch for the eight piece band, which included Blue on vocals […]
Gracie Curran and High Falutin’Band played three decent sets at Dante’s Firefly’s
Gracie Curran has a silky smooth voice with a thick timbre that reminds of women singers from a bygone era of great music. She sounds as vintage as the 1950s style microphone she sang into all evening. She is backed by her High Falutin‘ band, guitar, bass, and drums, and these boys help her to […]
Soul Alley played fine R&B at Stella Blu in Nashua, NH last night
For a band that has done well in blues band contests, Soul Alley has done a credible job transforming itself into a respectable R&B outfit. Their new CD should be dropping in a matter of days, and they have a solid gig schedule keeping them busy throughout greater-Boston. Their show last weekend at Stella Blu […]
Eve Rising Music Festival succeeds on the level of talent gathered
Big things have small beginnings. The first ever Eve Rising Music Festival was sparsely attended in the first hours but quite a few people started trickling in later in the day, when the full bands took over from the acoustic acts. A celebration of women in music and an event to support self-empowerment, the festival […]
Robin Soares annual birthday bash turned into another colorful event
An annual event each year, Robin Soares’s birthday bash has become a day long, multi-band affair . Soares is the lead singer of Rhode Islands’ premiere cover band 5 Flavor Discount. Soares turned last Sunday’s event into a combo of her B-Day celebration and her engagement to her guitarist Jonathan Hathaway. A bikini contest usually […]
Bob Margolin rocked the house at Hajjar’s; too many guests spoiled the soup
It might be a good idea to invite a lot of big name talent to a blues jam. They get to share the stage with many different players. But during a three hour show, it can be a disorganized mess to have too many people on the list. A three hour gig cannot accommodate as […]
