No Shoes Nation brought Chesney experience to life at Hard Rock
Dedicated to chart topping country music star Kenny Chesney, No Shoes Nation is a tribute band on a roll. This act shines because of the professional musicians who render the songs in fine, emotive, energetic detail and the atmosphere created by their enthusiastic audiences. Last Saturday night’s show at the Hard Rock Café in Boston, […]
Amoricans rocked Westford VFW last night, continue building larger audiences
Tribute act Amoricans rolled into the VFW in Westford, Massachusetts last night and played over three hours of solid music. Nailing the hard driving changes, solid ensemble work, instrumentation, and vocals of the Black Crowes, this group showed, once again, their potential to become huge on the music scene. The eight piece slammed right into […]
Terminal Velocity pump out exciting cover tunes with finesse and style
Terminal Velocity is one of the most popular and most respected cover bands in the northern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire area. Lead vocalist Shari “Shazz” Richardson lead the band through several favorites at The Boathouse in Dracut, Massachusetts last night. “Shazz” Richardson nailed a lot of tricky vocal parts in tunes like Queen’s tongue twisting […]
The Beautiful Losers kept Seger classics rocking and real at Dracut’s Boathouse
The Beautiful Losers, a tribute to Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band, played to another of their sold out audiences last night at the Boathouse in Dracut, Massachusetts. With Boathouse manager Devin Cordeiro on lead vocals, the Beautiful Losers moved through several Seger classics in way that preserved their musical intent while maintaining the […]
Boston Music Awards offered a diversity of talent at last night’s awards show
The Boston Music Awards hosted a fun music event at Boston’s House of Blues last night. It showcased a diversity of greater-Boston’s high caliber musical talent and the event drew strong enthusiasm from an audience as diverse as the artists coming up to play on stage. With most of the nominees and winners announced on […]
Adam Ezra Group played lively Boston City Winery show, offered new material
Adam Ezra Group packed Boston’s City Winery last Sunday night. Combing a mix of their usual live show fair with some new material, AEG gave a lively performance for their Hub crowd. The comfortable venue was large enough for the sound to travel yet it maintained a sense of intimacy, a good vibe for the […]
Niki Luparelli successfully married burlesque to the music of David Bowie
Niki Luparelli has pulled off another of her burlesque style tributes to David Bowie. With an eight piece all female backing band behind her, Luparelli steered us through several Bowie gems as a company of scantily clad dancers became more scantily as the band rocked out the tunes by The Thin White Duke. Last Saturday […]
Major talent rocked 23rd annual North River Blues Festival at Marshfield Fair; Sonya Rae Taylor, Tyler Morris stand out
Last night, the second night of the 23rd annual North River Blues Festival at Marshfield Fair was another successful event produced by south shore booker, promoter John Hall. At a time when blues artists are scrambling to find venues, when blues attendance is down, when blues societies are becoming increasingly irrelevant, it’s good to know […]
Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers made impressive premiere last Saturday for Newburyport Bluescruise, Boat Cruises On The Merrimac River
Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers kicked off the Newburyport Bluescruise, Boat Cruises On The Merrimack River series last Saturday night. With a penchant for old time blues and a motivation to play them hard, EH&TDS cranked out gritty, tasteful renditions of old blues classics as well as their original material based on the older […]
Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers rocked Mansfield last Saturday night
I don’t usually focus as much on national bands as I do New England’s home grown talent. Yet, it isn’t every day this reviewer gets to see two of his favorite bands in one venue. Yes, I’ve been listening to the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan since my childhood in the 1970s. My father had […]
